Curry Puffs Recipe
Ingredients
| Puff pastry | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vegetable oil | 2 Tablespoon (FILLING) | |
| Onion | 1 , finely chopped (FILLING) | |
| 2 in. piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and chopped | ||
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), crushed (FILLING) | |
| 2 red or green chillis, finely chopped | ||
| 1 tsp. hot chilli powder | ||
| Turmeric | 1/2 Teaspoon (FILLING) | |
| Ground coriander | 1/2 Teaspoon (FILLING) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon (FILLING) | |
| Ground beef | 8 Ounce (FILLING) | |
| 1 tomato, blanched, peeled and chopped | ||
| 3 Tbs. frozen cooked peas | ||
| 2 Tbs. lime or lemon juice | ||
Directions
Heat the oil in a frying-pan.
When it is hot, add the onion, ginger, garlic and chillis and fry, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft.
Stir in the spices and salt and fry for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the beef and fry for 5 minutes, or until it loses its pinkness.
Add the remaining filling ingredients and cook for 5 minutes.
Set aside.
Preheat the oven to fairly hot 190°C (Gas Mark 5, 375°F).
Roll the dough out to a circle about 1/4 cm./ 1/8 in.thick.
Using a 10cm./4 in.pastry cutter, cut it into circles.
Place about 2 teaspoonfuls of the filling mixture slightly to the side of each circle and dampen the edges with water.
Fold over one-half of the circle to make a semicircle and press the edges to seal.
Put the semi-circles on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
When it is hot, add the onion, ginger, garlic and chillis and fry, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft.
Stir in the spices and salt and fry for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the beef and fry for 5 minutes, or until it loses its pinkness.
Add the remaining filling ingredients and cook for 5 minutes.
Set aside.
Preheat the oven to fairly hot 190°C (Gas Mark 5, 375°F).
Roll the dough out to a circle about 1/4 cm./ 1/8 in.thick.
Using a 10cm./4 in.pastry cutter, cut it into circles.
Place about 2 teaspoonfuls of the filling mixture slightly to the side of each circle and dampen the edges with water.
Fold over one-half of the circle to make a semicircle and press the edges to seal.
Put the semi-circles on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
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