This is a wonderful delicious low fat/light mini chicken pie version. Tastewise I have not found any big difference between full fat/butter pie crust n this version. Actually we the whole family caught up with cold n flu, so thought of making some spiced pie for me n hubby. I made Shortening+butter based Apple pie for kids which I already posted it. After few recipe hunting finally adapted the Oil crust recipe from here. After I baked this cutie pies, my cutie pie 🙂 asked whats this. In her term I explained this as Chicken cupcakes 🙂
Ingredients
Unbleached APF/Maida – 2 Cups
Salt – 1/2tspThe original recipe calls for 8 Tbsp of oil where I split it as (3Tbsp Oil + 3T Butter + 2T Yogurt)
Method
- Mix salt with flour, cut the very cold butter in to it.
- Now add tbsp of oil at a time and keep on mixing with fork.Once done with oil add yogurt n rub gently with fork.
- At last add a tbsp of cold water n make as crumbled mixture.
- When u try to make balls from the crumbled mixture it should happen with cracks otherwise continue adding cold water.
- Now divide the gathered dough in to 2 with one 3/4th in size n remaining 1/4 in another.
- Flat the balls separately in plastic wrap, if breaks adjust it and seal the wrap.
- Refrigerate both the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Meanwhile prepare the filling for pie.
- For detailed step wise pictures of making n rolling a pie crust please click the link here.
For the filling
Tomato ketchup – 2 Tbsp
Hot Red Chilli Sauce – 2 Tbsp (Replace with red chilli powder/flakes too)
APF/Maida/Corn Starch – 2 Tbsp
Mustard Sauce – 2 Tbsp (Optional)
Garam Masala Powder/Chicken Masala powder- 1/2 Tbsp (Optional)
Oil – 1 Tbsp
Salt – 1/2tsp or as needed
Method
- Heat oil and add the chicken with salt saute for few mins like 2-3 mins
Then add tomato ketchup, hot chili sauce n mustard sauce, if needed sprinkle little water n cook till chicken becomes soft.
Finally add flour and make switch off the flame (don’t over cook).
How to Roll the Pie Crust and Fill the Chicken mixture
- After 1 hour, in between two parchment/wax papers roll the 3/4th sized(large portion) dough.
- The edges may leave cracks, fix it with ur hands n continue rolling.
- Use any round caps/cookie cutter with size more than each round of your muffin pan (Pic 1).
- Just invert the pan over the dough n make sure before you cut.
- You may notice butter in white tiny spots all over the dough, if you see than the crust is perfect.
- Insert the dough in to the muffin, adjust the inner corners n prick with fork the bottom dough (Pic 2).
- Once you done with one, refrigerate till you make the next one.
- Do it for the remaining by gathering the left over dough again n again.
- When you feel the dough is flexible or butter starts melting refrigerate or freeze it for a fraction of mins.
- Now take the remaining separately stored 1/4th dough roll and make strips using knife or pizza cutter(Pic 2).
- Arrange it as shown in picture 3 (Lattice) or cover the top fully n make slits for the bubbles to release.
- Decorate to ur creativity n apply milk over the top.
- Bake in preheated oven at 350° F for 30-35mins/till the crust gets golden brown color (Pic 4).

- Serve hot.

Notes
- Be sure the bottom and top layers are of even thickness otherwise one cooks soon n turns dark brown when compared to other.
- Even you can add Onion/Capsicum to the chicken filling.
- Can use this same pie crust for making any reduced fat pies, increase the flour quantity to 2 n 1/2 cups for 9″ pie.
- The leftover dough can be stored in freezer for month if the quantity is less then mix it with dinner rolls/chapathi/paratha etc

fabulous pie dear,looks delicious!!
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Love the version. Love it.
Such a great preparation..neatly done
oh…….how cute those..for a bite 1 in mouth.pass me d pan dear
Wow I love ur chicken pie…looks so cute and yummy…
pies are looking cute………….
Loved the healthy take. Will try soon. Looks simple but tooo yummm
drooling pies.mouthwatering.mmmm
cute looking pie….
nice one akka.. will goin to try with veg version…
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Very attractive and quite tempting chicken pie.
Cute pies
Super perfect pies.. Loved ur clicks…
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looks so healthy and yummy dear..
well made dear.. looks beautiful.. coming to your home to get it 🙂
sure sure, I am waiting 🙂
very tempting and delicious looking chicken pies…well made Sangee…wish to be ur neighbor so that i can taste all ur yummy foods 🙂
thk a ton dear, you made my day 🙂 yup being a neighbor our innovations multiples.I too wish to get that chance soon 🙂
Delicious looking pies…Loved the stuffing…yum..
My kind of savoury pies with delicious chicken stuffing!!!
Thks all for your boosting comments :-), do keep encouraring 🙂