Curry Puff Food

MALAYSIAN STYLE SPIRAL CURRY PUFFS

Steps:

• Peel and chop the onions. Cut the onions into small cubes.
• Cut the chicken breast meat into small dices. Set aside.
• Peel and cut the potato into small dices.
• Cut the lemongrass into small pieces, then mince it. Use only the white section always.
• Minced the ginger and chop the red chili into small pieces
• Saute the onions, lemongrass, ginger, and chili with some vegetable oil in the wok until fragrant. Set aside.
• Sti -fry the chicken meat until it is cooked. Add back the onion,
• Add all the ingredients (except the green peas) to the chicken Stir occasionally to prevent the ingredients from sticking to the wok.
• Add the green peas when the potato cubes are soft.
• Simmer over low heat until the gravy is almost dry.
• Combine all the ingredients for the water dough in the food processor. Remove and roll it into a long rectangle on a piece of plastic sheets.
• Combine all the ingredients for the oil dough in the food processor. Remove and transfer it to the center of the water dough.
• Place the second piece of cling film to cover the oil dough.
• Roll out the dough to form a long rectangle.
• Remove the top film.it stacks up
• Told the dough like closing a book so that it stacks up into 4 layers.
• Chill the dough. Repeat twice of the folding.
• Roll out the dough to a rectangle for the last time. Roll it up like making a Swiss roll.
• Cut the 'Swiss roll' into 20 portions.
• Roll out the pastry into a round shape.
• Place it on the pastry mold. Put the filling at the center of the pastry.
• Close the mold, Press firmly so that the edge is sealed up completely.
• Open the mold to remove the curry puff.
• Deep-fry in vegetable oil at 180°C/350°F for 6 minutes or until golden brown.

BAKED CURRY PUFFS

Steps:

• In a wok or pan, heat a little oil and fry chopped garlic until golden add onion and ginger.
• Add in the minced meat and fry for 2 minutes breaking up the meat into small pieces. ( I use a separate pan to fry the meat and drain off excess fats, then add the meat to the onion mixture).
• Add potatoes, cook for further 2-4 minutes.
• Add the curry powder, water, sugar salt and pepper and simmer over a medium low heat stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until the potatoes are almost soft. (About 10 - 15 minutes).
• You may need to add a little extra water if there is no sauce left.
• Add in the mixed vegetables and coriander last and cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes until the vegetables are just starting to soften.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Cut the puff pastry into 4 inch by 4 inch squares.
• Put some filling onto one half of the square.
• Brush edges with a little water and fold over pastry to make a rectangle or triangle shape.
• Use a fork press the sides together to seal the edges of the puff pastry, and also the makes a nice pattern.
• Brush the puffs with the egg wash (beaten egg).
• Bake in a preheated oven 185°C until a nice golden colour. (about 10 minutes).
• Arrange the curry puffs on a serving platter and serve with dipping sauce.

CURRY PUFF

Steps:

• Cook the Curry Potatoes and Chicken first.
• 1. Fry the onion and shallot in the oil.
• 2. Add in the chicken and stir fry till done.
• 3. Add in the pre-cooked potatoes, curry paste, light soya sauce, salt and water.
• 4. Cook on low heat, stirring constantly, till quite dry. Remove from heat.
• To make the Short Crust Pastry,.
• 1. Sift the flour with salt.
• 2. Cut the butter into thin slices.
• 3. Rub the butter quickly and lightly into with the sifted flour with your fingertips; breaking the butter up into smaller bits coated with flour. Lift mixture while rubbing-in to incorporate air. Do not overhandle or the butter will melt and the mixture will become sticky.
• 4. Add the cold water and mix it into a dough ball.
• 5. Spilt the dough ball in half.
• 6. Roll the the dough out quickly on a floured board to about 0.4cm in thickness.
• 7. Use a bowl or cutter of diameter 12cm to cut the dough into circles.
• Putting it All Together.
• 1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
• 2. Put two tablespoons of curry on each dough circle.
• 3. Wet the edge and fold in half, pinching the edges together.
• 4. Arrange on a baking tray and glaze with eggs.
• 5. Bake on the top shelf of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

BEEF CURRY PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic.
• Cook until the onion is soft.
• Add the curry paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant.
• Add the mince and cook until browned and cooked through.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice, chutney and vegetables.
• Cool mixture completely before continuing.
• Cut rounds from the pastry with a 10 cm cutter.
• Place a heaped teaspoon of beef mixture onto a round and brush the edges of the pastry with some of the egg.
• Fold pastry over filling and press the edges together with a fork to seal.
• Repeat until all the rounds and beef are used.
• Place puffs onto greased oven trays and brush the tops with some more egg.
• Cook at 190 degree C for about 15 minutes, until the pastry is golden and puffed.
• Serve the curry puffs on a platter with sweet chili dipping sauce.