Egg Puffs

Egg Puffs

 

Puffs are a very common bakery snack in India which is rarely made at home. Everyone thinks its complicated. But with the readymade puff pastry sheets and an oven its going be one of the easiest snack you would make.

Makes: 4 to 6 puffs

Ingredients

·  Puff pastry sheets/squares: 4 to 6 nos

·  Hard boiled eggs: 2 to 3 nos ( cut vertically into two)

·  Onion (sliced): 1large

·  Ginger and garlic paste: 1 tsp

·  Curry leaves (chopped): 1 tsp

·  Kashmiri chili powder: 1 tsp

·  Black pepper powder: 1/2 tsp ( or to taste)

·  Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp

·  Garam masala: 1/2 tsp

·  Tomato ketchup: 1 to 2 tsp

·  Salt to taste

·  Oil: 2-3 Tbsp

·  Egg: 1 (beaten) for egg wash

Method 

1. Line a baking tray with parchment paper (baking paper ) and keep aside. Preheat oven to 190 deg C.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger and garlic paste and curry leaves. Saute until onion turns golden brown.( add salt to speed up the process).
3. Reduce heat to low, add kashmiri chili powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Cook for a minute or two by stirring continuously. Add more salt if required.
4. Add tomato sauce and mix well. Allow this to cool slightly. Divide this equally into 4 or 6 portions (depending upon how mush masala you will need inside the puffs.)
5. Spoon the prepared masala to the center of the pastry square, and place one half of a hard boiled egg on the top.
6. Fold all the corners to the center, gently press with your finger to seal.
7. Brush the top with egg wash (optional). Repeat the steps for all the puffs pastry squares.
8. Place the puffs on the prepared baking tray and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until it turns golden brown.
9. Serve warm with tomato ketchup

Note: If you are using frozen puff pastry sheets, let it thaw completely either overnight in the refrigerator or for 1 hour at room temperature, before using it.

The egg wash process is completely optional and you can bake it without that step too.