Traditional South-African chicken pie | Rainbow Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 plump chicken, about 1.5 kg
• 4 cloves of garlic
• Salt and pepper
• A pinch of nutmeg or mace
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sago
• Juice of 1 large lemon - about 2 tablespoons
• 60 grams diced ham (1/2 ham steak)
• 4 cloves
• 4 allspice berries
• Laurel leaf
• A combination fresh herbs (such as sage, thyme, rosemary and parsley)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• About 1 tablespoon fresh chopped herbs, such as parsley, to add extra colour
• 250 grams butter
• 250 grams cream cheese
• 2 cups (500 ml) flour