Sunday, August 14, 2011

Vegetable Puff / Paneer Puff / Egg Puff


Vegetable Puff , alternatively called as curry puff, takes me back to my college days memories, in Hyderabad. We used to go to bakeries during lunch break or after college and order a puff and a coke religiously.
We can make Vegetable puffs by stuffing mixed vegetables into the puff. Similary, if we stuff boiled eggs, we can make Egg Puffs or stuff paneer mixture to make Paneer Puffs.
I shall tell the recipe of vegetable puff here. You can try paneer puffs or egg puffs in a similar way.

Ingredients:

  • Mixed Vegetables - 1 cup
  • Puff Sheets - 2
  • Chopped Fresh Cilantro - 2 tbsp
  • Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Green Chillies or Red Chili Powder - to taste
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp

Mixed Vegetables: ( Boiled )

  • Potato - 3/4 cup
  • Carrots - 2 tbsp
  • Peas - 2 tbsp
  • Beans - 2 tbsp

Typically these vegetables are used, however, you can use any other you like.

Directions:

  • Chop and boil all the vegetables and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add ginger garlic paste, saute for few seconds then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, Chili powder ( or green chillies ).
  • Add the boiled vegetables and salt and fry for a couple of minutes and turn off the heat.
  • Add chopped cilantro, chat masala and lemon juice. Let this mixture cool down.
  • Take a puff sheet, place 3-4 tbsp of stuffing on it and fold it into half and seal it.
  • To seal it better, you can apply water on the edges of the sheet and press it gently from all the sides.
  • Pre heat the oven at 450° F .
  • Bake the puffs for 10 -12 minutes.
  • Serve hot with ketchup.

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