Mini Empanadas

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Chef Rakesh Sethi

Last Updated: Sep 05, 2019

Mini Empanadas

About Mini Empanadas

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This is a Spanish snack – dough roundels sandwiched with a flavourful filling and baked

  • Refined flour 250 gms
  • Salt to taste
  • Butter 75 gms
  • Egg 1
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  • Preheat oven to 180º C. Line a baking tray with butter paper.
  • To make the dough, take flour in a mixing bowl, add salt and butter and rub with your fingertips till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg and sufficient water and knead into a dough.
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Ingredients

  • Refined flour 250 gms
  • Salt to taste
  • Butter 75 gms
  • Egg 1
  • Oil 1 tbso + to shallow-fry
  • Medium onion, chopped 1
  • Garlic, chopped 1 tsp
  • Cottage cheese, diced 200 gms
  • Small green capsicum, chopped 1
  • Raisins 20 gms
  • Tomato sauce 4 tbsps
  • Black pepper powder 1 tsp
  • Egg wash as required

How to Make Mini Empanadas (Stepwise Photos)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180º C. Line a baking tray with butter paper.
  2. To make the dough, take flour in a mixing bowl, add salt and butter and rub with your fingertips till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg and sufficient water and knead into a dough.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan, add onion and garlic and saute till fragrant. Add cottage cheese, capsicum, raisins, tomato sauce, black pepper powder and salt and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough into equal balls and roll each ball into thin sheets. Place a small round cookie cutter over the sheets and cut out roundels.
  5. Place some cottage cheese mixture in the centre of half the roundels, cover each with the remaining roundels and press the edges to seal.
  6. Brush each empanada with egg wash and place them on the baking tray.
  7. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes or till the empanadas turn golden.
  8. Bring the tray out of the oven, arrange the empanadas on a serving platter and serve hot with a bowl of sauce of your choice.

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About chef

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Chef RAKESH SETHI host of the show Tea Time on FOODFOOD Channel

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Key Details:

Prep:25 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

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