Sri Lankan Curry Puffs

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

Ingredients

• 4 sheets puff pastry
• 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 3 curry leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 3 medium potatoes, boiled until tender and cut into 1 cm cubes
• 100 g baby peas, boiled until tender
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 small green chili, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, finely chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pan, add mustard seeds and when the pop add curry leaves and turmeric powder. stir until fragrant.
• 2 add onions and fry for 5 minutes or until translucent.
• 3 add potatoes, peas, garam masala, green chilli, corinander and salt to taste. mix well. allow to cool.
• 4 cut the pastry sheets into 10cm squares and place 1 tablespoon of filling in the middle of each square. brush the edges with water and fold to form a triangle, pressing the edges with a fork to seal.
• 5 arrange the triangles on a lined tray, brush with beaten egg and bake at 180c for 15 minutes or until the pastry is golden. serve hot.