Curry puff pie

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 35 min
  • Difficulty: easy

A great recipe for making your meals go further. Transform leftover mince ragù into a magnificent Indian-style puff pastry pie.

There’s a pastry-topped wonder for every occasion in our savoury pie recipe collection.

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp mild curry paste
  • ½ batch ragù (see our easy mince ragù recipe), defrosted if frozen
  • 100g frozen peas
  • 100g spinach
  • Small bunch fresh coriander, leaves and stalks roughly chopped
  • 320g pack ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
  • 1 medium free-range egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water to make a wash
  • 2 tsp black onion seeds (nigella)
  • Green salad to serve

You’ll also need…

  • 1.5 litre baking dish
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/ gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the curry paste for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. Stir in the defrosted ragù, then add the peas and spinach and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the coriander and pour into the baking dish.
  2. Wet the edge of the baking dish, then unroll the pastry over the top of the pie. Pinch/crimp the pastry edges to stick the pie crust to the dish. Poke a few holes in the centre of the pastry with a small knife, then brush all over with the beaten egg. Scatter the top with the nigella seeds, then bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is golden and crisp and the filling is bubbling hot. Serve with a green salad.
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  • Nutrition

    • 755kcals Calories
    • 43.9g (16g saturated) Fat
    • 36.4g Protein
    • 40.3g (10.5g sugars) Carbs
    • 8.4g Fibre
    • 1.6g Salt

    Quick wins & tips

    For a lighter option than puff pastry, top the pie with a few scrunched-up sheets of filo pastry, brushed with melted butter.

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