Homemade curry puff, one of the snacks that almost everyone love them. Who doesn't like this kind of snacks? Though curry puffs are really good snacks, but to make them needs a very little effort and time. It's too easy to find any kind of snacks like curry puff sell everywhere in Asia but living in the different country than Asia, I have to be able to do it by myself.
I have to admit that different country had different snacks and specialty and to have malay style snacks at home, let's make curry puff with any shape preference, round shape, half moon or triangle shape.
CURRY PUFF
Ingredients;
For the curried potato filling;
3-4 potato, cut into small cubed
2 tablespoon curry powder, add little water to make paste
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, sliced
1 shallot, sliced
1 cup water
Salt and sugar to taste
For the pastry dough;
350g flour,
120g butter or margarine
1-2 tablespoon vegetable oil
A pinch of salt
1/2 cup cold water
METHOD;
To prepare potato filling;
- Heat up little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and shallot until fragrant.
- Add curry paste and cook for a couple of minute.
- Add potato and a cup of water, and bring to boil.
- Add in chopped onion and season with salt and a little bit of sugar if desire.
- Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender over medium heat.
- Stirring occasionally until the gravy are dry. Keep aside to let it cool.
To prepare pastry dough;
- In a large bowl, combine flour, butter, oil and salt.
- Using hand, mix the flour mixture until it looks like bread crumb.
- Add in water little by little and knead until the dough smooth, let it rest for 10 -20 minutes.
- Divided the dough into small ball, around 24-25 balls.
- Roll the ball out and using a round cookie cutter, spoon the filling in the middle and bring the edge together and pinch to seal.
- Heat up lots of oil in a wok or saucepan and over low heat, deep fry curry puff both side until golden brown.
Enjoy the great snack at any time!
