Chicken Patties / Chicken Puff pastry

Ingredients 

• 5 Puff Pastry Sheets 

• 1 Chicken Breast Piece 

• 1 Cup Onion (Finely Chopped)

• 1 Tbsp Oil

• 4-5 Garlic Cloves 

• 1/2 Inch Ginger 

• 1 Green Chilies 

• 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder

• 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder

• 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala 

• 1/2 Tsp Cumin Powder

• 1/4 Tsp Sugar 

• 1 Egg Yolk

• Salt to taste 

Method 

• Heat water in a saucepan and add the chicken breast and cook it till the meat no longer looks pink and is white in colour, which will take around 12-15 minutes.

• Remove the chicken breast, cook it and shred it with the help of a fork or with your hands

• Make ginger- garlic and green chili paste in a blender and keep it aside 

• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat , add the chopped onions and cook them till they turn light brown in colour 

• Add the ginger garlic paste and cook it for about 2 minutes 

• Now, add the shredded chicken and all the spices mentioned above, sugar and about 4-5 Tsp water and mix it well 

• Cook for about 2-3 minutes so that the spices get mixed and well coated with the chicken and the stuffing is ready 

• Remove the puff pastry sheets from the refrigerator , at least 20-30 minutes prior to working with them, if you have refrigerated them earlier

• Preheat the oven at 200 Degree F for about 5-7 minutes 

• Place the sheets on a clean surface / on a flat plate and cut them into two halves from the centre

• Take about 1-1/2 Tsp of the stuffing and place it in the centre of the two cut halves 

•  Apply water at the edges and fold it into halves as shown in the picture below , with the help of a fork try to seal it nicely 

• In a bowl, take the egg yolk and mix it nicely and apply it onto the pastry wit the help of a brush 

• Apply some butter /oil on the baking tray or line it withe parchment paper and place the pastries on it 

• Bake for for 25 minutes at 200 degrees F

• Serve the hot chicken patties with ketchup and some hot tea