Egg Puffs Recipe

Egg Puffs Recipe 

Ingredients:

For Pastry:

Whole Wheat Flour - 1 cup

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1/4 cup

Sugar - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 3 tblspn + Extra for making pastry

Water as needed

For Egg Wash:

Egg - 1 

Water - 2 tblspn

For Filling:

Oil - 1 tsp

Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp

Onion - 1 large sliced

Capsicum - 1/2 sliced thinly

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder / Malli podi - 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1 tsp

Tomatoes - 2 medium size chopped finely

Tomato Ketchup - 3 tblson

Hard Boiled Eggs - 3 sliced in half

Method:

Take wheat, maida, salt, sugar in a bowl and mix well. Add in oil and use your finger to make it like crumbs. Now add in water and knead it to a dough. Cover the dough with a plastic sheet and put it in fridge for 10 mins.

Now remove this from fridge and divide into 5 balls.

Take one ball and roll it into a rough square shape.Set aside for a min. Roll all five balls like this.

Now take one rolled roti and apply oil generously over it. Place another rolled roti over it and spread oil. Now place another and repeat this for all 5 roti.

Now use a rolling pin to roll it little thin. Cut in half. Apply oil on one side. Place another side over that.

Roll it again thinly. Cut in half. Apply oil on one size. Place another side over that.

Roll this little. trim the edges, and cut into 5 pieces.

Now place the sheets in a plate and put it in fridge till you make the filling.

Heat oil in pan, add in fennel seeds and saute for 30 sec. Add in onions and capsicum and saute for 2 mins.

Add in ginger garlic paste. Saute for 30 sec. 

Add in all spice powder, salt, and sugar. Mix well.

Add in tomatoes and tomato ketchup. Cook for 2 mins.

Add in cooked sliced eggs and mix well.Filing done.

Now take one sheet and place the filling in the center, fold over and use a fork to pierce the sides and edges.

Place it in a greased foil lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining sheets. Now break a egg and beat it well with some water. Brush this egg wash all over the puffs.

Bake this in a 220 degree C preheated oven for 25 to 30 mins.

Remove and serve.

Pictorial:

Take your ingredients for dough

Take wheat flour and maida in a bowl

add in sugar

some salt

add in oil

rub with your fingers

It will resemble coarse breadcrumbs

add in water now

Shape into a dough

cover with plastic wrap

put it in fridge for 10 mins

remove it

divide into 5 balls

take one ball

roll it into a big square

Roll all dough balls

Now take one roti, brush it with oil

Place another roti on top

brush this with oil

place third one

repeat the same for all 5 roti

now roll this five roti again flat

cut in half

brush one side with oil

take the other side 

put it over the other side

roll this again

cut in half

brush one side with oil

put the other side over this

roll it again, this time roll it little

cut off the edges

cut into 5 pieces

Place it in a plate

put in fridge

In the mean time make egg masala

Heat oil

add in fennel seeds

add in onions and capsicum

saute for 2 mins or so

add in ginger and garlic

add in salt and sugar

now add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder

saute for 30 sec

add in tomatoes

add in ketchup

mix well

Add in boiled egg

mix well

masala done

now take one sheet

place a egg along with masala over it

fold over

pierce the egdes

foil line a baking tray and drizzle some oil

place the parcel over this

repeat like this  for every sheet

brush the top with some egg wash

bake till golden

serve