Vegetable Puffs

A savoury baked vegetable snack with the crispness of pastry sheets. 

Ingredients:

Pastry Sheets

Potato - 1 medium
Onions - 1 medium
Chopped Carrots - 1/2 cup
Chopped French Beans - 1/2 cup
Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Corn - 1/2 cup
Collard Greens or any other leafy vegetable - 1/2 cup

Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - 1/2 cup

Green Chillies - 4
Garlic - 3 big cloves
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Chat Masala or Aamchur - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala or any spice mix - 1/4 tsp
Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt

Oil

Method:
1. Thaw the frozen pastry sheets as per the instructions.   
2. Finely chop onions, garlic, green chillies, collard greens, cilantro.  Chop carrots, French beans, potato into small cubes.  You can use any other veggies like cauliflower, cabbage, spinach etc.
3. Heat 1 - 2 tbsp oil in a pan.  Add cumin seeds, finely chopped garlic, green chillies and saute for a minute.  Now add onions and saute till onions turn soft. 
4. Add diced potatoes and cook at low flame.  When potatoes turn soft, add peas, carrots, corn and french beans.  Saute till veggies turn soft.
5. Now add turmeric, chat masala, garam masala, collard greens and salt.  Continue cooking till moisture is lost.  Turn off the heat and add chopped cilantro.  Mix and let this stuffing cool.

6. Cut the pastry sheet as per desired size of the puffs.  Place the stuffing in the centre of the pastry sheet, apply few drops of water at the edges and seal the edges with finger tips.  Press the edges with a fork.

7. Grease a baking tray with butter or oil.  Place the stuffed pastries on the baking tray and brush each one with butter or oil. 

8.  Preheat the oven at 400 F.  Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or till the puffs turn golden brown.  Serve Veggie Puffs with tomato ketchup or chutney.