Egg Puffs

Ingredients For The Filling

• • Eggs - 6
• • Pepper - 1 teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Garam masala powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required

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Ingredients For The Dough

• • Maida - 2 cups
• • Salt - 1 teaspoon
• • Margarines - ½ cup
• • Egg (for coating) - 1
• • Ice cold waters to mix - as required

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Method

• 1. Boil eggs, remove shells and cut them lengthwise.
• 2. Grind pepper, cumin, garam masala and salt.
• 3. Apply this on the eggs and keep aside.
• 4. Sieve maida with salt.
• 5. Add ice cold water and knead to a smooth and soft dough.
• 6. Divide the margarine into 3 parts equally.
• 7. Roll the dough into rectangular shape.
• 8. Apply one part of the margarine on 2/3 of the rectangle, leaving half an inch all around.
• 9. Fold the empty portion first and the other side on top of it.
• 10. Roll it lightly and repeat the same process, twice more to use up all the margarine.
• 11. Roll again lightly, cut into rectangle pieces.
• 12. Keep a piece of egg inside and fold.
• 13. Place on a pastry tray to which little water is brushed.
• 14. Beat one egg separately and brush it on top of the puffs.
• 15. Bake at 250°C for 35 minutes or till the puffs are golden brown and crisp.
• 16. If margarine is not available use vanaspathi, which is melted in heat and then left aside for sometime to set.