Thai Red Curry Puffs - A Great Appetizer,  Snack or Party Dish

Thai Red Curry Puffs

Curry Puffs are one of the first things my wife tried to make when she moved here.  The first try was a fail, something went wrong in the baking process.  This recipe works though plus we figured out how much curry to make it super spicy or not very spicy at all.  This recipe makes approximately 30 curry puffs which is a good amount for a small social or as an appetizer for several people.

Finding Healthier Ingredients

I searched amazon for whole grain wonton wrappers and found no pre-made ones made from whole grain.   I also tried whole foods and had no luck.  But if you just google the term there are a lot of food blogs that are making them.  It's probably just a matter of time before they are at the market if that many people are thinking about it.   In the meantime here is a link for a recipe to make them.

We didn't change much else from they typical recipe.   We did switch to a low sodium soy sauce, we also used olive oil rather than the typical vegetable oil.  I also figured out which amount of the spicy ingredients made it almost too spicy for me but not too spicy.  If you don't like it that spicy you just go with 1 teaspoon of the curry and chili pastes.

Curry Puffs Are Great for Socials

Curry puffs are a good item for parties or socials.   Mod and I went to a rock climbing event at our climbing gym and they had some similar items in their warmers.  They were a good excuse to take a break and enjoy our friends company. 

Ingredients: 

• Filling
  • 1 medium russet potato mashed
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chili paste for a little spice or 1 tablespoon for more spice
  • 1 teaspoon red curry paste for a little curry or 1 tbsp
  • 4 tablespoon peas
  • 4 tablespoon corn
• Wrapper
  • 1 egg white
  • 30 whole grain wonton wrappers, if available, regular otherwise
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Garnish
  • A few sprigs of cilantro for garnish
  • Sweet Thai chili sauce to dip in

Instructions:

1.  Boil the potato until it is soft
2.  While the potato is boiling mix together the tablespoon corn starch and 2 tablespoon water in a small bowl
3.  Mash the potato and combine it with the peas, curry paste, chili paste, low sodium or lite soy sauce and fish sauce into a paste
   

   Curry Puff Paste

4.  Heat the oven to 475 degrees F
5.   Use the corn starch solution to make a line around each wonton wrappers with a brush or your finger to create an adhesive film to glue the edges together
6.  Place a teaspoon of the paste onto the center of each wonton wrapper and then fold them into a triangle gluing the edges together with the corn starch
   

   Prepped Curry Puff

7.  Mix the egg white in a small bowl with a teaspoon of water and oil and brush the puffs with the egg mixture or if you don't have a brush we just dipped them which worked
8. On a cookie sheet with parchment paper bake the puffs until they are golden brown and crispy about 7-10 minutes
9.  Serve hot garnished with the cilantro and served with sweet Thai chili sauce

As Always, if you have special health concerns check with your health care provider if any of our ingredients are questionable for you.  When in doubt check it out.  We do our best to improve recipes my wife enjoys making from her home.  We always love hearing new ideas and learning new tricks!  Don't forget about the comments section at the bottom of the post. 

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