Meat and rice-filled buns

Meat and rice-filled buns are fried bread buns with ground beef and cooked rice stuffing

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion ((chopped))
• 300 g minced beef
• 1-2 cloves garlic ((minced))
• 1/4 teaspoon curry
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 seasoning cube
• 1 1/2 cup cooked rice

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1In a bowl, mix warm milk with yeast and leave to stand for 10 mins (It should become frothy).
2. 2Mix in sugar, salt, egg and melted butter.
3. 3Add flour and beat and knead briefly.
4. 4Cover and proof for one hour.
5. 5Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
6. 6Pour oil into a frying pan and place over medium heat.
7. 7When hot, add onions and fry until soft.
8. 8Add minced beef, garlic, curry and thyme. Fry until cooked well.
9. 9Add seasoning cube and rice, stir and taste for salt. keep frying awhile then set aside to cool.
10. 10Beat dough down and cut into 8-10 balls.
11. 11Place each ball on a lightly floured surface and roll out into a circle.
12. 12Place a heaped tablespoon full of the filling in the centre of the dough.
13. 13Fold to cover. Roll into a dough ball.
14. 14Leave to rise in a warm place, covered with a kitchen napkin, for 15-20 minutes.
15. 15Place a pot of oil for deep frying over medium-high heat.
16. 16When hot, fry buns seam-side down, 90 secs per side.
17. 17Control heat so dough fries through.
18. 18Drain onto kitchen napkin and serve.