Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Puffs- Kerala egg puffs




Requisites:-For 12 puffs


Puffs pastry sheets cut into 3 and then each long strips into 4. Must be 3x3 inches
Boiled egg-3, each cut into quarters.


For masala:


Onion finely chopped-1
Tomato finely chopped-1
Green peas soaked in water-1/2 cup


Green chilli-2blspn
Coriander leaves chopped-2 t


Chilly pwdr- 1 tspn
Turmeric pwdr-1/2 tspn
Coriander pwdr-1 tspn
Garam masala-1/2 tspn
Salt to taste


Directions:-
  • Boil the egg and cut them into four parts and keep aside.
  • For masala, saute onions in some oil heated over a medium flame stove till transparent.
  • Then add tomato , coriander, green chilli, green peas and salt. Cook them. May be around 7 min.
  • Now add the dry spices and saute them till the red color turns dark brown. Do this at a high flame. This is special part that adds an extra taste and spiciness to your masala. So do not skip this.
  • Now you must take your 3x3 inch pastry sheets cut and kept aside. Grease them on both sides and spread into a long sheet using a rolling pin.(as shown in images)
  • Fill 1 heaped spoon of masala at 1 inch away from one end of the rolled sheet. Place one quarter egg too. Then roll them, meanwhile sticking the sides on each rolling so that masala doesn't peek out.
  • Now grease your baking tray and place them on it.
  • Bake at 375 F for 20 to 30 min. Check them in between if they have turned too brown in between. They would also turn flaky.
  • DONE..


BON APPETITE :).

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