Cheesy Chicken Pie

The Cheesy Chicken Pie is a complete meal. It is layered with a chicken filling, white sauce, potatoes and topped with Cheddar Cheese. It is absolutely yummy and it will tease your gustatory system. Guaranteed ! (For more pie recipes, click here)

Serves: 6 Persons

Prep. Time: 40 Mins

Baking Time: 40 to 45 Mins

Ingredients:

• For the Chicken Filling:
  • Chicken (boneless breast, small cubes) – 400 gms (check notes)
  • Onion (finely chopped) – 3 medium
  • Tomatoes (finely chopped) – 2 medium
  • Garlic (finely chopped) – 8 small cloves
  • Green Chillies (finely chopped) – 4
  • Black Pepper Powder – ½ to 1 tsp.
  • Bancal or Wooster Sauce – 1 ½ tbsp.
  • Ketchup – 1 tbsp.
  • Oil – 2 tbsp.
  • Salt – ½ tsp.
• For the White Sauce:
  • Maida [APF] – 2 tbsp.
  • Milk – 500 ml
  • Butter – 2 tbsp.
  • Black Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp.
  • Salt – ½ tsp.
• Potato Layer:
  • Potatoes – 3 medium
  • Salt – 1 tbsp.
• Misc:
  • Cheddar Cheese Slices – 5 (check notes)
  • Egg – 1
  • Butter – 1 tsp.
  • Salt – a pinch

The Chicken Filling:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil and saute the onion, garlic and green chillies on medium heat till the onion turns pink.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Next add the chicken and ½ tsp. salt and saute till the chicken changes colour (about 3 to 4 minutes).
• Now add the Bancal sauce, ½ tsp. black pepper and cook for another 3 minutes till the mixture is almost dry.
• Add the ketchup and cook for a minute.
• Keep aside.

The White Sauce:

• Melt the 2 tbsp. butter in a pan.
• Add the maida and cook for a minute on medium heat till a roux is formed.
• Add the milk and cook whilst stirring continuously with a whisk till the sauce thickens and a smooth sauce is formed.
• Season with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper.
• Take off heat and keep aside.

The Potatoes:

• Peel the potatoes and place in water to avoid discolouring.
• Take each potato and cut into ½ cm thick slices as seen in the picture below and keep them back in the water.
• Bring 1000 ml water to a boil and add the 1 tbsp. salt to it.
• Add the potatoes and boil till the potatoes are cooked but not mashy.
• Drain and keep aside.

Assembling the Pie:

• Whisk the egg with a pinch of salt.
• Set your oven to pre-heat at 200° C
• Grease a glass baking dish with the 1 tsp. of butter.
• Place a layer of potatoes in the baking dish.
• Next, put in the chicken filling and spread evenly.
• Use the white sauce to cover the layer of the chicken filling.
• Use the remaining slices of potatoes and place over the sauce layer.
• Pour you whisked eggs over the potatoes.
• Break you cheese slices into pieces and spread all over the pie.
• Bake the pie at 180° C for 40 to 45 minutes till all the cheese melts and browns slightly.

Serve hot.

Note:

• You can use chicken mince instead of whole chicken.
• You can use grated cheese instead of the cheese slices.