Curry puff pies
Happy Monday everyone. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. As I mentioned on Saturday, I hosted my very first Thanksgiving dinner and successfully cooked my first turkey. I was rather squirmish prepping it for the oven but I braved it out and was very proud of myself. I have lots of leftovers in the fridge ready to whip up a few turkey treats (I would hate it to go to waste). Another recipe I had leftovers from was the beef and potato pasties I made last week. There was a lot of mixture that wasn’t used so I whipped it up into some dinner. A quick scan of the freezer, fridge and pantry and I came up with curry puff pies. They were a hit with the man and simple and quick to make.
Frying up the filling
I pre-cooked the filling in a frying pan for 5 minutes then added the curry powder and stock and let it simmer away to thicken. It took about 10 minutes. Test that the vegetables are soft before removing it from the heat.
Filling ready for topping
Transfer the mixture to two ramekins or you could use proper pie dishes.
Ready for baking
Cut out two squares of puff pastry and press them on the top of the ramekins then cut a slit in each one. I decorated mine with some hearts cause I was being very corny. The rest of the pastry sheet I cut into triangles and baked them at the same time. My grandma used to make us puff pastry triangles when we were little and they are oh so tasty. They were also good to dip in the pie once I ran out of the top crust. Brush the top of the pastry with milk and bake them for about 10 minutes at 200C fan-forced or until the pastry is golden.
Pies
Let them all cool a little and then dinner is served.
Curry puff pies
I served mine with a few simple steamed vegetables (because I’m so original when it comes to weeknight sides). Enjoy!
Curry puff pie
Curry puff pies
makes 2 small pies
- 10 tbsp of mixture from beef pasties
- 1 pod of beef stock or 1 tsp of beef stock powder
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 sheet of puff pastry
- milk to brush the pastry
Heat the oil in a medium fry pan.
Add the mixture to the pan and cook, stirring for about 5 minutes.
Add the curry powder, stock powder or pod and water and stir it through. Bring it all to the boil then reduce to a simmer until the liquid had reduced (about another 5 minutes) and the vegetables are cooked.
Spoon the mixture into two ramekins or pie dishes and set aside to cool.
Pre-heat the oven to 200C fan-forced.
Cut two squares of puff pastry and place them on top of the ramekins.
Cut a slit in the top of each pie.
Cook the pies for about 10 minutes or until the pastry is golden.
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Happy early Thanksgiving Claire! I’m mad for curry puffs and this is a clever idea to make them into a pie!
Thanks Lorraine! Oh me too. I never go to Thai without ordering curry puffs.
Will be making these tomorrow night – my boys and I are on a curry puff mission at the moment, and these look easy and tasty!
Claire they are both easy and tasty! I hope the boys like them.
What a genius idea to turn these into pot pies and add a little curry for a new flavor twist! I love puff pastry and all the fun things you can do with it! Oh, and you are quite brave to tackle a turkey! Bravo Claire!!
I love puff pastry a little too much! Thanks Chris! It was quite an achievement for me.
Curry puff pies are a great idea. I like the draped top it looks good and you can serve your pie in any dish not just a pie dish. It would make a great starter in a mini size. GG
Yes that’s true it would be a pretty good dinner party starter if you made smaller versions. You could even do really little versions and serve them as party food.
Delicious! What a great idea putting them in to a pie. I do love curry puffs. These are def healthier than the deep fried version
Ahh so that’s how they make the pastry so very flaky – the deep fryer. Oh well I will just conveniently forget that next time I order them at the Thai.
If you wanted to make this version even better you could use low-fat pastry.
Oh God! this is just simple and i tried it. I keep your blog to mark, and check other recepies. Wonderful time. Thinking to use it for my customers.