Curry puffs

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Appetizer

5 servings

Very Easy

30 min

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Ingredients

Pastry:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons margarine/shortening
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons water

Filling:

• 1/2 libra chicken meat - dced
• 1 small onion - chopped
• 1 tablespoon Garam Assam Paste
• 2 tablespoons curry powder for meat
• 2 large potatoes - peeled and diced.
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 5 tablespoons oil
• Oil for deep frying

Preparation

• The filling:
  Heat oil and fry the chopped onions until sweat through. Add the garam assam paste, curry powder and saute until fragrant. Add the chicken, potatoes, and 1 cup water, cook until potatoes are fork tender. Add salt and sugar to taste and cook until filling is dry.. Leave aside to cool.
• Pastry:
  Using the food processor, add in flour, baking powder and salt, pulse to mix, then add margarine/shortening and pulse until it looked like breadcrumbs. Add water and pulse until the dough is combined into a ball.. Let it rest for 1/2 hour.
• Roll dough out into a long rope and cut into small portions. Roll each portion into a very thin circle and put the filling in the center(amount of filling depends on the size of the circle).
• Fold pastry over to make a half circle and crimp the edges. Deep fry in hot oil until golden.
• Serves.

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