Simple Recipe To Make Veg Puff At Home

Craving for snacks, but want to eat something healthy. Then, make something with vegetables. It will satisfy your craving and will also be healthy for you. So, let’s make the vegetable puff or veg puff.

Veg puff is a snack prepared with pastry sheets and vegetable stuffing. The pastry sheet is prepared with refined flour, salt, water and butter dough and the stuffing is prepared with vegetables like carrot, beans, and beans, along with spices and herbs. Then, the puffs are prepared by filling the pastry sheets with stuffing. The veg puffs can either be baked or deep-fried.

So, follow this step by step veg puff recipe, to make this crispy snack at home.

Per serving contains 170 kcal

• Carbohydrates: 124g
• Protein: 20g
• Fat: 26g

 

 

Ingredients

For Dough

• 3 cups refined flour
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp butter
• cold water

For Butter Dough

• 1/2 cup refined flour
• 400 gm butter, cold
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• salt to taste

For Stuffing

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 cup beetroot, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 5 beans, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp dry mango powder
• 2 medium potato, boiled, peeled & mashed
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup refined flour for dusting
• 2 tbsp butter

Method

For Dough

1. In a large mixing bowl and add refined flour, butter, and salt to it. Crumble and mix well.
2. Now, add cold water and knead a soft dough.
3. Then, cover it with a wet cloth and let it rest for 15 minutes in the fridge.

For Butter Dough

1. In a bowl, grate cold butter and add lemon juice, salt, and refined flour.
2. Now, mix properly until combined well.
3. Knead the dough and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.

For Pastry Sheets

1. To make pastry sheets, take the firstly prepared dough and knead again.
2. Now, place on a flat board and roll to a half cm thick sheet with a rolling pin.
3. Dust refined flour and roll.
4. After that, take the butter dough and place it in the centre of the rolled sheet.
5. Wrap it from all four sides and place it in a tray.
6. Now, cover it with cling wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes in the fridge.
7. After 15 mins, place the dough on a flat board and dust some refined flour.
8. Then, press and flatten it with the rolling pin.
9. Dust flour and roll gently.
10. Now, dust off the excess flour and fold it into two folds.
11. Then, wrap it with cling wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
12. Repeat the same process six times.

For Stuffing

1. Firstly, in a pan, add oil and cumin seeds. Let it splutter.
2. Now, add chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and green chillies. Saute until onions turn translucent.
3. Then, add chopped carrot, beans, beetroot, and peas. Saute well for 2 minutes.
4. After that, cover and simmer for 10 minutes until cooked well.
5. After 10 minutes, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, and dry mango powder. Mix and saute well for 1 minute until aromatic.
6. Now, add boiled and mashed potatoes and mix well.
7. Lastly, add coriander leaves and mix well. Keep aside till in use.

For Veg Puffs

1. Spread the pastry sheet and cut it in half. Keep the half sheet in the fridge for later use.
2. Roll the half sheet in a square shape and cut the sides.
3. Now cut the 6 rectangle pieces and add prepared stuffing in the centre of each piece.
4. Fold each sheet half and seal the edges.
5. After that, place the puffs into the butter paper-lined baking tray.
6. Grease the puffs with butter and set the tray inside the oven.
7. Bake the veg puffs in a pre-heated oven at 140*C for 25 mins.
8. After 25 mins, remove it from the oven and serve.

The lip-smacking veg puffs are ready to serve. Pair it with tomato and mustard sauce.