Friday 22 July 2011

Jamaican keema patties

We all like it !
Ingredients for dough :
All purpose flour or maida -3 cups,
Kitchen king masala or curry powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp ,
Salt -1 tsp ,
Butter or margarine -1/4 cup ,
Shortening or dalda -1/4 cup,
Water-1/3 cup .


Ingredients for filling :
Margarine or butter -2 tbsp ,
Lamb keema -1/2 Kg ,
Onion-1 small diced finely ,
Kitchen king masala or curry pwd -1 tsp ,
Dried thyme -1 tsp ,
Tomato ketchup -1 tbsp ,
Salt -1 tsp ,
Pepper -1 tsp ,
Broth or water - 1/2 cup ,( i used water as i did not make broth ),
Dry bread crumbs -1/2 cup .


Method :
In a large bowl combine flour ,curry masala ans salt .
Cut in 1/4 cup of butter or margarine and shortening or dalda until mixture resembles corse crumbs .
Stir in water and make a dough .Cover with a damp cloth  and keep aside .


Melt margarine in a skillet over medium heat .Saute onions until soft and translucent .
Stir in the ground keema . Add 1 tsp of curry pwd ,thyme ,salt ,and pepper . Mix and lower the heat and cover  Let the keema cook till its liquid dries  ( 15 minutes to 20 minutes ) .As the liquid  dries uncover and raise the heat and  brown the keema stirring constantly .Stir in broth or water and bread crumbs .Simmer until liquid is absorbed  ( 10 minutes ).Add 1 tbsp of ketchup . Remove from heat .
Filling :
Shape dough into a log and cut into 13 sections and cover so that the dough does not dry .
Roll each section into 6 inch circle .
Spoon equal amount of filling into each pastry circle .wet the outer circle with water and then fold over and press edges together .
Make a half circle .
Use a fork to press the edges and brush the top of each patty  with egg .
Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown .
Baking Temperature 200 centigrade ( 400 - F ).







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