Yields 16 pockets
pastry:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
1 cold large egg
6 tbsp cold water
1 tsp white vinegar or lime juice
filling:

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp peeled & grated fresh ginger
2-3 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
chilli paste (desired)
225 g peeled & diced sweet potato (cut into 15 mm)
3/4 chicken or vegetable stock
3/4 cup cooked green lentils (about 30 g dry)
salt & pepper
fresh lime juice
1 egg (whisked with 2 tbsp cold water)

Recipe Courtesy of
Asian Food Network

Curried Lentils & Sweet Potato Pockets

Easy to cook & so addictive, you can enjoy these curried lentils & sweet potato pockets any time of the day.

Difficulty: Easy

Preparation: 150 min
Cook: 20 min
Clean up: 15 min

Steps: 4 steps
19 Ingredients

Difficulty: Easy
Steps: 4 steps
19 Ingredients

Preparation: 150 min
Cook: 20 min
Clean up: 15 min

Instructions

Make pastry dough
- For the pastry, pulse the flour and salt with the cold butter in a food processor until large pieces of butter are no longer visible. In a small dish whisk the egg with the water and vinegar (or lime juice). Add this all at once to the food processor and pulse until the dough comes together in a ball. Shape the dough into 2 logs, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.

Make filling
- For the filling, heat a sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil.
- Add the onion and sauté for about 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic, ginger, garam masala, cardamom and chili paste and stir in to coat the onions. Stir in the sweet potato and stock and bring this mixture up to a full simmer.
- Cover and simmer this, stirring occasionally (reducing the heat if needed), for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer, until the liquid is mostly absorbed and the sweet potato is tender, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the cooked lentils, season to taste with salt and pepper and add lime juice to taste. Set this aside to cool to room temperature and then chill completely.

Assemble pockets
- To assemble the pockets, cut each log of dough into 8 pieces.
- Roll each piece out on a lightly floured work surface, and with a 12 cm (4 ½-inch) round cutter, cut out circles. Spoon a little of the chilled curry filling in the centre of each pastry circle. To shape the pocket, fold the pastry in half so that it makes a half-moon shape and pinch the edges closed.
- To create a more secure seal, make little folds (1 cm (1/2-inch)) overlapping each other, starting at one corner of the pocket and working around the half-moon curve to the other edge. Place these on a plate or parchment-lined baking tray and chill for an hour. Alternatively, the pockets can be frozen, and then thawed in the fridge for baking later.

Bake pockets
- Preheat the oven to 190 °C (375 °F). Brush each of the pastry pockets with eggwash and bake them for about 20 minutes, until the pastry is a rich golden brown.

Plate and Serve!

The pockets can be enjoyed warm or at room temperature.

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Name: Curried Lentils & Sweet Potato Pockets
Prep time: P0Y0M0D2H30M0S
Cook time: P0Y0M0D0H20M0S
Total time: P0Y0M0D2H50M0S
Yield: Yields 16 pockets
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: pastry: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces); 1 cold large egg; 6 tbsp cold water; 1 tsp white vinegar or lime juice; filling: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1/2 cup onion (diced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp peeled & grated fresh ginger; 2-3 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp ground cardamom; chilli paste (desired); 225 g peeled & diced sweet potato (cut into 15 mm); 3/4 chicken or vegetable stock; 3/4 cup cooked green lentils (about 30 g dry); salt & pepper; fresh lime juice; 1 egg (whisked with 2 tbsp cold water)