Curry Puffs
A Malaysian curry of beef, carrots and parsnip, seasoned with curry powder and deep-fried until golden. Finish with carrot strips.
40 min · Serves 8 · Medium
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 10 min · Cook 30 min · 40 min total
- medium
- 1
Add flour to a bowl, make a hole in the middle and add egg. Gradually stir in milk and beat well until smooth.
- 2
Stir in cold water and beat well. Pour batter into a container, set aside. Heat in a small skillet and pour off excess.
- 3
Pour a little batter into skillet, swirling skillet to spread batter evenly over bottom to make a thin coating.
- 4
Fry until 1 side is golden brown then flip over to do the same. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil pan each time, to make 8 pancakes.
- 5
For the filling, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a saucepan adding onions, parsnip and curry powder.
- 6
Saute for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomato paste and mix well. Blend cornstarch with a little stock and add remaining stock to ground beef mixture and bring to a boil.
- 7
Add corn starch mixture and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Simmer mixture 10 minutes.
- 8
Lay pancakes, cooked-sides up, on a flat surface. Spread filling in 2" horizontal lines across center to within 1-1/2" of side edges.
- 9
Fold these side edges over mixture and then fold remaining top and bottom edges over to cover filling.
- 10
Brush with egg and fold pancakes in half. Chill for about 1 hour. Half fill a deep fat fryer or saucepan with oil.
- 11
Fry folded pancakes, 4 at a time, 2-3 minutes or until golden brown and heated through. Drain on paper towel.
- 12
Serve and garnish with carrot strips if desired.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.

