Pastries ( Fuh Gadhu ) 
4 cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp vegetable oil
cold water
1/2 cup oil mixed with 2 tbsp flour to spread on pastry, extra flour for rolling
4 cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp vegetable oil
cold water
1/2 cup oil mixed with 2 tbsp flour to spread on pastry, extra flour for rolling
Method
1.      Mix  salt oil into the flour until it is crumbly, add enough cold water for a  chapatti-like dough.
2.      Divide  the dough into about 20-25 balls,  Roll out with  into 3 inch circles. 
3.      Spread  oil and flour mixture  over one roti, place the  second one one top, pressing together gently, repeat until you have pile  of seven rotis.
4.      Roll  out the whole pile until it is 7-8 inch in diameter, use extra flour  during rolling if necessary.
5.      Place  on a medium hot tawa, cook lightly on 1 side then turn the roti over  and cook lightly on the other side for approximately 20 seconds
Remove the top roti, turn over and remove the roti from the other side, repeat until all seven are separate. .
Wrap the samosa pastries in the tea towel.
When all the pastries are made, pile them evenly on top of each other, cut them into half, cut the top and bottom of to make them straight.
Filling
½ kg  minced chicken breast
1 bunch  spring onions
2 cloves  garlic (minced)
½ inch ginger (minced)
2 to 3 finely  chopped green chillies
½ cup chopped  coriander leaves
salt to taste
1  teaspoon garam masala
1 table spoon  Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce.
1 tspn English mustard
Dry cook the  minced chicken with garlic, ginger, chillies and salt, until all the  water evaporates, break the lumps if they form. Add Worcestershire  sauce, mustard mix, and remove from heat when cooked, let it cool
Add  garam masala, onions and coriander.
Folding  the Samosas
Ingredients
Flour and water paste
Pastry
Filling
Fold one end  over in a diagonal to create a triangle stick down using the flour and  water paste, then fold again,  the other way, sticking it down with the  paste.  Fill the triangle with the filling ; fold the flap, glue down  using the flour paste. Repeat for until all the filling is used up.
Deep fry 3-4  at a time until golden.  
 
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