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Egg Puffs Recipe

Childhood favourite egg puffs with hot masala chai is my nostalgic combination. Egg puffs is made with puff pastry, spicy onion filling and boiled eggs. Making egg puffs at home using readymade puff pastry is a breeze. Learn how to make egg puffs with stepwise pictures and video. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Baking Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 61 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven or OTG
  • Baking tray and parchment paper
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 6 squares Ready made and Ready Sliced Puff pastry
  • 3 no Hard Boiled Eggs halved

For filling

  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 large Onions peeled and sliced thinly
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dark soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add in sliced onions and mix well with the oil. Cover and cook on medium low heat until onions start to caramelise.
  • Now add in ginger garlic paste and mix well for a min. Add in chilli powder, black pepper powder, salt and stir for 30 seconds. Add in soy sauce and tomato ketchup and mix well for another 30 seconds. Turn off the heat and set aside so the filling can cool down.
  • Preheat oven to 180 degree c (360 degree f). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Now take puff pastry sheets from freezer 15 minutes before baking. Let it thaw a bit. If your pastry is not pre sliced, cut it into squares.
  • Take a square of puff pastry, spoon generous tablespoon of onion filling in the middle, top with one half of a boiled egg, yolk side facing down. Bring two of the edges together and seal them. If it doesn’t seal well, use some water to seal. Now seal other two side as well.
  • Place prepared puffs on the baking tray leaving some space between them to puff and expand. Place the puffs into the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the puffs are golden and flaky.
  • Remove from oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before removing from tray and serving.

Video

Notes

  • Make sure your puff pastry is chilled and cold before you bake, so it puffs beautifully.
  • You can use any vegetables in your filling. Carrots, green peas are great addition.
  • Instead of ready made puff pastry, you can use homemade puff pastry too.
  • Shredded chicken can be added into the onion for taste.

Serving and Storage

Leftover puffs can be kept in fridge and reheated in otg for few minutes to make it flaky. Egg puffs taste great with tomato ketchup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 61kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 546mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 155IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 0.3mg
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