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By BBC Good Food

One-pot paneer curry pie

Name: One-pot paneer curry pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 440g paneer cut into 2cm cubes; 4 tbsp ghee or butter; 2 large onions finely sliced; 2 large garlic cloves crushed; thumb-sized piece of ginger finely grated; ½ tsp hot chilli powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1½ tbsp garam masala; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 300g potato peeled and cut into 2cm cubes; 150g spinach; 150g frozen peas; 100ml double cream; 2 tbsp cashew nut butter; plain flour for dusting; 320g sheet all-butter puff pastry; 2 large eggs 1 whole, 1 yolk only, lightly beaten together (freeze the leftover egg white for another recipe); 2 tsp nigella seeds; pilau rice or green veg, to serve

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:1h 30min

What's more comforting than a curry in pie form? This one-pot paneer pie is filled with a makhani-style filling and topped with a crisp puff pastry lid

Updated at: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:03:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories839.3 kcal (42%)

Total Fat58.1 g (83%)

Carbs52.8 g (20%)

Sugars13.4 g (15%)

Protein27.3 g (55%)

Sodium428.8 mg (21%)

Fiber6.1 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Notes

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Easy

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Makes leftovers

Amber Kenny· last year

Okay so clearly I used phyllo instead of puff pastry, but aside from that I kiiiiiinda stuck to the recipe in terms of ingredients. Used kale instead of spinach as its locally available to me, spinach is out of season currently. Also used chunky leftover mashed potato instead of the raw chopped; I would definitely recommend that as a time saver as it thickened the mixture really well and cut out a lot of cooking time. I used a TINY fraction of the chilli powder recommended because i am terrible with heat. Literally just a sprinkle. I didn't bother blending the onion mixture, it just felt like too many dirty dishes, and besides I quite a chunky pie filling. It tastes SO much better than any other british-indian style food I've made before, and I don't know why but I'm not going to ask too many questions!! I used super fresh garam masala which probably helped. I would be really happy to serve this up to guests or as a potluck dish, it's such a brilliant veggie option (I am the household veggie so can confirm). Makes about 6 servings if you also have something else to eat with it.

$Okay so clearly I used phyllo instead of puff pastry, but aside from that I kiiiiiinda stuck to the recipe in terms of ingredients. Used kale instead of spinach as its locally available to me, spinach is out of season currently. Also used chunky leftover mashed potato instead of the raw chopped; I would definitely recommend that as a time saver as it thickened the mixture really well and cut out a lot of cooking time. I used a TINY fraction of the chilli powder recommended because i am terrible with heat. Literally just a sprinkle. I didn't bother blending the onion mixture, it just felt like too many dirty dishes, and besides I quite a chunky pie filling. It tastes SO much better than any other british-indian style food I've made before, and I don't know why but I'm not going to ask too many questions!! I used super fresh garam masala which probably helped. I would be really happy to serve this up to guests or as a potluck dish, it's such a brilliant veggie option (I am the household veggie so can confirm). Makes about 6 servings if you also have something else to eat with it.$

One-pot paneer curry pie

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