Topic: Katlama

[Invisible Mike]

I'm looking for a recipe for these tasty keema filled pastries. Has anybody made them?

[Unclefrank]

Hi Mike i have ordered these from a sweet shop in Dudley http://www.yell.com/biz/danyal-sweet-centre-dudley-2812979/


Found these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6yKnA7tIKY

http://kfoods.com/lahori_katlama_rid10677

The ones i have had look like this but a little darker in colour and have a keema filling http://www.indiana.edu/~ctild/gallery/Food-and-Beverages/Uzbek-Cuisine/Samsas/qatlama

[Invisible Mike]

Hi UF

Yeah the ones I had were "closed" with meat encased in the pastry rather than topped like a pizza. Are the closed ones a midlands thing do you think? Some things do seem to be very regional in the world of BIR and balti do they not. That probably explains why so far only you seem to know what I'm talking about.

[Secret Santa]

Hi UF

Yeah the ones I had were "closed" with meat encased in the pastry rather than topped like a pizza. Are the closed ones a midlands thing do you think?

Judging by the bit of Googling I did about these it would appear the answer is yes. The 'standard' authentic katlama or katlamba has a spiced topping which is fried off on both sides so it's sort of 'open'. Yours, in principle, sounds easy enough to make though.

Make the dough as in the video above which is essentially a paratha dough. Place a small ball of keema on the roti, pinch it closed keema naan style, roll out again and deep fry until as brown as you like. Job done.

[Invisible Mike]

That sounds about right SS. I'll give them a go. I'm surprised no one has really mentioned them on here before as they're really tasty.

[Secret Santa]

I'd neither heard nor seen mention of them until this post. If they turn out as you like a recipe would be good as the combination of keema filling in a deep fried paratha dough sounds good to me.

[Invisible Mike]

They're obviously a known Pakistani/Lahori speciality. But it must be a Birmingham thing to sell them in TAs I think. Never seen them anywhere else.

[chewytikka]

Hi MM
Interesting post
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[Invisible Mike]

This is one from the same place stole from another thread. Sorry Andy Dunn!

[chewytikka]

All understood now MM
Identical to Keema Puri, in my experience. very tasty.

Easy to make with any stuffing, one of my favourites is a spicy Dhal Puri
using leftover Dhal.
cheers Chewy