Chicken basteeya

Name: Chicken basteeya
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 125g unsalted butter; 8 British free-range chicken thighs; 2 onions, finely sliced; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; Large thumb-size piece fresh ginger, finely grated; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp paprika (not smoked); 1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra; 100g blanched almonds, chopped; 2 tbsp icing sugar, plus extra; 50g sultanas; Zest 1 lemon and juice ½; 3 medium free-range eggs, beaten; Small bunch fresh flatleaf parsley, leaves roughly chopped; Small bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped; 5-6 filo pastry sheets; You’ll also need…; 23cm loose-bottomed cake tin

Instructions

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Chicken pie but not as you know it – this slightly sweetened Moroccan-inspired recipe wraps a spiced chicken and sultana filling in a crunchy layer of filo pastry.

Updated at: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:12:44 GMT