Spiral Curry Puffs

A flaky and crispy delicacy which is normally eaten as a snack or during tea-time.  There are two different doughs involved and to get the spiral look, I will show you on how to achieve that step-by-step.  One can use any kind of filling but today, I am using my favourite Minced Curry Beef filling.  I would also like to mention that I made my curry puffs smaller as usual this time.

Ingredients (yields about 32 pcs):

1st Dough:
160 g plain flour
120 g vegetable shortening

2nd Dough:
300 g plain flour
60 g margarine
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
160 ml water - it all depends on the flour, this time I added about 145 ml water

cooking oil for deep-frying

Method:
Mix 1st dough ingredients together until well combined.  Divide dough into 18 g balls and leave aside covered.

As for the 2nd dough:  in a mixing bowl, add flour & margarine.  In a small bowl, mix water, salt and sugar together.  By using the knead hook, knead until reaching breadcrumbs texture.  Add water miixture a little at time and knead until a pliable dough is formed. Divide dough into 32 g balls and leave aside covered.

Take a 2nd dough ball in your hand.  Then, place a 1st dough ball as shown.

Enclose 1st dough into 2nd dough.

By using a rolling pin, roll dough ball as shown.

By using, your fingers, roll dough from bottom end upwards.

Place dough roll vertically and start to roll it again.  By using your fingers, roll dough from bottom end upwards.

Divide dough roll into half.  As I mentioned above, I divided it into 3 as I would like to make smaller curry puffs.

Take a piece of cut dough and place with the cut side down onto worktop surface.  Roll out again making sure that the centre of circle stays in the centre.

Finally, it is ready to be filled.  Pick up dough and place it on your palm with the side facing the worktop facing you.  You may notice that the centre of dough is pointing away from you.  Add filling and push filling into the pointed end.  This is how the shape of spiral curry puffs is achieved.  Pinch edges before pleating together.  Arrange on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

Repeat until dough are used up.  Heat enough cooking oil to deep-fry the curry puffs until golden brown.

Bon Appetit!