Sunday, April 28, 2019

Curry hot pockets

This is my first (recent) attempt to make something like an Indian calzone that doesn't take too long to make.

The Filling
1 yellow onion
1-2 tomatoes
2 small/med golden potatoes
1/2 lb ground meat (we used lean beef)
Frozen mix of carrot, peas, green beans
1 red bell pepper, chopped
Midas vindaloo paste

In an effort to make this easy, I wanted to use as many frozen/jarred things as possible.
Heated 2 Tbsp oil and fried chopped onion until golden.  Added 2 Tbsp vindaloo paste and cooked for a minute.  Added ground beef and cooked until done.  Added chopped tomato (which also served to deglaze a little bit) and then frozen veggies and red bell pepp.  Cooked until all heated through.

Took about 20 min start to finish.  Want to add cilantro and toasted cashew next time, but forgot this time.

The Calzones
Used 2 packaged TJ pizza dough.

On a clean floured surface, cut each dough into 3rds (for 6 pieces).

Shaping it was a challenge.  Did a combination of rolling and throwing.
Tried to make a rectangle with each, spooned in filling, and folded over.  Did the "roll from bottom" trick on edges.
* Be careful not to make it too thin...I did break at least one.
* If counter not well floured, can break when you try and pick it up.

Making them took probably 20-30-ish minutes (I didn't time it).  Most of the time is just that pizza dough is hard to work with.

Put them in oven @ 375 for 30-40 min.

Came out tasting great, though! =)

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