Martabak Telur

Ingredients

• 8 large spring roll wrappers, 21cm square
• 300g minced beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2cm ginger, grated
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp neutral oil for the filling
• 6 eggs
• 8 spring onions, finely sliced
• 1 leek, finely sliced
• 300ml neutral oil for frying
• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 4 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp caster sugar for the pickle
• 1 red chilli, sliced

Before you cook

• Finely chop the onion, garlic and ginger.
• Slice the spring onions and leek as thinly as you can.
• Toss the cucumber, shallots and chilli with the rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt, then leave the pickle to sit.
• Separate the spring roll wrappers and keep them under a damp tea towel.

Steps

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan over medium heat and soften the onion for 5 minutes.
2. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute until fragrant.
3. Stir in the curry powder, coriander, turmeric and white pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
4. Add the minced beef, breaking it up, and fry for 8 minutes until browned and dry.
5. Season the beef with the salt and sugar, then tip it onto a plate and leave it to cool for 10 minutes.
6. Beat the eggs in a large bowl and stir in the cooled beef, the spring onions and the leek.
7. Heat the frying oil in a wide frying pan to 170C, about 1cm deep.
8. Lay a wrapper on the work surface and spoon a heaped quarter-cup of the egg mixture into the centre.
9. Fold the bottom corner up over the filling, fold in the two sides, then fold the top corner down to make a sealed square parcel.
10. Slide the parcel seam-side down into the hot oil and fry for 3 minutes until deep gold.
11. Flip the parcel and fry the second side for 2 minutes.
12. Lift it onto a rack to drain and repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
13. Cut each martabak into four squares and serve hot with the drained pickle alongside.