Veg Puff
by Tarla Dalal
veg puff recipe | bakery style veg puff | Indina veg patties | homemade veg puff pastry |
veg puff is a famous ready to warm and serve Indian snack when a hungry customer arrives in almost every bakery from small towns to cities. Learn how to make bakery style veg puff.
Almost every bakery in India has the ever-popular veg patties sometimes called the “common man’s pizza”, it has a unique flaky cover, enclosing a succulent mixed vegetable filling, which makes it both flavourful and satiating.
To make veg puff, first make the filling. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to crackle. Add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 1 minute. Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the green peas, carrot, french beans and 1 tbsp of water, mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, coriander, salt and lemon juice, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Next make the dough. Combine the plain flour, salt, gluten and vinegar in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a stiff dough using approx. ½ cup of ice cold water. Make sure you knead the dough for 15 to 20 minutes till it is smooth and glossy. Follow the procedure of spreading the margarine and filling as well as dusting and folding thoroughly to get the perfect shaped veg puff. Finally, also follow the baking at different temperatures and the timings as mentioned. Serve hot with tomato ketchup and mustard sauce.
What everybody thinks to be a secret recipe of veg patties of bakeries can indeed be prepared at home too, right from scratch. Little things like brushing with milk and using ample margarine ensure that the flavour and texture are perfect. So, follow this recipe to the T and rest assured of a superb Veg Puff that will reap lots of compliments.
Homemade veg puff pastry can double up as a delectable snack for High Tea Party , Birthday Party and also as an After School Treat. Some bakeries have variants like Paneer Puff and Stuffed Chole Puff, in which the filling alone changes.
Tips for veg puff. 1. Rolling of the dough needs to be uniform at each stage to ensure that the puff rises well and uniformly. 2. However, avoid giving excess pressure while rolling else the margarine might ooze out. 3. At step 12, the refrigeration is very important so it sticks well to the dough.
Enjoy veg puff recipe | bakery style veg puff | Indina veg patties | homemade veg puff pastry | with step by step photos.
Veg Puff recipe - How to make Veg Puff
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Baking time: 10 minutes Baking time: 25 minutes Baking Temperature: 160°C (320°F) Baking Temperature: 220°C (440°F) Total Time:
Makes 6 puffs
For Veg Puff
2 cups plain flour (maida)
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp gluten
1 1/2 tsp vinegar
3/4 cup lily puff margarine
plain flour (maida) for rolling and dusting
milk for brushing
For The Veg Filling
2 tbsp green peas
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped french beans
1/2 cup boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp lemon juice
For Serving
tomato ketchup
mustard sauce
For the veg filling
- For the veg filling
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the green peas, carrot, french beans and 1 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the potatoes, coriander, salt and lemon juice, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Divide the filling into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
- How to proceed
- Combine the plain flour, salt, gluten and vinegar in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a stiff dough using approx. ½ cup of ice cold water. Make sure you knead the dough for 15 to 20 minutes till it is smooth and glossy.
- Dust the flat surface with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 250 mm. (10”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
- Spread the margarine on 2/3 portion of the rectangle with your hands.
- Fold the portion with no margarine side till the centre and then fold the margarine portion over it so that both the portions overlap each other.
- Press and seal the two open sides using your finger tips.
- Dust the flat surface again with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and again roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 300 mm. (12”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
- Again fold one side of the rectangle till the centre, then fold the other side overlapping the first side. Make sure the edges are also overlapping each other perfectly.
- Repeat steps 6 and 7 one more time.
- Dust the flat surface once again with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 300 mm. (12”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
- Now bring both the sides together in the centre but do not overlap them.
- Overlap the two folded sides over each other to form a book.
- Wrap in a cling wrap and keep refrigerated for 15 minutes.
- Remove the cling wrap and cut into 2 halves horizontally.
- Dust the flat surface once again with a little plain flour. Place one halve of the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 250 mm. (10”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
- Cut it into 3 equal pieces.
- Repeat step 14 and 15 to make 3 more pieces using the other halve of the dough.
- Place one rectangle on a clean, dry surface and place a portion of the veg filling on one half of the rectangle.
- Apple little milk on all the sides and fold over the other half of the rectangle so as to cover the filling. Seal the edges by using your fingertips so that the filling does not spill out.
- Trim and even the sides lightly using a sharp knife.
- Repeat steps 17 to 19 to make 5 more puffs.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 220°c( 440°f) for 15 minutes.
- Turn the tray and bake again at 220°c( 440°f) for 4 minutes.
- Then lower the temperature to 160°c (360°f) and bake for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot with tomato ketchup and mustard sauce.
For the veg filling
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Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
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Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
-
Add the green peas, carrot, french beans and 1 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
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Add the potatoes, coriander, salt and lemon juice, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Divide the filling into 6 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
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Combine the plain flour, salt, gluten and vinegar in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a stiff dough using approx. ½ cup of ice cold water. Make sure you knead the dough for 15 to 20 minutes till it is smooth and glossy.
-
Dust the flat surface with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 250 mm. (10”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
-
Spread the margarine on 2/3 portion of the rectangle with your hands.
-
Fold the portion with no margarine side till the centre and then fold the margarine portion over it so that both the portions overlap each other.
-
Press and seal the two open sides using your finger tips.
-
Dust the flat surface again with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and again roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 300 mm. (12”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
-
Again fold one side of the rectangle till the centre, then fold the other side overlapping the first side. Make sure the edges are also overlapping each other perfectly.
- Repeat steps 6 and 7 one more time.
-
Dust the flat surface once again with a little plain flour. Place the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 300 mm. (12”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
-
Now bring both the sides together in the centre but do not overlap them.
-
Overlap the two folded sides over each other to form a book.
-
Wrap in a cling wrap and keep refrigerated for 15 minutes.
-
Remove the cling wrap and cut into 2 halves horizontally.
-
Dust the flat surface once again with a little plain flour. Place one halve of the dough on it and roll it using a thick rolling pin into a 250 mm. (10”) × 150 mm. (6”) rectangle.
-
Cut it into 3 equal pieces.
-
Repeat step 14 and 15 to make 3 more pieces using the other halve of the dough.
-
Place one rectangle on a clean, dry surface and place a portion of the veg filling on one half of the rectangle.
-
Apple little milk on all the sides and fold over the other half of the rectangle so as to cover the filling. Seal the edges by using your fingertips so that the filling does not spill out.
-
Trim and even the sides lightly using a sharp knife.
-
Repeat steps 17 to 19 to make 5 more puffs.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 220°c( 440°f) for 15 minutes.
- Turn the tray and bake again at 220°c( 440°f) for 4 minutes.
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Then lower the temperature to 160°c (360°f) and bake for 10 minutes.
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Serve hot with tomato ketchup and mustard sauce.
| Energy | 170 cal |
| Protein | 5.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Fat | 2.9 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 230.1 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 5 mg |
| Folic Acid | 5.4 mcg |
| Calcium | 23.1 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Magnesium | 27.1 mg |
| Phosphorus | 91.2 mg |
| Sodium | 460.1 mg |
| Potassium | 93.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
what is gluten . I saw definition in your site but how to get it
I have cut 500 grams of potatoes and 150 grams of onion and I am going to prepare vegetable puffs in idly plate now. And we used 2 cups of maida for this recipe.
Please indicate type of oven used as it is not possible with convection type or regular microwave oven. If cooked for 10 minutes, it becomes stone hard including stuffing. Not worth trying at home.
Hi can i know which mode is to b set on otg for making veg puff please
Any substitute for plain flour as I don''t consume it.
Google says delicious fat spread is a substitute for butter. can we use that as margarine for puff?
hello mam...any substitute for margarine? I want to try this but due to lockdown ...no margarine stock in market...butter is ok?