Ingredients for Puff Pastry :
200 g pastry margarine
200 g plain flour
100 ml cold water
1/2 tsp salt
1tsp lemon juice
Method:
Preparing the puff pastry:
1. Put the flour in a mixing bowl. Mix water, salt and lemon juice together. Mix well and knead into a smooth ball. Rest for 20 minutes.
2. Roll the dough into rectangular shape. Place the pastry margarine in the centre of the dough, Wrap the dough till all the sides are covered.
3. Flour the work surface and roll out the pastry into about 30cm x 10cm rectangle. Fold it into three
4. Make a quarter-turn. Roll the block of pastry again into about 30cm x 10cm rectangle as before and fold it into three again.
5. Wrap the block in cling film and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes.
6. Give the chilled pastry another two turns, rolling and folding as before. This makes a total of four turns, and the pastry is now ready.
Preparing the Filling:
100 g potatoes
50 g chicken meat
1tbsp curry powder
6 onions
a pinch of salt
2tbsp oil
Method:
1. Cut the potatoes into small cubes. Cut chicken meat into small cubes.
2. Heat up a wok with some oil. Fry all the ingredients together till cooked. Season with some salt. Cool it on a plate.
To make the pie:
1. Roll out the dough thinly about 1 mm thick, Cut the dough with a round cutter and place then into patty tins with paper cups. Put some filings into them and cover another pastry on top. Brush with some beaten eggs. Bake for about 15 minutes.
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