Chicken Puffs

One of the things I miss most is the Kerala style Puffs. The flaky puffs with a spicy filling makes it a very tasty snack. The filling can be mixed veggies, egg or meat. I had some leftover Kheema and was searching for a recipe to use it. I came across the recipe for Chicken Puffs at Shab's Cuisine and as I had frozen puff pastry sheet in the fridge, decided to try it out. It turned out to be very yummy and easy too...

Ingredients:

1. Minced chicken/Kheema - 1 cup (You may use cooked and shredded chicken instead)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Water

2. Onion - 1, chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Meat masala / Garam masala - 3/4 tsp or more (adjust to suit your taste)
Tomato - 1 small, chopped
Coriander leaves
Oil

3. Puff pastry sheet - 1 pack. I used Jus-rol
Egg - white of 1 egg lightly beaten with a little water(egg wash)

Preparation:

1. Cook the ingredients listed as item 1 till the kheema is cooked well.
2. Heat a little oil in a pan and saute onions till soft. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add chilly powder and meat masala and saute for few seconds.
3. Add the tomatoes and cook till soft. Now add cooked kheema and chopped coriander leaves and combine well.The filling is now ready.
4. Thaw the frozen puff pastry sheet as per instructions on the pack. Cut them into squares and place the filling on one half of each square. Fold it with the other half. Brush the top of the puffs with egg wash.
5. Preheat the oven to 220 C and bake for 15-20 mins or till the top of the puffs is browned well.


For detailed and step by step instructions please visit Shab's Cuisine. The filling I made is slightly different from her version.

Kheema Spaghetti

Kheema Spaghetti is a fusion of the Italian origin Spaghetti and our desi Kheema. Vegetarians may use soya chunks minced instead of kheema. I wanted something quick and easy for dinner and this recipe was just perfect.

Ingredients:

1. Minced chicken/Kheema - 250 gms
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Meat masala / Garam masala - 1 tsp (adjust to suit your taste)
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Salt

2. Onion - 1, diced
Capsicum/Bell Pepper - 1/2 of a medium size, cubed
Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp (adjust to suit your taste)
Oil

3. Spaghetti - 200 gms
Salt
Water
Oil

Preparation:

1. Cook the ingredients listed as item 1 till the kheema is cooked well.
2. Heat a little oil in a pan and saute onions and bell pepper for a few minutes. Add the cooked kheema and tomato ketchup to this and combine well.The kheema mix is now ready.
3. Boil water in a large pan and add a little salt. Add spaghetti and 1 tsp of oil and cook for 10-15 mins. For the cooking guidelines, follow the instructions on the spaghetti pack. When spaghetti is cooked, transfer to a colander to drain the water.
4. Mix the spaghetti and kheema just before serving.

Serve hot. The above quantity serves 2-3 people as a main dish.

You may use any other pasta of your choice instead of spaghetti and follow the same recipe.

Linking to Anyone can cook - Series 26