Chicken Puffs:

Myself and my friend Sridevi, were big time ‘Chicken Lovers’. We can’t take one day with greens and vegetables. While in hostel…almost every single day, we step out for ‘Chicken Pakoda’ or ‘Chicken Puffs’. There was a saying back then among our friend’s circle…’Even if we say…the Chicken is poisoned, these two stupid’s will still have it’!!! Aaah thats cruel, right! But we were like that, its part of the growth!!!

Ingredients:

For Puff Pastry Sheets:

All purpose flour 1 cup
All purpose flour for dusting 1 cup
Egg whites from 1 egg (for egg wash)
Butter 1 whole stick
Salt as per taste
Baking soda 1/4 spoon
Warm water

For the Filling:

Chicken (boneless, skinless & cubed)
Onion 1 large finely chopped
Garlic 2 bead minced
Ginger 1″ grated
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1 spoon
Coriander seeds powder 1 spoon
Cumin seeds powder 1 spoon
Garam masala powder 1/4 spoon
Cilantro leaves few
Mint leaves few chopped
Oil few spoons.

Method:

In a wok, heat oil. Add ginger-garlic and onions…fry them real good, till golden color.

Add all the powdered spices and bring them to masala consistency. Add chicken and cook them till they are done. Garnish with cilantro and mint leaves. Set aide to cool down to room temperature.

Make a smooth fissure less dough using just warm water + salt and soda.

Make equal parts out of them. Knead them to paper thin…..bast with clarified butter and dust them with flour. Now fold them as shown in the picture. Repeat the same procedure over and over for atleast 4-6 times. So you will end up having neat thick square sheet.

Repeat the same for all the remaining equal parts of the dough.

The more you knead over and over….the more the layers. The more you bast with butter…the more the crispiness.

Well…now to the each of the sheet….coat them with egg white(egg wash). Then place spoon full of masala chicken. Cover them and seal the edges. Repeat the same for as many as puffs you want!

Once again bast the outer sides of the puff with butter. Place them over butter papers, in an oven safe container. (Note: Aluminium foil could actually burn the puffs to char before it is done thoroughly) Bake them over 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Often bast them in between with butter.

Enjoy with ketchup as an evening snack.