Turkey is not our favorite birds to eat. I hardly cook it at home and nor do we order when we eat out. We find the bird tasteless and smelly. Because the bird is lean, I use to cook it once or twice a year at the most. Lately, it has become a regular at home and the change in heart towards this bird is due the fact that it is very lean.  Whenever I cook turkey I spice it up a lot to make it more flavorful.  In the past, I use to make turkey patties (I used ground chicken but can substitute it with ground turkey) and lately, I have been experimenting a lot with this meat. Couple of months ago, I made turkey dumpling soup, tried turkey kofta curry and, recently made curry puffs and canapés. Last month, when our family visited us from India, I made turkey puffs couple of times and everyone loved it. Last week, I made these canapés (also made it once last month when my family was here) which were a perfect mini bite to munch on. The filling used for both the puffs and the canapés is  the same and this filling can be served as a side dish along with the rice. Oh,  last week I also used the same filling to make wraps as well!

Total Time: 20 minutes
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 3-6

Ingredients:

• 1.3 lbs. / 600 gms. Ground Turkey
• 2 – 3 tbsp. Oil (I used 3 and the oil was flowing down the curry)
• 1 cup Onion chopped
• 1 1/2 tbsp. Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 tbsp. Coriander Powder
• 1 tbsp. Chili Powder (adjust to your heat tolerance level)
• 1 1/4 tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 tsp. Turmeric
• 1 1/4 tsp. Garam Masala
• 1/2 cup or. 1small Tomato chopped
• Cilantro to garnish

Preparation:

• Chop the vegetables and keep aside all the ingredients required for the preparation.





• Heat oil in a pan and sauteed onions for couple of minutes until translucent.



• Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute or two until the raw ginger smell vanishes.



• Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
  

  

• Add tomatoes and cook for couple of minutes until the tomatoes are soft.



• Add turkey and mix well for 3-4 minutes to separate the meat.







• Cover and cook the turkey for 5-8 minutes until it s well done.





• Continue cook for few more minutes until all the juices evaporated.  Garnish with cilantro and transfer to a serving bowl.



• Serve the ground turkey fry as a side dish with rice or use it as a filling for curry puffs, canapes, wraps or quesadilla.

Recipes posted this month in 2008, in 2009 and in 2010.