I'm sharing my family's favorite sardine curry-puff recipe, passed down from my Johorian mother in law :) It's best to be served with family's favorite beverages during breakfast or tea-break and also nice to bring over to potluck party, picnic or for lunch-pack.
Ingredients:
For Pastry:
-500g multipurpose flour
-2 tbs cooking oil
-200g butter
-*180ml water (rough measurement - reduce/add for a soft dough)
-1 tsp salt
For filling:
-*2 small cans of sardine (amount can be adjusted up to one's liking)
-3 potatoes, cut into small cubes
-1 onion, finely chopped
-*2 tbs of blended chilies (reduce / add up to one's preference)
-5 shallots & 3 garlics - grind
-2 tbs oil
-salt and sugar to taste
Method:
For pastry:
Mix flour with cooking oil and butter.
Slowly add water (with salt) until dough is formed.
Knead for few minutes till the dough is soften.
Set aside and covered with plastic or covered bowl for at least 10-15 minutes.
For filling:
-Heat up the oil in a pan and fry the chopped onion, grind shallots, garlics and chilies until fragrant.
-Add the rest of the ingredients and cook the mixture till the potatoes soften and dry, then set aside to cool
-Then roll out the pastry (manual / machine) and cut into circles by using the mould. (I used the tuna can)
-Put the sardine filling in the centre of pastry and fold into half.
-Crimp the edges to seal.
-Deep fry in hot oil til the pastry is cooked in golden brown.
~ready to be served with hot tea / coffee :)
