🧾 Ingredients
🌾 Empanada Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sourdough discard (ya active starter)
- 2 tbsp olive oil ya melted butter
- ½ tsp salt
- 2–4 tbsp pani (zaroorat ke mutabiq)
🍗 Filling (Apni Pasand Ka Option Choose Karein)
- 1 cup cooked chicken ya beef (barik kata hua)
- 1 choti piyaz (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- Namak aur kali mirch taste ke mutabiq
- 2 tbsp oil
👉 Vegetarian option: ubal kar kate huay aloo, matar, corn ya mushrooms use kar sakte hain.
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Method
🥣 Step 1: Dough Banayein
Ek bade bowl mein flour aur salt mila lein.
Ismein sourdough discard aur oil add karein.
Ab thora thora pani daalte hue soft aur smooth dough tayar karein.
5–7 minutes tak achi tarah knead karein.
👉 Dough naram ho lekin haath se chipke nahi.
⏳ Step 2: Dough Rest Karna
Dough ko cover karke 1–2 ghante room temperature par rehne dein.
Is rest se dough flexible ho jata hai aur sourdough ka flavor bhi behtar hota hai.
🍳 Step 3: Filling Prepare Karein
Pan mein oil medium heat par garam karein.
Piyaz aur garlic ko halka golden hone tak bhunein.
Ab chicken ya beef add karein.
Saare masalay aur namak daal kar 3–4 minute tak cook karein.
Filling ko side par rakh kar thanda hone dein.
🥟 Step 4: Shape Karna
Dough ko choti choti equal balls mein divide karein.
Har ball ko gol shape mein bel lein.
Beech mein 1–2 tablespoon filling rakhein.
Dough ko half fold karke edges ko fork se press kar ke seal kar dein.
🔥 Step 5: Bake Ya Fry
🥗 Baking Option (Light & Healthy)
Oven ko 180°C par preheat karein.
Empanadas ko baking tray par rakh kar 20–25 minutes tak bake karein.
Jab golden brown ho jayein to nikaal lein.
🍟 Frying Option (Extra Crispy)
Medium heat par oil garam karein.
Empanadas ko fry karein jab tak dono sides se sunahri aur crispy na ho jayein.
🍽 Serving Suggestion
In garma garam sourdough empanadas ko chutney, salsa ya garlic sauce ke sath serve karein.
Ye snack, lunchbox aur party platter ke liye zabardast option hain.
💡 Helpful Tips
- Sourdough discard se dough mein halka sa tangy aur rich taste aata hai.
- Agar dough zyada tight ya dry lage to ek ya do chamach pani aur add kar dein.
