Malaysian Chicken Curry Puffs
 
 
A delicious and favorite street snack food in Malaysia, this curry puffs will satisfy your hunger and curry craving.
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Recipe type: snack, empanada
Cuisine: Malaysian, Asian
Ingredients
Filling ingredients:
  • 5 tbsp. (75 ml) oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tbsp. grated ginger
  • 3½ tsp meat curry powder (make your own or buy it here)
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 large potatoes ( 500 grams / 1lb ) peeled,boiled and diced
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chicken meat (400 grams / 14 oz) or 2 large chicken breast, cooked and diced
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
Pastry ingredients:
  • 3½ cups (500 grams ) flour
  • 150 grams (5 oz) butter or shortening
  • ¾ cup + 4 tsp (200 ml) water
  • ½ tsp (2 ml) salt
Instructions
  1. In a skillet gently fry the onion and ginger until onion is golden brown. Next add the curry,chili and turmeric and fry for 3 minutes or until fragrant. Next add the potatoes,sugar,peeper and salt and cook for 10 minutes. Then add the chicken and water and cook until mixture is almost dry. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Knead the pastry into a smooth dough, cover and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes. Dividing the dough into 2 halves, roll each half on a floured surface to a 3 mm (1/8 in) thick. With a cookie cutter cut into the dough, 10 cm ( 4 in) circles in diameter. Fill center of each circular dough with 1 tbsp (15 ml) of chicken filling, fold in half and crimp and roll edges to form a simple wave pattern. Make sure the pouch is well sealed. Repeat until all the dough has been used.
  3. Deep fry each puff until it is lightly golden brown on both sides, or you can bake them at 180 c (350f) for 30 minutes or until lightly golden. Serve hot or at room temperature, with a spicy chili sauce.
Notes
**Notes,I used commercially prepared pastry dough and baked the pastries instead of frying, this worked just fine. The pastries were flaky and absolutely delicious! I also made only half a recipe and cut the pastry into a bit bigger circles to serve as a main dish for dinner.
Recipe by Spicie Foodie ™ at https://www.spiciefoodie.com/malaysian-chicken-curry-puffs-and-a-new-cookbook-2/