Sri Lankan Patties

A crispy pastry with a beautiful meat/or fish filling.

 

SRI LANKAN PATTIES INGREDIENTS:

The Pastry (Makes 15 patties)

250 g	flour
40 g	butter
1 egg	egg
1/4 tsp	salt
25 ml	lemon

 

Filling

225 g	mince beef
50 g	onion
2	green chillies
1	cardamon
1	clove
1	tomato
100 g	boiled potato
75 ml	oil
	15 curry leaves
1/4 tsp	salt
1/4 tsp	pepper
1 tsp	coriander powder
1 tsp	chilli powder
1/2 tsp	cumin
1 tsp	vinegar
1/2	juice of lime
50 ml	thick coconut milk
	oil for deep frying

METHOD:

For the pastry:

1. Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter.
2. Separate the egg and add the yolk to the flour along with the salt and lemon juice. Mix in sufficient water to make a stiff dough, knead well and put on one side for 30 minutes.

The Filling:

1. Chop the onion, and chilli, crush the cardamon and clove, dice the tomato and cube the potato and mix it into the beef.
2. Heat the oil, add the onion and curry leaves and fry until the onion turns light brown.
3. Add minced beef, chilli, cardamon, clove, salt, pepper, coriander powder, chilli powder, cumin, vinegar, and stir fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomato, potato and cook for a further 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add lime juice. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

Combining: 

1. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured board and, using a pastry cutter, cut circles in the dough. Beat the egg white. Place a little beef mixture in the center of each pastry circle, apply the beaten egg white to the edges and fold patty in two. Seal the edges and deep fry until golden brown.  Drain well.

 

Recipe Credits: MY MUM

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