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Shapale Recipe By Chef Smit Sagar

Shapale Recipe

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Smit Sagar

Shapale is a popular Tibetan Street food. Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe in detail.

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Preparation Time

10-20 Min

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Cooking Time

10-12 Min

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Meal Type

snack

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Difficulty

MEDIUM

Ingredients For Shapale Recipe

  • For the Stuffing

    • 1 cup minced chicken

    • 1/4 cup chopped onion

    • 1 tbsp chopped ginger

    • 1 tsp chopped garlic

    • 1 tsp chopped green chilli

    • 1 tbsp chopped spring onion

    • 1 tbsp soy sauce

    • 1 1/2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

    • salt to taste

  • For the dough

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour

    • salt to taste

    • water as required

    • oil for frying

  • For Garnish

    • spring onion

    • tomato ketchup

How to make Shapale Recipe?

  1. In a mixing bowl, mix together minced chicken, onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli, spring onions, soy sauce, coriander leaves and salt.
  2. To make dough, in a mixing bowl mix together all-purpose flour, salt, oil and water. Make a soft dough.
  3. Roll the dough and cut it into two portions with the help of a katori.
  4. Spread the stuffing on one portion, apply some water on the edges and cover with the other rolled portion.
  5. Shape it like a gujiya and deep-fry in oil till it becomes golden brown.
  6. Cut the Shapale into half, garnish with spring onion and tomato ketchup.

View Step by Step Recipe

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In a mixing bowl, mix together minced chicken, onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli, spring onions, soy sauce, coriander leaves and salt.

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To make dough, in a mixing bowl mix together all-purpose flour, salt, oil and water. Make a soft dough.

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Roll the dough and cut it into two portions with the help of a katori.

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Spread the stuffing on one portion, apply some water on the edges and cover with the other rolled portion.

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Shape it like a gujiya and deep-fry in oil till it becomes golden brown.

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Cut the Shapale into half, garnish with spring onion and tomato ketchup.

Shapale is a popular Tibetan Street food. It is a traditional bread stuffed with seasoned meat. Shapale can be deep-fried or steamed. Its shape is similar to that of an Indian gujiya. 

Shapale are very popular in the Indian state of Sikkim and over the years has its own variations and versions.

The spicy, meaty, crispy Shapale make for an awesome snack.