These are Pakistani bakery-style Chicken Patties with a twist. Puff pastry is filled with creamy chicken, sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked to golden perfection. Flaky, addictive and delicious they are also the perfect Ramadan snack or party appetizer.
Is there anybody in this whole wide world who doesn't love puff pastry? It's so hard to go wrong with these beautiful layers of dough. You can stuff them with anything and they come out scrumptious every time.
Chicken Patties are basically the Pakistani version of chicken puffs or mini chicken pies. The puff pastry is filled with some creamy chicken and baked till golden and crunchy. If this is not your cup of tea, then I guarantee you'll love my French Chicken & Mushroom Vol Au Vent.
These Chicken Patties are made the way they are found in Pakistani bakeries with slight changess. My version is square-shaped, you use a round cutter if you prefer a circle. My version also has sesame seeds on top, the toasted sesame seeds with the flaky pastry give a gorgeous roasted crunch.
Tips For Perfect Pakistani Chicken Patties
- Thaw the puff pastry on your countertop till it is easier to cut.
- Use a very sharp knife or cutter to cut the puff pastry. If you smush the edges too much, the puff pastry will rise unevenly resulting in lopsided patties.
- To give extra height, I use three layers of puff pastries instead of the usual two.
- Make sure your oven temperature is set right, low temperature will give flat patties.
- Don't unnecessarily open the oven door. Just do it once or twice to rotate the patties.
How To Reheat Chicken Patties
These patties are best reheated in an airfryer or oven. If you do them in the microwave they will lose their crunch.
Freezing Instructions
You can prepare these patties in advance too. Follow the recipe till the part of assembling. First layer, second layer, filling and third layer and seal the edges. Skip the step where sesame seeds are sprinkled and the final brushing of egg wash is done.
Freeze in a single layer in an airtight ziplock bag or container. When ready to bake, defrost the patties, brush some egg wash, sprinkle sesame seeds and bake according to the instructions.
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Pakistani Chicken Patties
Pakistani bakery-style chicken patties aka chicken puffs filled with creamy chicken, topped with sesame seeds and baked till golden and crispy.
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Servings: patties
Ingredients
- 200 g boneless chicken boiled & shredded
- ½ onion diced
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¾-1 cup milk
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon crushed black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ cup fresh coriander chopped
- puff pastry sheets as required
- sesame seeds black and white
- egg wash 1 egg whisked with 2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- In a pan melt butter and saute onion till translucent.
- Then cook the flour for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the milk gradually and thicken the sauce on medium-low heat. You need a thick sauce consistency.
- Add the shredded chicken and stir.
- Season the mixture with salt, black pepper, red chili flakes and white pepper. Mix and turn off heat.
- Add the coriander and cool this filling.
- Thaw puff pastry sheets and with a sharp knife cut into 6x6cm squares. Blunt knife presses the egdes and results in uneven rising of the puff pastry.
- On your baking tray, take one square of puff pastry, brush with egg wash, take 2nd square of puff pastry, brush with egg wash, add around 1-2 tablespoon of the the chicken filling. Then finally add the 3rd layer of puff pastry.
- With a fork, seal the four sides. Then give a final coating of egg wash.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds. You can use a mixture of black and white. Or whichever ones you prefer.
- Repeat the same steps for the rest of the chicken puffs/patties. Arrange them on the baking tray in a single layer and with good spacing between them.
- Refrigerate for 15 mins and meanwhile preheat the oven at 200C.
- Bake for 15-20 mins until puffed up and golden. You can open the oven door once to rotate the chicken patties to get an even colour.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1puffCalories: 177kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 247mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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Zahara Sheikh says
Hi. Can I ask if these can be cooked straight from frozen without being defrosted if I skip the sesame seeds? Thanks
Qashang says
Yes they can be. 🙂
Komal says
Loved this - tried them today and they turned out great!! Thank you!!
Qashang says
Yay so happy you liked the recipe Komal! 🙂
komie says
Hello! Quick question - how would this recipe change if I make this with phyllo pastry? Or is puff pastry the same as phyllo pastry?
Qashang says
Hi, they are completely different. Phyllo pastry is more like the egg roll wrapper, it won't rise up as the puff pastry.