Baked Chicken Curry Puffs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 whole cloves
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 2 whole cardamom pods
• 1/2 cinnamon stick (3 cm long)
• 2 small whole dried red chilies
• 2 tablespoons coriander powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 200 g minced chicken
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
• spray oil
• 3 sheets puff pastry
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 200 degrees c (fan-forced) or 200 c conventional.
• 2 add the potatoes to a pot of boiling water and cook until just soft. drain and set aside.
• 3 in the meantime, toast the first 3 spices (cloves, peppercorns, cardamon) in a medium size saucepan over a medium heat, until just beginning to smoke and becoming aromatic. remove from heat and set aside in bowl,
• 4 add the next 2 spices (cinammon and chilies), and repeat toasting instructions. remove and add to same bowl as the other toasted spices.
• 5 add the last 4 spices (coriander, cumin, fennel and tumeric powder) and repeat toasting. remove and add to same bowl as the other toasted spices.
• 6 when the spices have cooled, grind with either a mortar and pestle, or in coffee grinder. (note: i like my spice mix fine, so after grinding in mortar and pestle, i sieve the mixture using a fine net sieve).
• 7 set the spice mixture aside (when cooled, store in a jar).
• 8 add a bit of spray oil to the saucepan pan, add the chicken and cook until browned all over and cooked through. remove and add to a medoim-sized bowl.
• 9 add 1 1/2 tablespoons of the spice mix to the chicken.
• 10 if needed, add a bit more oil to the pan, and cook the onion until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
• 11 add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
• 12 return the chicken and spice mix, and the drained potatoes to the saucepan.
• 13 cook for a further minutes until all ingredients have mixed in together.
• 14 add in the sugar and salt, and stir.
• 15 remove from pan, and add back into the medium bowl. leave to cool for about 10 minutes.
• 16 thaw out the puff pastry sheets, and cut each sheet into 9 squares.
• 17 when the mixture has cooled a little, add a heaped teaspoon into the centre of one the pastry square.
• 18 fold square in half, and pinch edges together to form a triangle shape.
• 19 place triangles on an oven tray, and spray with oil.
• 20 cook for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.