Kerala Meat Puffs
Servings: 6
How to make Kerala meat puffs at home? A quick and easy snack recipe using puff pastry and chicken / beef masala. A perfect dish for breakfast or tea.
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Ingredients
- 6 square Puff Pastry refer notes
- 1 Cup Cooked beef / chicken refer notes
- 1 Small Onion chopped
- 1.5 tbsp Crushed ginger & garlic each
- 1 Green Chilli chopped
- Curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Chicken / Meat Masala refer notes
- 1/2 -1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
- Oil I used coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 200 C for 10 mins, before baking.
- Shred the cooked beef / chicken in a food processor or using hands. Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a wide pan. Add chopped onion and cook till it becomes soft, no need to brown.
- Add crushed ginger & garlic, chopped green chilli and curry leaves. Cook for 2-3 mins.
- Add chicken / meat masala. Fry for 2 mins.
- Add the cooked and shredded meat and mix well. Add 1-2 tbsp water or stock to bring it together.
- Mix 1/2 - 1 tbsp Ketchup with 1/2 - 1 tbsp water. Add it to the meat mixture and stir well.
- Thaw the puff pastry as per the package instructions. Beat 1 egg with 1-2 tsp water for egg wash. Apply this egg mixture on four sides of the puff pastry. Place about 1 -2 tbsp of masala on each puff pastry.
- Close the puff pastry, by folding the two opposite corners of the square, to make a triangle. (refer notes) Apply the egg wash all over the sealed puffs. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 mins or until the puff pastry is golden in colour.
Serve with tomato ketchup.
Notes
I used beef here and I pressure cooked the beef with salt and pepper. If you are using chicken, boil it with salt and pepper.
I used store bought Puff pastry, however, I've given the link for homemade puff pastry.
If you dont have chicken / meat masala, use 1/2 tsp garam masala and 1/4 tsp fennel powder.
You can make the puffs in any shape you like. Also if you are using a big puff pastry sheet, then cut out single squares and use accordingly.
If you want a rich/ dark brown color, change the oven setting to broiler (top portion baking) and bake for the last 2-3 mins.
