Vegetable Puffs are a wonderful snack option for the days that you want something substantial and you can’t wait very long for it to be made!! These College-Canteen favorites are wonderful and the will take you back to the nostalgic ‘college days’. Relive the memories, at least the good parts with this easy recipe!
Ingredients:
Puff Pastry Sheets - 1 box (from the frozen section of a grocery store)
For the Stuffing:
Oil - 1 tsp
Onions - 1/4 small, finely chopped
Potato - 1 small, shredded
Salt - to taste
Carrots - 1/4, shredded
Paneer - 1/4 cup, shredded
Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Chaat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Dry Mango Powder (Amchur) - 1/4 tsp
Red Chili Powder - to taste
Method:
1. Take the sheets of Puff Pastry out and thaw them at room temperature for about 40 minutes.
2. Pre-heat the Oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Now for the stuffing, take a small skillet and heat Oil on medium heat.
4. Once hot, add in the Onions and saute till they turn translucent.
5. Add in the Potatoes and a little salt. Mix well, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes till the Potatoes are cooked.
6. Add in the Carrots and the Paneer. Mix.
7. Add in the spices - Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Turmeric Powder, Chaat Masala, Dry Mango Powder and Red Chili Powder.
8. Mix really well and keep aside.
9. Cut the Pastry sheets strips into 3s to form a square.
10. Put 1 tbsp (approx) of the stuffing in the center.
11. Fold the Pastry Sheet to make a triangle.
12. Use a fork and gently, but firmly, press into the sides and press away (to form a design and help seal)
13. Put the Puffs on a cookie sheet lined with foil.
14. Place in the pre-heated oven at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
15. Once they are out of the oven, transfer them to a cooling rack and allow them to rest and cool down for 5 minutes.
16. Serve with chutney or ketchup.
Tips:
1. Use any vegetable and spice combination for the Puffs.
2. It is very important to allow them to cool for 5 minutes - this will make the puffs nice and flaky AND it won’t burn your mouth.
3. The Cooling rack is great but if you don’t have one, improvise - take the oven rack and give it some height and use that.
4. Optional - add finely chopped green chilies or/and cilantro.
4. Use up left-overs subzis, keema or just scramble some eggs - be innovative!
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June 30th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Hi Hetal & Anuja ,
I thought I will just share my experience I do make these puff very often and I have tried making it with boiled eggs ,paneer and corn and they come up very tasty.
You can try them too.:)
July 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Hi Vineeta,
Sounds delicious! We’ll have to try it. Thanks!
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
hey Hetal and anuja.
This is great receipe thanks posting it.I made following changes.I used cubed cut potatos and peas with sauf,ginger and all curry powders in it.just like Samosa mixture and it turned out very well..
Thanks for such a great post
July 8th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
This was awesome and tastes great!!!!
July 15th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Thanks Hetal and Anuja,
For your recipe..its really quick and easy…i just made in 15 mins and it really turned out great..
thanks
August 9th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hi,
Tried it and it came out very nice!!! Thanks for the recipe.
Sowmya Chandrasekaran
August 17th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Hi,
I tried the recipe and i used something else first for the puffs but this is really great.
Thanks for this wonderful site. This is a heaven for bachelors like me.
Ronak