🥟 Sourdough Empanadas Recipe (Step by Step Guide)
⏱ Prep Time: 30 min
⏱ Rest Time: 1–2 hours
🔥 Cook Time: 20–25 min
🍽 Servings: 10–12 Empanadas
🧾 Ingredients
Empanada Dough
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup sourdough discard (ya active starter)
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2 tbsp olive oil ya butter
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½ tsp salt
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2–4 tbsp water (zaroorat ke mutabiq)
Filling (Chicken / Beef / Veg – jo pasand ho)
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1 cup cooked chicken ya beef (chopped)
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1 small onion (finely chopped)
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1 tsp garlic paste
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½ tsp cumin powder
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½ tsp paprika
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Salt & pepper to taste
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2 tbsp oil
(Veg option: potatoes, peas, corn ya mushrooms use kar sakte ho)
👩🍳 Step by Step Method
Step 1: Dough Prepare Karein
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Ek bowl me flour aur salt mix karein
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Ab sourdough discard aur oil add karein
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Thora thora pani daal kar soft dough banayein
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Dough ko 5–7 min ache se knead karein
👉 Dough soft ho, sticky na ho
Step 2: Dough Rest Karein
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Dough ko cover kar ke 1–2 hours room temperature par rest karne dein
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Is se dough elastic ho jata hai aur taste improve hota hai
Step 3: Filling Banayein
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Pan me oil garam karein
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Onion aur garlic fry karein jab tak light golden ho
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Chicken / beef add karein
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Sare spices aur salt daal kar 3–4 min cook karein
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Filling ko thanda hone dein
Step 4: Empanadas Shape Karein
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Dough ko chote balls me divide karein
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Har ball ko round shape me roll karein
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Beech me 1–2 tbsp filling rakhein
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Half fold karein aur edges fork se seal karein
Step 5: Bake ya Fry
Baking Option (Healthy):
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Oven preheat karein 180°C
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Empanadas ko tray par rakh kar 20–25 min bake karein
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Golden brown hone par nikal lein
Frying Option:
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Medium heat par oil garam karein
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Empanadas ko fry karein jab tak golden na ho jayein
🍽 Serving Suggestion
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Sourdough Empanadas ko chutney, salsa ya garlic sauce ke sath serve karein
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Ye snack, lunch box aur party ke liye perfect hain
💡 Tips
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Sourdough discard recipe me tangy aur rich flavor deta hai
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Dough zyada dry lage to thora pani add karein
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Filling hamesha thandi ho phir empanadas fill karein
