Box Patties

Chicken box patties are a popular Pakistani snack, especially during Ramadan where they are served at Iftar time. Made with samosa sheets or spring roll wrappers they are filled with chicken, cheese and vegetables and fried till golden brown. Follow my step by step photos below to make perfect box patties.

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• ½ cup onion
• 450-gm ground meat
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp flour
• Wrap:
• 2 cups flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup cooking oil
• ½ cup water + 1 tbsp (approx.)

Directions

1. Saute onion until soft
2. Add any ground meat of your choice
3. Salt and pepper
4. Add ginger garlic paste, tomato paste, soy sauce
5. Cook for 7-10 minutes then transfer to a bowl to rest
6. For the wrap, mix flour with baking powder, cooking oil, and water
7. Coat the dough with cooking oil and let it rest for 30 minutes
8. Cut the dough in half and roll it out into a thin sheet
9. Fold the sheet in half and cut off the edges to create a rectangular shape
10. Cut the rectangular shape in half and should have four square sheets
11. Brush egg wash on all the edges
12. Place filling in the center, cover and seal the patties using a fork
13. Deep fry until light golden brown
14. Ready to Enjoy!