Veggie Puffs

The perfect evening snacks with cup of tea make your day complete on nice Sunday evening.....The first time I ever made is with saras when they came for our visit...i tried yesterday with my touch, am so satisfied that even i can make nice puffs, as am eating in a bakery.




Ingredients -1

1 No - Pastry sheet

Ingredients -2

1 No - Potato
1/4 cup - Mixed veg.
3 T - Peas

Ingredients -3

2 Nos - G.chili(small size)
3 Nos - Garlic pods
1 inch -Ginger
3 Stalks - Mint leaves

Ingredients -4

1/4 No - Onion(Optional)
1 Tsp - Cumin seed
2 drops - Lemon juice
1 Pinch -Curry powder(Optional)
1 Tsp - Oil
1 Bunch - Cilantro(Coriander leaves)
salt to taste

Instructions

Step1. Unfrozen the puffs 15mins before making Puffs.


Step2. Meanwhile cook the potato and smash it ready and keep aside.
Step3. If using fresh vegetables cook them with little bit of salt and keep aside.
Step4. In a mixer grind the ingredients from the table-3, g.chili,ginger,mintleaves and ginger.
Step5. Then in a wide pan heat 1 tsp of oil and when it turns hot add 1 tsp cumin seed when it splutters add the grind-ed paste and fry the chopped onion.
Step6. Fry until the raw smells is gone. add the cooked vegetables and smashed potato...cook in medium flame...add little amount of water if it is too dry.
Step7. Now u can check for the salt don't add too much salt....and add any curry powder if u want...
Step8. When all the water consistent is absorbed add few drops of lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves(pics as shown below)



Step9. Now cut pastry sheets in to three small sheets



Step10. Fill the masala in the center and fold the edges of the puffs like sealing..




Step11. Preheat the oven to 350 degree.




Step12. Bake the puffs for around 20-25 minutes.



Step13. Serve it with hot sauce or ketchup.

Note
If it is blend want to add spice add little bit of chili powder

Karamura murukku

A deevali without muruku is function without joy....i will say. My mom use to make day ahead murukku and we love to taste all day without eating lunch or dinner.




Ingredients

2 Cups - Rice flour
1/2 Cup - Urad dhal
2 tsp -Cumin seed
2 tsp - Butter
1/4 tsp -Salt(increase or decrease as per your need)

Instructions

Step1. Sieve the rice flour and keep aside.
Step2. Slightly fry the urad dhal and grind it in the mixer and sieve it along with the rice flour.
Step3. Add salt, butter and cumin seed.
Step4. Add water to make dough, the dough should not so sticky or watery...careful with the dough.
Step5. Then take a handful of dough and press it with the machine that specially made to make muruku.
Step6. Meanwhile heat the oil in kadai.Make sure the oil is in right temperature.
Step7. If you are the beginner better to do muruku pattern in the spatula as shown below or u
can directly do muruku in the oil itself.



Step8. Fry until golden brown.
Step9. Wait until it is completely cool down.



Note.
when u add butter make sure it is melted . If you have pulp even a tiny butter pulp in the dough it will splutters.