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Curry Puffs, Cocked-hats
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Shape
Roll out the pie crust to ¼ inch thick.
Cut into circles the size of a saucer.
Place a spoonful of curry mince on each circle.
Fold the circles over to form three-cornered shapes and seal the edges.
Cook
Bake at 400 °F (200 °C) or fry in ghee as desired.
If baking, brush the tops with egg yolk for color.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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What each ingredient does
- Egg yolk
- Brushed on the tops before baking, it promotes browning and a glossy color.
- Ghee
- Fat used for frying, it carries heat and gives the puffs a rich, crisp surface.
The step that matters
Sealing the edges. If the edges are not pressed firmly closed, filling can leak out during baking or frying and the puffs may open or burst. A tight seal keeps the filling enclosed as steam forms.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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