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Mini Rolled Pastry

One of my all-time favorite recipes. These pastries have delicious beef and onion filling which taste so good.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 20 pastries
Course: Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Beef and Onion Filling
  • 250 g beef (boiled and ground)*
  • 250 g onion sliced
  • 2 green chillies chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
Dough
  • 250 g flour
  • 90 g margarine softened
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg (plus one for glazing)
  • 2 oz water cool water

Method
 

  1. For the Filling:
    In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. Add the sliced onions and fry until it turns translucent. Add the ground beef, chilies, salt, and pepper. Mix until the filling is dry. Finally, add the coriander leaves, switch off and cool completely.
  2. For the Dough:
    a. In a bowl add all the ingredients together and knead into a soft dough with cool water. Once the dough is ready, divide it into 2 balls. Then roll out the dough into a rectangle of quarter-inch thickness. Add the filling and roll and form a rope shape with the filling inside. Then cut the pastries into 2-inch lengths.
    b. Apply some beaten egg on top of the pastries and bake in a preheated oven at 180C. Until golden on top for 15-20 minutes.

Notes

Make-Ahead Instructions: Boil the beef pieces in a pressure cooker with half tsp each of salt, garlic, ginger, chili powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala. Once cool, grind the beef and set aside.