Fish, Cheese Or Chicken? Ravinder Bhogal’s Recipes For Warming Winter Pies

When nan somesthesia takes a nosedive, fewer things compete pinch a just-baked pie. Don’t beryllium daunted by societal media images of perfect, creator ones; a pastry will sensation conscionable arsenic bully whether it’s rustically homespun aliases exactingly dressed up and carved. Ultimately, what is much important is nan integrity of nan ingredients (both nan casing and nan filling). As pastry aliases potatoes are specified a ample portion of nan equation, put successful nan best, and make judge puff pastry is each food and filo is generously lubricated pinch melted butter. And, if you’re serving your pastry pinch mash, you want it lump-free, decently seasoned and enriched pinch food and cream.

‘Flu-fighting’ filo chickenhearted pastry (pictured top)

This is packed to nan brim pinch ingredients to make you well: anti-inflammatory ginger, turmeric and nuts, warming spices and cranberries, which are a root of antioxidants and vitamin C.

Prep 15 min
Cook 2 hr, positive cooling
Serves 6

2 tbsp ghee
2 onions, peeled and finely sliced
4 fat ail cloves, peeled and crushed
1 thumb-sized portion ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 thumb-sized portion fresh turmeric, peeled and finely grated aliases 1 tsp crushed turmeric
1 tsp crushed coriander
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamonNutmeg
8 bone-in chickenhearted thighs, skinned
400ml chickenhearted stock, aliases chickenhearted bony broth
Sea brackish and achromatic pepper
100g walnuts aliases almonds, astir chopped
50g dried cranberries
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
3 eggs, beaten
1 mini bunch coriander, finely chopped
1 mini bunch tarragon, finely chopped
75g butter
½ tsp crushed turmeric
6 filo pastry sheets

Melt nan ghee successful a casserole crockery aliases ample frying cookware complete a debased heat, past fry nan onions slow for 10-15 minutes, until caramelised. Add nan garlic, ginger and caller turmeric, fry for 2 minutes, until fragrant, past adhd nan crushed spices and a bully grating of nutmeg – if you are utilizing crushed turmeric, adhd it now.

Add nan chicken, operation to overgarment successful nan onions and spices for 2 minutes, past move successful nan banal and season. Bring to a simmer, past cook, partially covered, for 30 minutes. Lift nan chickenhearted retired of nan cookware and time off to cool.

Bring nan banal backmost to a boil, past trim for 8 minutes, until somewhat thickened; time off to cool for 15 minutes. Stir successful nan nuts, cranberries, citrus juice and zest, followed by nan eggs, to make a rich | sauce.

When nan chickenhearted is cool capable to handle, propulsion retired and discard nan bones from nan thighs, shred nan nutrient and operation it done nan sauce. Stir successful nan coriander and tarragon and time off to cool wholly (I often make nan filling nan time before).

Once nan filling is wholly cool, melt nan food and turmeric successful a cookware and power nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Brush a 23cm springform barroom tin pinch nan melted butter, past brushwood 1 expanse of filo pinch melted butter, laic it food broadside up complete nan tin and push it into nan tin to statement it, leaving an overhang. Repeat pinch 4 much filo sheets, buttering and layering them astatine different angles truthful nan full barroom tin is good lined.

Spoon nan filling into nan pastry lined tin, laic complete nan last expanse of buttered filo to screen nan surface, past fold complete nan overhanging filo to enclose nan filling. Brush pinch nan remaining butter, past cook for 30 minutes, until aureate and crisp. Remove and time off to guidelines and remainder for 15 minutes, past region nan pastry from its tin and serve.

Coconut and curry leafage food pies

Ravinder Bhogal’s coconut and curry leafage food pie.

A food pastry pinch a southbound Indian lilt that will carrier you to sunnier climes moreover erstwhile skies are grey.

Prep 20 min
Cook 1 hr 30 min
Serves 6

200g spinach
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp brownish mustard seeds
1 prima anise
½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
15 caller curry leaves
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp crushed cloves
1 reddish onion, peeled and very thinly sliced into crescents
Sea salt, to taste
2cm piece ginger, peeled and trim into julienne strips
1 caller agelong reddish chillies, sliced seeds and all
1 tsp turmeric
400ml coconut cream
2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp ray brownish sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
1 fistful coriander, finely chopped
450g cod, haddock aliases different achromatic food fillets, skinned and pin-boned
200g peeled earthy prawns
2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and quartered

For nan topping
40ml full milk
40ml double cream
1 garlic clove, peeled and bruised
½ tsp achromatic peppercorns
1 mini onion, peeled and studded pinch 4 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tsp crushed turmeric
750g floury potatoes, peeled and diced
75g butter
2 ovum yolks

First make nan topping. Put nan beverage and pick successful a mini saucepan and driblet successful nan garlic, peppercorns, clove-studded onion, bay leafage and turmeric. Slowly bring to a simmer, past move disconnected nan power and time off to infuse while you power nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6 and get connected pinch nan potatoes.

Bring a ample saucepan of salted h2o to a boil, adhd nan potatoes and navigator until tender. Meanwhile, steam nan spinach for nan filling successful a colander supra nan cookware of potatoes until wilted, time off to cool slightly, past compression retired immoderate excess moisture and chop roughly.

Drain and mash nan potatoes until smooth, past hit successful nan food and ovum yolks. Strain nan infused beverage and cream, discarding nan solids, past slow move nan beverage operation into nan mash and operation to harvester thoroughly.

For nan filling, power nan coconut lipid successful a frying cookware connected a precocious heat. Scatter successful nan mustard seeds and prima anise and, arsenic soon arsenic nan mustard seeds pop, adhd nan asafoetida and curry leaves, followed by nan cumin seeds and cloves. Turn down nan heat, adhd nan onions and immoderate oversea salt, and saute until ray and translucent.

Add nan ginger, chillies and turmeric and fry concisely until fragrant. Add nan coconut cream, tamarind and sugar, simmer for 8 minutes, past return disconnected nan power and decorativeness pinch nan citrus juice and coriander.

Put nan spinach, fish, prawns and boiled ovum quarters successful a pastry crockery and move nan coconut condiment each complete them. Top pinch nan mash, past cook for 30 minutes, until bubbling and aureate connected top. Serve astatine once.

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Supergreens and food cookware pie

Ravinder Bhogal’s supergreens and food cookware pie.

The iron-rich substance of greens and food is blanketed successful filo pastry that crisps up beautifully. Use immoderate greens you for illustration – chard aliases turnip tops activity beautifully.

Prep 10 min
Cook 1 hr, positive cooling
Serves 6

320g puff pastry sheet
1 egg, beaten, for nan ovum wash
1 tsp sesame seeds, to sprinkle
½ tsp fennel seeds, to sprinkle

For nan filling
2 tbsp oliva oil
1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and very finely crushed
200g kale, reliable ribs removed and discarded, leaves astir chopped
200g spinach
250g broccoli, trim into florets, boiled until tender and astir chopped
4 eggs
60g conifer nuts
60g currants, aureate raisins aliases barberries
250g feta
250g ricotta
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
150g soured cream
1 fistful each of dill and parsley, astir chopped
1 bully grating of nutmeg
Sea brackish and freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Heat nan oliva lipid successful a ample cookware and saute nan bulb until saccharine and caramelised. Add nan ail and, erstwhile that’s smelling fragrant, adhd nan kale and navigator until it’s softened. Add nan spinach, navigator until that’s good wilted, past return disconnected nan power and time off to cool.

Transfer nan cooled greens to a ample vessel and adhd nan chopped broccoli, eggs, conifer nuts, currants, feta, ricotta, citrus zest and juice, soured cream, parsley and nutmeg. Season pinch brackish and pepper, past operation thoroughly to combine.

Pour nan filling into a heavy pastry crockery – I usage a 34cm baking dish. Lay nan pastry complete nan apical to cover, past property mildly each astir nan edges to seal. Brush pinch ovum lavation past frost for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, power nan oven to 180 C (160C fan)/350F/gas 4. Scatter nan apical of nan pastry pinch sesame seeds, fennel seeds and immoderate flaky oversea salt, past cook for 30 minutes, until aureate and puffed. Serve pinch a light, leafy salad.