Hello Everyone.....another yummy post.... Chicken Puffs or Patties...that's what we call them in Goa!!
This is a superb teatime snack , which can be easily done and way better than Bakery ones as you can prepare them the way you want...with all twists and innovations!!
I need a good snack for evening tea as that what keeps me going till night...with all chores and chaos going around :)
This time I made Chicken Patties...but these I made with homemade Puff Pastry.
Initially, I had also put recipe of Vegetable Patties / Puff, but it was made with store bought puff pastry sheets.
I wont be writing in detail how to make puff pastry at home as I don't think I would do justice to explain how to make perfect Puff Pastry at home. I followed this recipe from Master chef, Mr. Sanjay Thumma's site : How to make Puff Pastry.
If you like to make puff pastry at home then please follow the link mentioned above and try your hands on it...its pretty easy recipe...or you can very well go for store bought pastry sheets.
- 6 Puff Pastry Sheets
- 1/2 Cup Chicken, Shredded
- 1 Small Onion , Chopped
- 1 Small Tomato , Chopped
- 2 Green Chillies, Chopped
- A handful of Cilantro , Chopped
- Salt as per taste
- 2 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 Tsp Meat Masala Powder or any other Chicken Curry Masala Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder
- 4 Tbsp Oil
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- Water as per need
- 1 Tsp Lemon Juice
- In a pan add oil, when its hot add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a while.
- Add Onion and tomato to it and fry till onion and tomato are cooked.
- To this add green chillies and stir once.
- Add all masala powders mentioned above. Fry for a while and add chicken to this.
- Make sure when you shred chicken , you cook it well.
- Add salt ,chopped cilantro and lemon juice.
- Cook this for about a minute or two.
- Switch off the gas and keep the stuffing aside.
For Puffs / Patties:
- Thaw the puff pastry sheets at least 30 mins prior to making puffs.
- On a clean and dry surface arrange the puff pastry sheets.
- Preheat oven at 400 Degrees F for 10 mins.
- Place 2 Tbsp of chicken stuffing on the pastry sheet and close the edges. For this apply little water to the sides of puff pastry and seal them.
- Melt butter in microwave safe bowl and brush the top of patties / puffs with butter.
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper and arrange all the puffs on a baking pan.
- Bake for 20- 25 mins or till the puffs are well cooked or top of puffs is golden brown in color.
- Enjoy hot chicken puffs with hot tea / coffee!!
- Making puff pastry at home is totally optional.
- Stuffing can be anything as per your choice. You can use any meat of your choice.
- The masalas I have used may be a bit mild for few of my readers, so you can spice up by adding more spices of your choice.