Mini Chicken Quiche
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Chicken Filling:
-Makhan (Butter) 2 tbs
-Hara pyaz (Green onion) white part chopped ½ Cup
-Lehsan (Garlic) chopped 2 tsp
-Chicken small cubes 1 & ½ Cups
-Shimla mirch (Capsicum) chopped ½ Cup
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Mustard paste 1 tsp
-Anday (Eggs) 2
-Cream 1 Cup
-Onion powder ½ tsp
-Dried oregano ½ tsp
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Lehsan powder (Garlic powder) ½ tsp
-Cheddar cheese grated ½ Cup or as required
Short Cut Pastry:
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 3 Cups (450 gms)
-Makhan (Butter) chilled 225 gms (cubes)
-Namak (Salt) ¼ tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 & ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) 6 tbs
Directions:
For Chicken Filling:
-In frying pan,add butter & let it melt.
-Add onion,mix well and sauté until translucent.
-Add garlic and mix.
-Add chicken and mix well until changes color.
-Add capsicum and mix well for 2 minutes.
-Add black pepper powder,salt,mustard paste,mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes & let it cool down.
-In bowl,add eggs,cream,onion powder,dried oregano,black pepper powder,garlic powder and whisk well & set aside.
For Shortcut pastry:
-In chopper,add all-purpose flour,butter and pulse for 3-4 times.
-Add salt,sugar and chop well.
-Gradually add milk and chop until crumbled.
-In bowl,add crumbled mixture,bring together and knead until dough is formed.
-Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
-Sprinkle flour on dough and rolled out dough with the help of rolling pin.
-Cut into rough shape with the help of the cutter.
-Grease muffin or cupcake tray with cooking oil and place rolled dough,set and prick with fork (makes 10-12).
-Bake in preheated oven at 200 C for 5 minutes then take out from oven and rest for 5 minutes.
-On half cooked pie shells,add cooked chicken filling,prepared egg+cream mixture and cheddar cheese.
-Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 20-25 minutes.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
Chicken Filling:
-Makhan (Butter) 2 tbs
-Hara pyaz (Green onion) white part chopped ½ Cup
-Lehsan (Garlic) chopped 2 tsp
-Chicken small cubes 1 & ½ Cups
-Shimla mirch (Capsicum) chopped ½ Cup
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Mustard paste 1 tsp
-Anday (Eggs) 2
-Cream 1 Cup
-Onion powder ½ tsp
-Dried oregano ½ tsp
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Lehsan powder (Garlic powder) ½ tsp
-Cheddar cheese grated ½ Cup or as required
Short Cut Pastry:
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 3 Cups (450 gms)
-Makhan (Butter) chilled 225 gms (cubes)
-Namak (Salt) ¼ tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 & ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) 6 tbs
Directions:
For Chicken Filling:
-Frying pan mein makhan dal ker melt karein.
-Pyaz dal dein aur ache tarhan mix ker ka translucent hunay tak sauté ker lein.
-Lehsan dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Chicken dal dein aur rang tabdeel hunay tak ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Shimla mirch dal dein aur 2 minutes kliya ache tarhan mix karein.
-Kali mirch powder,namak aur mustard paste dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 2-3 minutes kliya paka lein & thanda ker lein.
-Bowl mein anday,cream,onion powder,dried oregano,kali mirch powder aur lehsan powder dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein & side per rakh dein.
For Shortcut pastry:
-Chopper mein maida aur makhan dal dein aur 3-4 dafa pulse ker lein.
-Namak aur cheeni dal ker chop ker lein.
-Thora thora ker ka doodh shamil karein aur crumbled hunay tak chop ker lein.
-Bowl mein crumbled mixture dal dein aur ghond ker dough tayyar ker lein.
-Cling film sa dhak dein aur 30 minutes kliya refrigerate ker lein.
-Dough per maida chirak dein aur rolling pin ki madad sa bail lein.
-Cutter ki madad sa round shape mein cut ker lein.
-Muffin/cupcake tray ko cooling oil sa grease karein aur rolled dough rakh ker set ker lein aur fork ki madad sa prick ker lein (makes 10-12).
-Preheated oven mein 200 C per 5 minutes kliya bake ker lein phir oven sa nikal lein aur 5 minutes kliya
-Half cooked pie shells mein cooked chicken filling,tayyar anday+cream ka mixture aur cheddar cheese dal dein.
-Preheated oven mein 180 C per 20-25 minutes kliya bake ker lein.