Prawn Curry Puffs

At first glance these eye-catching chile peppers look like red jalapeno. However, they have a different flavor and are less meaty than Jalapeno. Red Fresnos are great roasted and added to salsas. Try grilling them alongside your steaks or in kabobs.

When roasting these they should char, blister, and become soft. Try substituting these in your favorite chile recipes.

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Ingredients:

Prawn or Shrimp – 11 oz
Sunflower/Vegetable oil – 3 tablespoons
Onion – 1 large, finely chopped
Tomato – 2 small, finely chopped
Garlic paste – 2 teaspoons
Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
Red chiles – 6, dried
Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon – 1 inch
Cloves – 5
Sugar – 1 teaspoon
Vinegar – 1/3 cup
Salt as per your taste
Frozen puff pastry – 5 sheets
Egg yolk – 1, whipped smooth

Instructions:

Sprinkle salt on the prawn and set aside. Roast the cumin seeds, red chilies, clove, mustard seed and cinnamon till they crackle and you can smell the aroma.

Remove them from heat and let them cool enough so that you can handle.

Grind the roasted spices with the ginger and garlic along with vinegar into a smooth paste. Stir fry the prawns till they are opaque and set side. Fry the onion till they are brown.

Now add the chopped tomato in the same oil and fry them till they are tender. Add the spice paste, salt and sugar and fry till the oil separates from the spice.

Now add the prawns, cook for 3 minutes and keep aside. This is the filling that will be later used for stuffing the puffs.

While you prepare the puffs preheat the oven to 220°C. Line a baking tray with a foil paper and sprinkle with a little cooking oil. Cut as many 4X4 inch squares from each sheet. You should have about 20 squares. Place a little of the filling in the centre of each square and fold it to form a triangle. Seal the edges and brush them with the egg yolk lightly. You can also pinch or pleat the edges to give them an artistic look. Arrange them on the baking tray and put them in the oven to bake. Do not keep the puffs too close as they might stick together while baking. Bake the puffs till they are golden.

Remove them and let them cool at room temperature. You can serve them with your favorite dip at tea time.

From awesomecusine.com