Hot water crust
Stock instructions
Cook in pressure cooker for 1 hour or on the hob for 2-3 hours (adding an extra half litre of water) Strain and store in the fridge.
Blitz onion, carrot, garlic, ginger, and salt in food processor
Melt ghee and sauté the onion and carrot mix
Add turmeric, cumin, coriander, chilli powder, curry powder, Chinese 5 spice, star anise, and bay leaf, cook until fragrant
Add turkey stock and mango chutney, simmer for 20-30 minutes
Season to taste and remove star anise and bay leaf
Blitz mixture to a puree and pass through a sieve into a clean pan
Add cornflour slurry and heat gently until thickened
Mix 2-3 ladle fulls of sauce with shredded turkey until well coated
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use
Fill pie shells with curry mixture using an ice cream scoop (Dissolve the lard in the boiling water and add to the flour and salt. Mix well, divide into 3, saving one piece for the lids. Work one piece at a time, cover the others. Knead till smooth with extra flour then divide into balls. Butter a muffin tin and roll the balls into discs to line the tin. Use a cookie cutter to neaten the tops. Use the last third to make the lids, roll out and use a cookie cutter to cut discs.)
Make a hole in the lids before placing on top of each pie
Brush edges with egg wash
Use an upturned cookie cutter to seal lid to base, then invert and cut edges to neaten
Egg wash over the tops
Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for about 25 minutes until golden and bubbling
