curry puff

Spiced meat turnover

A curry puff is a small pastry filled with curried meat or vegetables, popular in Southeast Asian cuisines.

The filling—typically chicken, potato, or sardines in spiced curry—is wrapped in a flaky or puff pastry shell and deep-fried or baked.

We grabbed curry puffs from the hawker stall.

Related
  • potatoEdible underground tuber
  • chickenDomestic fowl for eating
  • snackLight between-meal fare
  • flakyCrumbly or unreliable
  • sataySkewered meat with peanut sauce

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