Veggie Puffs

This infact is a desi version of American gourmet which is called a "turnover". We call it veg puffs or veggie puffs in India.

A turnover is a kind of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich.

Ingredients:
 •Pastry sheet – 1 pack
 •Medium size potato – 1 (cooked and mashed)
 •Green chilly -1
 •Green Peas – 3 tbsp
 •Onion – 1/2 cup
 •Coriander leaves – a few
 •Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
 •Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
 •Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
 •Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
 •Oil – 2 tsp
 •Salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

Preparation of Masala:
1.Pastry sheets are available in any of the stores from the frozen section(Pepperidge farms pastry sheets are famous)
2.Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds
3.Once they splutter add onions and saute
4.Now add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies and keep tossing for a few seconds followed by red chilly powder and garam masala
5.Now add the mashed potato, peas and some salt
6.Combine them well. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and mix it
7.Remove from heat

Preparation of Puff:

1.Now cut the pastry sheets into square pieces. An easy way to do so is to cut them along the creases of the three folds and then cut each strip into three pieces horizontally.
2.Fill them with masala and fold it. Keep less masala to avoid them coming out of the pastry sheet while baking.
3. Keep them all in Aluminium trays (easily available in stores) after smearing a little oil or butter on it so that it that the puffs won't stick on to the tray.
4.Preheat oven at 350°F and keep the tray with puffs inside for 30 – 40 minutes
5.Keep checking it every 15 minutes
6.Once they become golden brown colour remove from oven