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VIDEO: Duck Breast Pastry Pockets

Who will you make these elegant duck pastry pockets for? 

Ingredients

  • 1 whole duck breast
  • 1 sheet puff pastry
  • 3-4 slices ham
  • 3-4  tbsp raspberry jam
  • 3- 4 slices Muenster cheese

Method

  1. Fry the duck breast in a pan until medium rare (or your preference) and browned on the outside.
  2. Roll out a sheet of puff pastry, and layer the ham slices  in the middle.
  3. Spread the raspberry jam over the ham slices, and follow with the Muenster cheese, and the duck breast.
  4. Moisten the sides of the pastry with water, then fold to enclose the duck. 
  5. Brush the pastry with the egg yolk, then score lightly with a knife. 
  6. Bake for 10 minutes at 464°F (until the cheese is melted and the pastry is golden brown)
  7. Serve, and enjoy! 

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  • Curd - 1/2 cup
  • Eno Fruit salt- 1 tea spoon
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  • Salt - as per taste
  • To Temper:
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
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  • Basmati rice 1 cup
  • Oil 4 tbsp.
  • Butter 2 tbsp.
  • Bay leaf 1
  • Cinnamon 1 inch
  • Cloves 2
  • Cardamom 2
  • Fennel seeds 1 tbsp.
  • Star anise 1
  • Onions 2
  • Tomato 1
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp.
  • Green chili 2
  • Cilantro ¼ cup
  • Mint ¼ cup
  • Chicken ½ kg
  • Red chili powder 1 tbsp.
  • Coriander powder ½ tbsp.
  • Cumin powder ½ tbsp.
  • Turmeric ½ tsp
  • Salt 1 tsp (adjust as per your taste)
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  • Goat / Lamb - 250 grams (approx) (wash with turmeric and salt and keep ready.)
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  • tomato -1 large
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  • ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon
  • Ginger - 1/2 tea spoon (grated or finely chopped)
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  • salt- as per taste
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  • Red chilies – 4 nos
  • Saunf(fennel seeds) – ½ tsp
  • Hing( Perungayam) – a generous pinch
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Onion – ½ cup( finely chopped)
  • Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (finely chopped)
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  • Garlic flakes – 10 nos
  • Tomatoes – ½ cup(Chopped)
  • Tamarind – lemon size
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  • Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves – handful( chopped)
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