How to Cook Curry Puffs Indonesian Style
Makes: 30-40
Ingredients needed to make curry puffs Indonesian style:
- 4-5 sheets frozen puff pastry
- 1 cup ground beef
- 1 cup assorted vegetables, diced
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 large onion, cut into small cubes
- 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 ½ tsp fresh ginger, freshly grated
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp curry powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
Cooking instructions for curry puffs Indonesian style:
- Thaw the frozen puff pastry and set aside.
- Drizzle small amount of vegetable oil in a wok and throw in the chopped garlic.
- Saute them briefly until they turn golden brown and stir in the ginger as well as onion.
- Stir fry the mixture for a minute and add the ground beef.
- Cook the meat for a couple of minutes, while crumbling it with a spatula.
- Stir in the potato cubes and continue to cook for another couple of minutes or until they soften slightly.
- Sprinkle the curry powder over the above mixture, followed by salt, sugar as well as black pepper.
- Empty a cup of water into it and simmer the curry for about 10-15 minutes over moderately low heat, while stirring frequently to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- In case, the simmering curry tends to dry up, feel free to add extra water as necessary.
- Throw in the assorted veggies and sprinkle the chopped cilantro over it.
- Stir them all together to distribute the ingredients evenly and cook further for 2-4 minutes or until the veggies are cooked through.
- Turn off the heat and allow the filling for the pastry to cool.
- Meanwhile, cut the pastry sheets into 4” x 4’’ pieces and spread them on your kitchen’s working counter.
- Place a small portion of the beef-veggie filling along one side of a square sheet and brush little water along its edges.
- Fold the other half of the pastry sheet over the filling to form a triangular puff and press the open ends together to seal.
- Brush the beaten egg or the egg wash on the surface of each puff and arrange them on a pre-greased baking dish.
- Bake them in the oven at 185 degree C, at the preheated temperature, for about 10 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
- Serve them hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
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