Vegetable Puffs with Homemade Pastry Sheets

Ingredients for Pastry sheets

Maida / All purpose flour      : 2 cups
Cold water                           : 3/4 cup
Butter                                   : 1 cup
Lemon juice                          : 1 tsp
Salt

Method

Mix flour and salt in a wide bowl.
Add 2 tsps of butter and mix.
Add lemon juice and water ,knead into a soft dough.
Cover and refrigerate for 1/2 an hour.
Flour the rolling surface, roll out the dough into a  rectangle shape.
Spread butter and fold the four edges and again refrigerate.
Remove the dough from refrigerator and Gently roll the dough into a rectangle.
Fold 3 times like Business letter and repeat the process for 5 to 6 times.
Cover with plastic Wrap and refrigerate.
Now the pastry is ready to use.

Ingredients for the filling

Boiled Mixed vegetables    : 1 cup ( i used carrot, beans, green peas)
Chopped onion       : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes  : 1`/4 cup
Red chilly powder   : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder  : 1 tsap
Pav Bhaji masala    : 1 tsp
Jeera                     : 1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves


Method  

Heat oil in a pan, add jeera , onions and fry.
Add tomatoes and masala powders and saute.
Add salt and mix well.
Put cooked vegetables and mix well .
Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from fire.

Assembling puffs

Preheat oven to 200C for 10 minutes.
Cut the pastry sheets into equal parts.
Stuff each piece with stuffing and close it firm.
Bake for 20 minutes or till the top is golden brown.
Serve hot.