Monday, October 3, 2011

Vegetable puffs

This time peeps,I've decided to make an easy snack,which was one of everyone's favorite during their school/college days :) (at least for most of us!!) yup....it is our very own "Vegetable puff"!! I still remember our group of friends,who used to hang around this bakery after college & used to gorge upon samosas & veg puffs....sigh....i miss those days :| anyways....getting back to the point....here goes the recipe :


Ingredients:


  • Store bought puff pastry sheets - 1 sheet
  • 2 medium potatoes (boiled) - cubed
  • 1/2 onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup frozen green peas
  • 2 sticks of celery - diced
  • 2 carrots - diced
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp coriander+cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt / to taste
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp chilli powder/to taste (optional)
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves - chopped
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds


Directions:

  • Thaw one puff pastry sheet for 30 mins. ( you can make 6 medium sized puffs from 1 sheet)
  • Heat oil in a pan & add cumin seeds. Once they start spluttering add onions. Saute them till they turn translucent & add the ginger garlic paste. Fry them till the raw flavor goes away.
  • To this,add the diced carrots,celery,peas & also add in all the spices mentioned above.
  • Once the carrots turn soft,add the potatoes. Let them cook for 3-4 minutes & then add the chopped coriander.
  • Cut the pastry sheets into 3 parts vertically & cut them in half diagonally so that you get 6 pieces.
  • Fill in 1 tsp of the curry in the center of the pastry sheet & wet the edges slightly with water. Now,just fold them over & seal the edges..it should now look like a rectangle. ( of course,the shape of the puff is entirely your choice...you can also make them look like triangles!! :P )
  • Preheat the oven at 400 F. Place the puffs in a baking sheet & coat them with a little oil for that extra color. Place them in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
  • Remove & serve them with hot coriander/mint chutney or with ketchup.





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