# Butter Chicken Hot Pocket

A delicious Butter Chicken Hot Pocket recipe that combines creamy butter chicken with flaky puff pastry for a satisfying meal.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg Chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp Yogurt
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 medium Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Canned Tomatoes
- 0.25 cup Cashews
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 0.25 cup Heavy Cream
- 0.5 Red Onion
- 0.25 cup Cilantro
- 1 sheet Puff pastry
- 4 slices Mozzarella cheese
- 1 Egg

## Instructions

1. Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
2. Transfer the chicken to a mixing bowl.
3. Add yogurt, garam masala, Kashmiri chili powder, cumin, ginger garlic paste, and salt to the chicken.
4. Mix well to coat the chicken.
5. Cook the marinated chicken in a Dutch oven until browned and cooked through.
6. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot using a strainer, reserving the liquid.
7. Dice the onion.
8. Mince the garlic.
9. Add diced onion, minced garlic, and remaining spices to the Dutch oven.
10. Stir and cook until fragrant.
11. Add canned tomatoes and cashews to the pot and mix.
12. Cook and stir the mixture.
13. Blend the sauce with an immersion blender until smooth.
14. Stir in butter and heavy cream.
15. Add the cooked chicken back into the sauce and mix well.
16. Cook and stir the butter chicken.
17. Slice red onion thinly.
18. Chop cilantro.
19. Unroll the puff pastry sheet on parchment paper.
20. Spoon the butter chicken mixture onto one half of the puff pastry.
21. Layer sliced red onion and mozzarella cheese over the butter chicken.
22. Whisk an egg to create an egg wash.
23. Fold the other half of the puff pastry over the filling.
24. Press down firmly to seal the edges.
25. Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash.
26. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over the top.
27. Bake in the oven until golden brown and flaky.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mixing bowl
- Garlic press
- Dutch oven
- Strainer
- Immersion blender
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- Brush
- Oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1394772118192744
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3239c125-7cbe-4761-a6f2-42c777a01021
- Extracted: 2026-05-07

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