The ManicaPost
Half Moon Recipe
Dough
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 tbls Butter
Salt to taste
1 Cup Boiling Water
3 eggs
breadcrumbs
Filling ingredients:
3 Chicken Fillets cut into small pieces
2 tbls Cooking Oil
Salt to taste
Few Green Chillies (optional)
Few Cloves of Garlic (optional)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (optional)
1 Onion chopped
1 tsp Cumin Powder
Green Coriander for garnishing
The dough:
In the flour make a well in the middle, rub in the butter, sprinkle salt and make a soft dough with the hot water.
Pour the hot water in bit by bit, Knead well.
If you think its gone too soft add a bit more flour.
Roll the dough into a large circle not so thick.
Take a circle cutter and approx 7cm circle or you can use a bigger one and cut out the circles.
Take a teaspoon of filling and carefully place in the middle.
Put the flour paste around the edge of the circle and crimp to seal.
It will look like a half moon shape.
Take 2 bowls in one beat in the egg and the other put some breadcrumbs.
Dip in egg then cover in breadcrumbs. You can freeze these and shallow fry when needed.
Method:
In a pan add oil and saute the onions till nice and soft.
Add in the chicken and cook till water has evaporated.
Mix in the chilli and garlic, salt and cumin powder, stir in well.
Leave the mixture aside and prepare the white sauce.
To make the white sauce:
In a sauce pan melt butter, add the flour.
Braise the flour in for a few minutes.
Pour in the milk bit by bit and make sure you keep stirring otherwise it will get lumpy.
When it comes to a boil and is nice and smooth, turn the heat off.
Sprinkle over the black pepper, and salt to taste. When cool pour over the chicken mixture, and stir in well.
