1. 1 Cup = 200ml

Ingredients

1. Mini puff pastry squares – 16 - 18
2. Hard boiled egg – 1 ½
3. Onion – 2, large (thinly sliced)
4. Green chili – 2 - 3 (finely chopped)
5. Crushed ginger – garlic – 1 tsp
6. Tomato – 1 (chopped)
7. Red chili powder – 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
9. Black pepper powder – 1tsp
10. Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp
11. Curry leaves – 5 – 6 leaves (chopped)
12. Egg – 1 (for egg wash)
13. Salt – to taste
14. Oil – 3 tbsp

Method

1. Thaw the puff pastry at room temperature. Cut the hard – boiled egg to 16 - 18 small pieces and keep it ready. Grease a baking pan with butter or oil and keep it ready.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add sliced onion and salt and saute till soft. Add green chili, crushed ginger garlic and curry leaves to this and saute till the raw smell disappear. To this add chopped tomato and cook till soft.
3. Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, black pepper powder and garam masala powder and saute till oil appears on top. Remove from the flame.
4. Lightly roll the thawed puff pastry by sprinkling little all purpose flour, add little of the prepared onion filling, place one small piece of the hard – boiled egg and fold it. Move it to the greased pan. Repeat the process with the remaining puff pastry squares.
5. Brush the folded puff pastries with beaten egg. Preheat the oven to 220 degree and bake it for about 18 - 20 minutes (till it turns golden brown) in the middle rack. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Note : *Makes about 16 - 18 mini egg puffs. *This egg puffs is far better than the store bought one both in texture and taste. *A perfect snack for Iftar.