Curry Puff is a delicious puff pastry with an Indian twist. It has a
filling of potatoes and peas curry or other vegetable curry. Curry
Puffs are
extremely popular in India and abroad. In the US, they are sold
in Indian grocery stores and restaurants. If you want a snack
that's filling (pun intended!) try these spicy pastries.
Servings: 8 Cooking Time: 1 hour
Ingredients
For Pastry
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (maida)
8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small
cubes and chilled
1/2 tsp salt
4-5 tbsp ice water
1 tsp vegetable oil (for brushing the tops of the
pastry)
Combine the flour and salt and whisk to mix all
the ingredients. (Or, put them in a food
processor and pulse for a few
seconds.)
Add butter and cut in into the flour with a fork to
form a crumbly mixture (or use the food processor to do this).
Add 1 tsp of water at a time and form a thick dough
(don't over-knead the dough; you should see bits of butter in the
dough).
Form the dough into a round shape, wrap it in a
plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400°.
For the filling, heat oil in a pan on medium heat.
Add onions
and some salt, and saute until translucent.
Add
the beans and potatoes. Sprinkle some and salt
and cover and cook until tender. (Or, cook the beans and potatoes with
a little salt and water in the microwave for 4-5 minutes or until
tender, and add to the sauteed onions.)
Add the gram masala, chaat masala, and red chilli
powder, and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Remove the curry in a bowl, and cool to room
temperature. Add the lime juice and cilantro.
Remove the pastry dough from the refrigerator and
roll it on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle (about
16x11 inches). Cut the sheet into six
4x4-inch squares.
Place 2-3 tsp of the curry in the middle of
each square, brush a little water along the edges, and fold them into
triangles or rectangles, making sure there are no gaps.
Brush the tops of the pastries with a little
vegetable oil (optional).
Brush a large baking sheet with a little oil and
place the pastries on it.
Bake at 400° for 40-50 minutes, or until puffed and
golden brown.
Cool the curry puffs for about 10 minutes
before
serving with masala
chai or coffee.
Cooking Tip
If you don't want to make the pastry dough yourself, use the
store-bought
puff-pastry sheets ( such as pastry sheets from Pepperidge Farm,
available
in most grocery stores) for your pastries.
Pastry baking is easy with pastry sheets from Pepperidge Farm.
Preparation
Thaw 1 puff pastry sheet from Pepperdige Farm for 40
minutes.
Heat the oven to 425°F.
Roll pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface into a
2 1/2-3-inch wide strip, and cut into 3 squares.
Place 2-3 tsp of the curry in the middle of
each square, brush a little water along the edges, and fold them into
triangles or rectangles, making sure there are no gaps. Press the edges
to seal. Repeat with as many pastry sheets as you need.
Place the puff pastries on a baking sheet,
and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool the curry puffs on a wire rack for 10
minutes and serve with tea or coffee.
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