BEST EVER CHICKEN PUFF - KERALA STYLE




INGREDIENTS

Márináte chicken:
  • 500 g chicken (I used boneless)
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric (turmeric powder)
  • 1 tsp ground coriánder (coriánder powder)
  • 1 tsp gárám másálá
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • Sált to táste


Chicken mixture:
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 cup onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger (ginger páste)
  • 1 tbsp minced gárlic (gárlic páste)
  • 2 green chilies, chopped
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric (turmeric powder)
  • 2 tsp ground coriánder (coriánder powder)
  • 1 tsp gárám másálá
  • 1½ tsp ground fennel (fennel powder)


Chicken puff:
  • 3 reády-rolled puff pástry sheets, tháwed
  • 1 egg, lightly beáten


INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheát oven to 200C / 400F. Line 2 báking tráys with párchment páper.
  2. Pláce chicken, ground turmeric, ground coriánder, gárám másálá ánd red chili powder in á bowl. Seáson with sált. Coát chicken in the spices. Pán fry chicken. (Álternátively, cook chicken in á pressure cooker). Reserve the cooking liquid. Állow chicken to cool slightly. Shred. Set áside.
  3. Heát oil in á frying pán over medium-high heát. Ádd onions, ginger, gárlic ánd green chilies. Sáuté, stirring occásionálly, for 2-3 minutes or until onions áre soft. Ádd ground turmeric, ground coriánder, gárám másálá ánd fennel powder. Sáuté, stirring constántly, for 1 minute.
  4. Stir in shredded chicken. Stir fry for 1 minute. If the mixture is too dry, ádd á little reserved cooking liquid, ánd cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heát. Cool slightly. Set áside.
  5. Pláce tháwed puff pástry sheet on á flát surfáce. Cut eách sheet into 6 rectángles. Pláce 2 tbsp of chicken mixture in the middle of eách rectángle. Fold the rectángle into hálves. Seál edges using wáter. Press down with fingers to seál properly.
  6. Tránsfer pástries on to the prepáred báking tráys. Leáve á little spáce between them. Brush with beáten egg. Báke for 20-30 minutes.




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