Transform your leftover Pav Bhaji into a cozy comfort meal with this delicious Pav Bhaji Pot Pie recipe. Filled with flavourful veggies and a buttery crust, this Mumbai-inspired fusion dish combines the best of both worlds in a comforting and innovative way.
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Ingredients
- Leftover Pav Bhaji – This is the star of the dish! Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian street food that consists of a spicy vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll (pav). You can use leftover Pav Bhaji for this pot pie recipe, which is a great way to repurpose the dish and enjoy it in a new way. If you don’t have leftover Pav Bhaji, you can make it fresh for this recipe using my Mumbai Pav Bhaji recipe or Instant Pot pav bhaji recipe.
- Puff Pastry Sheet – Puff pastry is a flaky, buttery pastry that is perfect for making pot pies. You can find puff pastry sheets in the freezer section of most grocery stores.
- Toppings – To add extra flavour and freshness to your pot pie, you can top it with finely chopped onion, a dollop of butter, fresh coriander leaves, and a squeeze of lemon juice. These toppings are optional but highly recommended. They add a nice balance of flavours and textures to the dish.
My simple Pav Bhaji Pot pie step by step
Just like many of my recipes, this pot pie is super simple and easy.
To make my easy Pav Bhaji Pot Pie, start by unrolling the puff pastry sheet and cutting it into discs slightly larger than the casserole dish.
Next, butter the inside of the casserole and fill it with Pav Bhaji up to three-quarters full.
Place the puff pastry sheet over the top and seal the edges.
Finally, bake the pot pie in the oven or air fryer until the sheet is golden brown.
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Serving Suggestions for Pav Bhaji Pot pie:
- Serve hot with a side of ladi pav or garlic bread or plain buttered toast.
- Garnish with chopped onions, fresh coriander leaves and a squeeze of lemon for some added freshness.
- Enjoy with a cup of hot masala chai for the perfect evening snack.
- Serve as an appetiser before the main meal.
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Easy Pav Bhaji pot pie recipe below
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Transform your leftover Pav Bhaji into a cozy comfort meal with this delicious Pav Bhaji Pot Pie recipe. Filled with flavourful veggies and a buttery crust, this Mumbai-inspired fusion dish combines the best of both worlds in a comforting and innovative way.
Ingredients
- Puff Pastry Sheet thawed ( as per instructions )
- 4 Portions of Pav Bhaji
Garnish
- 4 tbsp Onions finely chopped
- 2 tsp fresh coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 4 lemon wedges
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200 C.
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet and make 4 disks to the size larger than the cast iron pan.
- Lightly oil/butter the cast iron casserole dishes on the inner side and fill it with pav bhaji mixture to 3/4. Place the puff pastry disk on top of it and seal the edges lightly. Repeat the process for the other 3 cast iron pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 – 25 min until the pastry is golden brown. Allow them to cool down for 5 minutes before garnish.
- Garnish with chopped onions, coriander leaves and butter cubes. Serve hot along with lemon wedges.
Notes
If you have any left over Pav Bhaji, don’t think twice. Toast some dinner rolls and serve them along..
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I would like to cook mini macaroni and cheese!
These would be lovely for cottage pie – thanks for the chance to win x
I would cook mini Puff pastry Nut roast pies.
They are a firm favourite in our house.
It would have to be my steak & ale pies 🙂 x
I would cook chicken pies and steak pies!
I’ve recently gone vegan but my partner is still a meat eater so it would be great to be able to tailor the pies to suit both of us. I’ve like mushroom and sweet potato for me and he is fond of chicken and mushroom.
I would probably cook a lamb tagine as it’s one of my signature dishes.
I would probably cook a bacon, mushroom , tomato and cheddar cheese mini Frittata
i would love to cook a lamb curry or lamb casserole thankyou
I would probably do a lamb hotpot or beef stew
I would like to cook a sausage and bean casserole
I’d cook mini moussaka in mine if I won. It’s one of my favourites.
I would make individual cottage or shepherds pies.
Will cook some chicken in tomato and peanut butter sauce.
I would make a chicken and mushroom pie using tarragon for added flavour
These look delicious and as I love the flavours of Indian cooking I would love to try this recipe!
a chicken and dumpling stew with cooked down celery and carrots 🙂
I would make steak and kidney pies using lovely meat from our local butcher
these are so cute! I can imagine all sorts of things to cook in them from lasagne to curries to sweet things like crumbles.
Bought some pig cheeks for the first time last week and they were amazing. I’d slow cook the cheeks then make them into a pie with puff pastry
This looks so cool and yum.. love the idea.. gonna make it this way next time I make some pav bhajji
Sure do Anupa. Let me know how you get along.
I would love to make mini lasagnes in these lovely pots
I’ve made Pau Bhaji before, but I didnt know you can make Pau bhaji pot pie, by looking at your recipes it looks easy to make, so I would definitely try that 🙂
I would make mini cottage pies x
Ooh, so cute! They would be perfect for individual portions of Aubergine Parmigiana
I think I’d make individual chicken and leek pies.
I would bake little veggie lasagnes
These are fantastic, if I won I’d make a cottage pie or a hot pot in these. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
These are fantastic, if I won I’d make a cottage pie or a hot pot in these. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
A lovely chicken curry, either a rogan josh or a bhoona
My husband is South African and loves to make potjie which is kind of like a stew. These would be ideal for that.
Ooh I had Pav Bhaji for the first time recently and loved it, would love to try and make it myself!
I would love to make cheesy shepherd’s pie in these gorgeous dishes
Barbecue Jackfruit would be my choice to cook in these pans.
Macaroni Cheese
I’d like to make Shepherds Pie!
Chicken curries, bean casseroles or one pot casseroles
These look fantastic! Making these at the weekend for the hubz!
Mini shepherds pies – then could easily store any leftovers
My boys love fish pies with Salmon, cod and smoked haddock. I’d def make these x
Balti Curry pies – well any pie really would be wonderful
I would love to cook a hearty casserole. Probably lamb or chicken.
Beef stew and dumplings, any hearty dish perfect for cold winter evenings.
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I’d love to give individual shakshukas a go.
I’d make mac and cheese for the kids
These would be ideal to make cottage pie in for the winter.
Inspired by your pot pie recipe, I think I’d make sweet potato, goat cheese and spinach pies first!
These would be great for my mexican bake recipe 🙂
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A very hot Chicken Curry would be first on my list pretty much every time.
I’d love to cook chicken and mushroom pies in them.
i would make spicy vegetarian fajitas which are a favourite in our house
Individual beef stew and dumplings with carrots and whole shallots. Yum!!
Would have to be a cottage pie as that is one of my favourite meals
I would cook steak and ale pies as they are a favourite in our house
I would cook mini shakshukas with chorizo and spinach
I would make steak and ale pies, probably not very good summer food though!
I think I would make either Chicken or Leek Pies, or try the Pav Bhaji pot pie demonstrated above as that looks amazing.
I would love to cook so many different things in these pots, my first choice would be individual cottage pies.
I would love to make my rich Steak Pie in them …. just perfect!
I think they’d be good for mac ‘n’ cheese – could serve with garlic bread and salad.
I would try your recipe for Pav Bhaji as I have never had it before.
My beef in ale casserole
I’m not sure. I would probably start with something simple, like a personal shepherd’s pie, just to try them out.
It would be pot pies for me too – but I’d choose to fill them with Moroccan spiced chicken and sweet potato!
I would cook a healthy and yummy veggie casserole
Now that I’ve read your recipe I’m dying to try it. It sounds perfect for an evening with my brother and sister – in – law; we all enjoy good food and trying new things.
I’d make a steak and Guinness pie.
Perfect for cottage pie, a great midweek stand by.
Beef Hot- Pot in one and Chicken and Mushroom Pie in the other
Oooh they look amazing! A cottage pie would be nice in them 🙂
I’ve just seen a recipe for a cheese and chutney pie which sounds delicious, so it would have to be that!
Salted snacks x
mini fish pies
Beef casserole with dumpling yum yum
I would love to try the recipe on this blog! But other than that, vegetable casserole would be great.
Anything that is vegan, so probably a chiili bean casserole on a cold winter’s day
Would definitely use for a Shepherd’s Pie! One dish for a standard SP, the other dish for a SP with a Moroccan twist!
something chicken based sort of pue dish i think with mushrooms
Has to be a Lamb curry
I would make mini bean stews with roasted red peppers and mozzarella.
I think i would have to make mini chicken pies for my family to enjoy.
Vegetable Moroccan Stew for sure!!
I’d try your recipe for Pav Bhaji as Iit sounds delicious
I think it would be perfect for a cottage pie
I would love to make some steak pies in these
A home made spicy chicken curry with rice
I would love to make pot pies in these dishes!
id make macaroni cheese with pancetta its one of my faveourite dishes
I’d like to try out the ‘Creamy Cider Chicken made with the delightful Black Fox Cider by @DunkertonsCider’ found over on the Po-Cook blog….looks delicious. x
I’d make a lovely chicken korma for me and a hot and spicy lamb jalfrezi for the hubby 🙂
I would love to cook up some comforting delicious Lancashire Hotpots in these pans.
When the weather gets colder, then beef stew and dumplings would be good.
Slow cooked lamb curry casserole
Chicken Curry Pie!
A lovely fish pie
I’d make some mini fish pies then there would be no squabbling over who has the biggest portion lol
I’d cook butternut squash and spiced lentil pie
i would cook a hot pot
Some fish pies
the first thing i would make would be chicken and mushroom pies for hubby – his favourite!!
I think the first thing I would make would be mac & cheese, kids favourite at the moment
I’d make steak and ale mini pies
I would make vegetarian pies using quorn pieces, veggies and a nice gravy sauce, delish!
I would probably cook a chicken and leek in white wine sauce pie
I would make my favourite A tasty chicken pie.
I think these would be just perfect for Moussaka 🙂
A nice beef stew and dumplings
Gorgeous, melt in the mouth, steak pies with a crisp puff pastry lid.
A nice irish stew and some tasty dumplings
It would be a vegetable casserole just for me as I am the only vegetarian in the family. So they would be perfect for one.
i would love to have a nice chicken and leek pie with puff pasty
Thiese would be lovely for mini chilli beef casseroles and they are great for photographing as well!
Either a pasta bake type dish or a pie. Or even a stew/casserole. They would be well used!
That looks delicious. I would cook all sorts of pies in them or my favourite beef stew
I would make a lamb tagine or maybe cottage pies
I’d cook my legendary Spanish chicken…yum yum!
My wifes chicken, leek & mushroom pie
Definitely a karahi curry with lots of green peppers
Homemade veggie stew
definitely will cook a nice lamb tagine in them if i #win 🙂
I’d love to cook a beef goulash using these lovely casserole dishes. They look fantastic and very well made – something that would last a lifetime! Fingers crossed.
A yummy Moussaka 🙂
I would cook a beef casserole
I would cook a beef wellington with all the trimmings
I would cook cottage pie with a cheesy mash topping
I would make a beef stew with Herby dumplings
I think that they would be ideal to use when cooking cottage pies.
I’d like to cook a veggie pie which is made up of whatever vegetables are ready to pick from the garden in the mini cast iron pans.
I’d try cooking a pie with pastry as I’ve never done it before
Sausage casserole
Would love these! I would make individual chicken, leek and mushroom pies.
My son is a picky eater but he loves chicken pie in a pot!
These look fab I’d love to make a lancashire hotpot in them!
lots of mini casaroles – but theres loads you ca cook with these beauties!
Any kind of pie (not like individual pies) or a spanish stew, always tastes better when done in solid cookware.
My home made mini cottage pies with tasty gravy
I would like to cook my mum’s recipe cottage pie
Little individual baked pastas would be so cute in there! Or pies! Savoury, or preferably sweet!
Lamb hotpot.
I would simmer a nice veggie casserole with red wine
I would like to give the Pav Bhaji Pot Pie a go
I’d start with some shepherd’s pies I think, and give the Pav Bhaji Pot Pie a go too.
I’d love to make some mini toad-in-the-holes in these!
Would be great for shepherd’s pie
perfect for sausage casserole and mash
It would have to be my famous cottage pie (famous among the two other people who have tasted it at least).
I would use the lovely little pots to cook chilli con carne, then I would be able to cook it to the individuals taste. Some of us like it more spicy than others.
i’d like to try cooking some chicken and mushroom pies in them
id make lasagne thats my favourite thing to cook apart from a roast of course
I’d make a lovely vegetarian shepherd’s pie, with Quorn.
I’d make an indulgent Cheese & Potato Pie with puff pastry, naughty but nice!
a nice steak and ale cassorole
I would cook a casserole of some sort, maybe chicken and mushroom
keema curry cottage pies, I love anything spicy and they are a great twist on the traditional
I would cook a lovely casserole with beef and Guinness to remind me of the one we cooked on a campfire last summer
I would definitely make some steak and ale, puff pastry topped pies.