Pan Fried Stuffed Pastry Or Murtabak
From cholena 17 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Murtabak , pan-fried pastry stuffed with chicken, mutton or sardines , is an Indian-Muslim dish , originated in the Middle-East ( it's still popular in Yemen ) . Then brought to India during the Muslim conquest of India , during the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) . Read more Through traders, murtabak has been brought to numerous countries in South-East Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei . Can be eaten with curry . See less
Ingredients
- Plain roti shopping list
- 500 g all purpose flour , pinch of salt - sifted shopping list
- 1 cup warm milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup ghee shopping list
- 1 egg , lightly beaten shopping list
- Pinch of sugar shopping list
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- Filling : shopping list
- Fry the following ings . shopping list
- 2 L onions , sliced shopping list
- 4 green chillies , thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 tbsp Meat powder shopping list
- 2 tsp chilli pwd shopping list
- 2 tbsp ginger - garlic paste shopping list
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- Add to the above shopping list
- 250 g minced mutton or chicken or can sardies drained . shopping list
- Cook until done . Divide into 6 portions . shopping list
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- 6 eggs , lightly beaten , separately shopping list
How to make it
- Add the egg, sugar and ghee with flour .
- Add milk , a little at a time and make a soft dough that is easy to handle.
- Leave for 4 hrs or overnight.
- Divide dough into 6 equal balls .
- Use ghee or oil and work on a flat surface .
- Roll up each ball and twist it into a coil.
- Roll it again as thin as possible into a round shape.
- Roll up and coil it again as before.
- Roll out with a rolling pin or use your hand and flatten it like pizza base , tossing it .
- Put on a grease ladle .
- Put the flatten dough .
- Throw an egg on it .
- Spread a portion of the fillings in the middle of the dough.
- Fold the sides and enclose the fillings by wrapping completely.
- Spread a little ghee and continue cooking.
- Turn it over and cook the other side.
- Continue to cook until both sides are crispy and golden in color.
- Cook the rest 5 balls the same way .
- Serve with plain curry .
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