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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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While searching for ideas on savory doughnuts I came across one that had a spicy pea filling and used refrigerated biscuit dough. I thought the filling sounded delicious but wanted a homemade dough for it. I thought why not try my piroshki dough, filled with the spicy pea filling then deep-fried? Read more ? It WORKED and they are soooo delicious. Ingredients:
for the filling |
1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter) |
2 cups frozen organic peas, thawed |
1 small onion, minced |
1 clove garlic, minced |
1 teaspoon nigella seeds |
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger |
2 thai or other spicy chillies, chopped |
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder |
1/2 teaspoon curry powder |
fresh lemon juice, to taste |
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves |
for the dough |
6 tablespoons unsalted butter |
1 cup organic whole milk |
2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
1 teaspoon kosher salt |
2 large organic eggs |
4 cups unbleached all purpose flour, plus more as needed |
1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) yeast |
Directions:
1. For the dough:
2. Add all ingredients in order to your bread machine and set on dough cycle (if you don't have a bread machine, let me know if you need by hand directions).
3. To make the filling:
4. Coarsely crush the peas in a food processor. Heat the oil in a small saucepan, add the onions. Once they brown up, add the ginger and chillies and cook for a minute, stirring well. Mix in the powdered spices and after toasting them for a few seconds, the peas. Add the herbs and then allow the filling to cool down. Season with salt and lemon juice to taste.
5. Assemble & Fry:
6. Divide dough into 16 balls. Roll out each one, take it in your cupped palm See Photo. Place a tablespoon of the filling in the center, and close the dough around the filling, removing all the air inside and pinching it closed See Photo. Press the dough to flatten it a bit more. Be gentle to avoid tearing the dough. Repeat with the remaining circles of dough.
7. Meanwhile, heat a couple of inches of oil for deep-frying. Fry the doughnuts on medium heat, 4-6 at a time, depending on the size of the pan See Photo. Turn them once to make sure that they are deeply browned on both sides. *IMPORTANT: if the oil is too hot, the dough will brown on the outside before the inside gets cooked*.
8. Drain on paper towels and serve hot. (I cut them all in half for a party).
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