By Becky Hardin
Updated May 17, 2025
These Curry Chicken Hand Pies are as easy to prepare as they are delicious! Made with sliced chicken breast, frozen puff pastry dough, and a simple creamy chicken and vegetable curry filling, your game day spread has never been better. Trust me, these chicken curry pies will please even the pickiest guests.
5-Star Review
“SO delicious! Made my own chicken broth, curry powder, and puff pastry from scratch and Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Husband approved! Will definitely make these again soon.” – SB
Curry Chicken Hand Pies
This easy Indian-inspired appetizer features delicious curry chicken stuffed inside flaky hand pies along with a blend of vegetables and curry spices. Curry Chicken is a typical (and incredibly delicious) Indian dish, and in this recipe, I’ve transformed it into an easy-to-eat hand pie recipe. You get all the amazing flavors of chicken curry inside a fresh, flaky pastry that you can eat with your hands. No need for a plate or utensils. Just pick up this curry chicken turnover and dig in.
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- ▢ 2 teaspoons salted butter
- ▢ 1/4 cup celery diced
- ▢ 1/4 cup onion diced
- ▢ 1/4 cup carrots diced
- ▢ 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ▢ 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ▢ 1/2 cup chicken broth
- ▢ 1/2 cup light sour cream
- ▢ 1 cup sliced curry chicken diced (I used Boar’s Head Curry Chicken, but you can use any flavor you prefer or even cooked rotisserie chicken)
- ▢ 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
- ▢ 1 egg whisked
- ▢ 2 tablespoons water
- ▢ flaky sea salt
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add butter to a skillet over medium high heat. Toss in celery, onion, and carrots and stir to coat in the butter. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until veggies are tender and fragrant. 2 teaspoons salted butter, 1/4 cup celery, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup carrots
- Mix in the flour and curry powder and stir to coat. Once the veggies are coated and a paste forms, stir in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and allow to thicken for about 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat. 1 tablespoon all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Stir in the sour cream and the sliced chicken breast. Set aside. 1/2 cup light sour cream, 1 cup sliced curry chicken
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the puff pastry sheets. Use the bottom of a glass or a 3″ round cookie cutter to cut out circles in the dough. The two sheets should yield about 18 circles total. 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
- Add 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture to one-half of each circle. Moisten the edge of each circle with a small amount of water, and then fold over the dough to cover the mixture and press to close. Use a fork to seal each pie, and lay on a greased baking sheet, about 1" apart. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- In a small bowl, combine whisked egg and water. Brush each hand pie with egg mixture and then sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt. 1 egg, 2 tablespoons water, flaky sea salt
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until crisp and golden. Serve warm and enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to Make Curry Chicken Hand Pies Step by Step
Get the oven going : Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cook the aromatics: Add 2 teaspoons of salted butter to a skillet over medium-high heat. Toss in 1/4 cup celery, 1/4 cup onion, and 1/4 cup carrots and stir to coat in the butter. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until veggies are tender and fragrant.
Mix in the flour, curry powder, and broth: Stir in 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 teaspoon of curry powder and stir to coat. Once the veggies are all coated and a paste forms, stir in the 1/2 cup of the chicken broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Allow to thicken for about 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
Mix in sour cream and chicken: Stir in the 1/2 cup light sour cream and 1 cup sliced chicken breast. Set aside.
Prepare the dough: Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the 2 puff pastry sheets. Use the bottom of a glass or a 3″ round cookie cutter to cut out circles in the dough. The two sheets should yield about 18 circles total.
Add the chicken: Add 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture to one half of each circle. Moisten the edge of each circle with a small amount of water, and then fold over the dough to cover the mixture and press to close. Use a fork to close each hand pie. Lay each completed hand pie on a greased baking sheet, about 1″ apart. Repeat with remaining dough.
Seal the hand pies: In a small bowl, combine the whisked egg and 2 tablespoons of water. Brush each pie with egg mixture and then sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt.
Bake the pies : Bake for 18-20 minutes or until crisp and golden. Serve warm and enjoy.
Serving Suggestions
These hand pies are perfect to be devoured on their own, or you can serve them with your favorite dipping sauce. A creamy Mustard Cream Sauce would taste great, as would a sweet and spicy Bang Bang Sauce . Even a tangy Yum Yum Sauce would be delicious.
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Easy Curry Chicken Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons salted butter
- 1/4 cup celery diced
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 1/4 cup carrots diced
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1 cup sliced curry chicken diced (I used Boar’s Head Curry Chicken, but you can use any flavor you prefer or even cooked rotisserie chicken)
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed
- 1 egg whisked
- 2 tablespoons water
- flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add butter to a skillet over medium high heat. Toss in celery, onion, and carrots and stir to coat in the butter. Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until veggies are tender and fragrant. 2 teaspoons salted butter, 1/4 cup celery, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup carrots
- Mix in the flour and curry powder and stir to coat. Once the veggies are coated and a paste forms, stir in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and allow to thicken for about 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat. 1 tablespoon all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Stir in the sour cream and the sliced chicken breast. Set aside. 1/2 cup light sour cream, 1 cup sliced curry chicken
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the puff pastry sheets. Use the bottom of a glass or a 3" round cookie cutter to cut out circles in the dough. The two sheets should yield about 18 circles total. 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
- Add 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture to one-half of each circle. Moisten the edge of each circle with a small amount of water, and then fold over the dough to cover the mixture and press to close. Use a fork to seal each pie, and lay on a greased baking sheet, about 1" apart. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- In a small bowl, combine whisked egg and water. Brush each hand pie with egg mixture and then sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt. 1 egg, 2 tablespoons water, flaky sea salt
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until crisp and golden. Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
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What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
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Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
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I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
