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Balti Pie with Gajar Matar

Balti Pie with Gajar Matar

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This pie and gravy has all of the flavours of a classic Birmingham balti curry, swathed in a delicious, buttery shortcrust pastry flavoured with ajowan and dotted with nigella seeds. We're serving it with a classic side of carrots and peas, with an Indian twist, also known as gajar matar.

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Whilst we’re not claiming to have invented the balti pie (it’s been a favourite in football grounds in the Midlands since the 1990's, and the Antipodeans have long been fond of a curry-flavoured pie), we are saying that our version is pretty good! This pie and gravy has all of the flavours of a classic Birmingham balti curry, swathed in a delicious, buttery shortcrust pastry flavoured with ajowan and dotted with nigella seeds. We're serving it with a classic side of carrots and peas, with an Indian twist, also known as gajar matar.

This kit contains the recipe and all of the spice blends needed to cook the different components of the meal - all you need to do is add a few fresh ingredients and follow the simple steps!

Details

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins

Serves: 4

Equipment needed: Mixing bowl, medium saucepan, baking dish

Shopping list
  • 500g diced chicken (thighs are best)
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 300g peas (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 lemon
  • 175g butter
  • 1 egg (any size)
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 360g plain flour (plus extra for rolling)
  • Mashed potato to serve
Spices included

Pastry Spices: turmeric, nigella, ajowan

Filling Spices: cumin, fenugreek leaf, coriander leaf, turmeric, chilli, Kashmiri chilli, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, black cardamon, black pepper, green cardamon, ginger, cloves, mace, bay, nutmeg

Gajar Matar Spices: cumin, ginger, garlic, onion, nigella, brown MUSTARD, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek leaf, coriander leaf, mint, black cardamon, black pepper, green cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, mace, bay, nutmeg, chilli

May contain CELERY and SESAME. Allergens are listed in CAPITALS

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