I hope all of you in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving and those outside of the US a fabulous weekend. The Monday after Thanksgiving can be a little rough for some. After an extended weekend, fabulous food, time with friends and family, trying to get back to the regular weekly routine can be difficult. Thankfully and hopefully, there were leftovers.
One of my many favorite ways to use leftover meat or vegetables is to make baked hand pies a.k.a. puff pastries a.k.a. samosas. Depending on the leftover, I usually add some pizzazz to it and wrap it up in store bought puff pastry dough. I don’t like throwing away food at all, so making hand pies with leftover is a great option as I do not have to deal with a lot of leftover all at once. I bake as many pastries as I need and freeze the rest. These are so popular amongst my friends and family that I often make the filling from scratch as well. One of my vegetarian filling was featured in PopSugar few months ago.
If you’ve still got some turkey, beans or any other sides left from last week, spice them up a little and make these puff pastries. Adored by both adults and children, these hand pies disappear from the table in a heartbeat.
- 1 lb leftover turkey (or ground chicken or shredded chicken from broth)
- 1 cup onion, sliced
- 1-2 green chili
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ tea spoon ginger paste
- ½ tea spoon garlic paste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon oil
- salt, according to taste
- Puff pastry
- 1 egg
- Steps to cook filling:
- Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan.
- Add ½ cup finely chopped onions, green chili and fry till succulent.
- Add the meat, garam masala, ginger and garlic paste, turmeric and slow cook till the water from the meat almost dries up, stirring occasionally.
- Add salt and remaining onion and slow cook till oil separates and chicken is cooked through.
- Steps to assemble puff pastry:
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If your puff pastry doesn’t come flat, roll out puff pastry to ¼ inch thickness if needed.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut pastry dough to desired shapes.
- Spoon filling in the middle of one piece and close the pastry with another piece.
- Beat egg with one teaspoon water. Brush egg-wash on top of pastry.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Adjust chili and spices according to taste.
Onion should be a bit raw in the filling and fully cooked during the baking process.
উপকরণ:
১ পাউণ্ড চিকেন, গরু বা টার্কির কিমা বা ঝুড়া মাংস
১ কাপ পেঁয়াজ, স্লাইস
১-২ টি কাঁচা মরিচ
১/২ চা চামচ গরম মশলা
১/২ চা চামচ আদা বাটা
১/২ চা চামচ রসুন বাটা
১/৪ চা চামচ হলুদ গুঁড়া
2 টেবিল চামচ তেল
লবণ, স্বাদ অনুযায়ী
পাফ প্যাস্ট্রির খামির
১টি ডিম
পুর প্রস্তত প্রণালী:
১. একটি ভারী ফ্রাইং প্যানে তেল গরম করুন।
২. ১/২ কাপ কাটা পেঁয়াজ ও কাঁচা মরিচ দিয়ে নাড়ুন।
৩. মাংস, গরম মশলা, আদা বাটা, রসুন বাটা ও হলুদ দিয়ে অল্প আঁচে পানি না শুকানো পর্যন্ত রান্না করুন।
৪. লবণ এবং অবশিষ্ট পেঁয়াজ দিয়ে অল্প আঁচে মাংস থেকে তেল আলাদা না হওয়া পর্যন্ত রান্না করুন।
প্যাটিস প্রস্তত প্রণালী::
১. ওভেন ৩৫০ ডিগ্রী ফারেনহাইটে প্রিহিট করুন।
২. প্যাস্ট্রি খামির ১/৪ ইঞ্চি পুরু করে বেলে নিন।
৩. একটি কুকি কাটার ব্যবহার করে, পছন্দসই আকারে প্যাস্ট্রি খামির কেটে নিন।
৪. প্রতিটি টুকরার মাঝখানে কিছু পুর দিয়ে প্যাস্ট্রি বন্ধ করে নিন।
৫. এক চা চামচ পানি দিয়ে ডিম ফেটুন। প্যাস্ট্রির উপরে ডিমের ওয়াশ ব্রাশ করুন।
6. ওভেনে ১২-১৫ মিনিট বা সোনালী রং না হওয়া পর্যন্ত বেক করুন।
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They are so cute, Lail!!!! And look quite delish as well…
Thank you, Denise. Hope you have a great week.
These are just so pretty!
Thank you, my dear. They are delicious also 🙂
What cute hand pies!
Thank you, my friend.
Absolutely great way to use up the leftover turkey…
Hope you are having a great week Lail 😀
I agree, Juliana. Thank you for stopping by. Hope you are having a wonderful week as well.
oh, gosh–those are so pretty! And I love the spices you mixed with the turkey. Heavenly 🙂
Thanks a lot, Liz. Pretty and practical. THank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.
Hand pies with the best shape ever! The color is fantastic too.
Thank you, Daniela. A little egg wash can do wonder on the color. Thank you for coming over.
Such lovely hand pies. Would be so perfect for holiday parties.
Totally agree, Asha. These are great appetizers for any holiday or tea parties. Great for brunches too. Thank you for coming over, my friend.
wow…these hand pies have such a perfect golden crust and scrumptious filling….a delicious way to finish leftovers right off…quite sure these won’t last long at our home,thanks for sharing 🙂
Totally agree, Kumar, the hot pies do not last long. I have used a number of leftovers to make these pies and they are always a hit. Thank you for stopping by.
These hand pies are so cute! And quick to make – I always have frozen puff pastry on hand. Really nice recipe – thanks so much.
Puff pastry can be very versatile. I always have them on hand as well. Glad you like the recipe.
What a delicious way to use leftovers! I always keep some puff in the freezer for just that reason 🙂
Puff pastries are wonder food. They can disguise anything and make an elegant food out of nothing. Thank you my friend.
These hand pies look delicious! What a great way to use up leftovers, I love how pretty they are, thanks for sharing Lail 🙂
The pleasure is mine, Kelly. Thank you for taking the time to visit and your lovely comment on the post. I am thrilled that you love the hand pies. Thank you.
I think my kiddos would love making these.
This is an easy appetizer/snack where kids can have fun baking and creating different shaped hand pies 🙂 Thank you, Bintu.
i love stuffing these puff pastries with left overs too. 🙂
Great minds think alike. Thank you, Dixya.
Yum, what a great way to use up those leftovers! I love that you can freeze them.
Thank you, Ruby. Being a busy and working mom, I love freezer friendly items. Saves me a lot of time. Thank you.
This is a great use of leftovers because these pies don’t look at leftovers at all and I’d be more than happy to eat them! Great idea and kids will love these little individual pies!
Kids and adult, both love these pies, Nami. These are crowd pleasing for sure. Great to see you. Thank you for stopping by.
A wonderful and great use of leftovers. I just saw an episode of ironchef where they use all the leftovers to make there dishes and yours looks absolutely yum1
Thank you, Deepti. I don’t watch much TV and it’s been years since I watched iron chef. The episode with leftover sounds interesting. I’m glad you like my use of leftover. Hope to see you around more. Thank you.
I can certainly see why your hand pies would be popular with your friends. Not only are they tasty sounding, they are beautiful as well.
Glad you like them too, Karen. Thank you for your kind words. Hope to see you again soon.
wow, this must be delicios, spice turkey with a crispy puff pastry!
you fotographed it in a fanct scene too, you nailed it my friend!
Thank you, Dedy, for your kind and heart warming words. I’m inspired. Thank you for stopping by. Hope to see you around again soon.
This looks amazing! 🙂 If we are out of leftover turkey, what other meats could be substituted. Delicious! Warmy – Shanna
Oh, Shanna, the choices are endless. You can use turkey, beef, chicken, vegetables, the stuffing I have for the baked samosa and so on. Hope to see you around soon again. Thank you!
They look like they would be amazing at any party during this time of year. I really like the flavors! Warmly, Shanna
Yours are really beautiful. This way I won’t mind if there are any leftovers.
Exactly the point, Alex 🙂
Thank you for stopping by. Hoping to see you around soon.
These turned out lovely, you did such a great job you hand pie master!
Oh, thank you, Pamela. I don’t claim to be a master but I love your compliment. Hope to see you around again.
That’s another yum way of relishing leftover chicken…..pies look glossy and yum…love that crunch…..
Thank you, Lubna. Great to see you.
These are so beautiful! I love the glossy crust and the shape. They’re making my mouth water. yum!!
Thank you, Puja. Mouthwatering indeed.
awesome for a party.
Indeed, Simi. Thank you for stopping by. See you around soon.