MINI VEG PUFFS | VEG PUFF BITES

Mini Veg Puffs or Veg Puff Bites are crispy and flaky on the outside with flavorful vegetarian filling on the inside. A perfect snack or finger food for upcoming parties or game night!

Veg Puffs also popularly called as Curry Puffs or Veg Patties are very popular Indian Bakery snacks. You go to any Indian bakery and you find them selling these delicious warm puffs. I remember these puffs, twice as large than shown here, were available for just Rs 5 (6 cents) when I was a kid 🙂

I love having puffs with cup of hot tea (chai). You will find puffs with varieties of filling such as paneer puff, mushroom puff, egg puff, chicken puff, etc. Among all, my favorite is the veg puff given below.

I have prepared mini veg puff using puff pastry sheets. You can make puff pastry dough at home but it is time consuming plus getting those layers at home is quite difficult. You will need lots of butter or shortening.

But when you are hosting parties like diwali, birthdays or want something quick as a snack I would say these puff pastry sheets come to your rescue. You do not have to worry about the outcome. It is never going to fail. Its perfectly crispy and flaky.

For the filling I generally use those veggies that are available in my pantry. Feel free to use any combination of veggies. Some that goes well with puffs are potato, cauliflower, beetroot, beans, capsicum, mushroom, paneer, green peas, etc. Use any combination of your choice. Make sure the filling is dry else you will end up getting a soggy puff.

You can prepare regular size puffs with the same recipe below. Because I am hosting party this Diwali and the number of kids attending are more, I felt bite size snacks are good to grab and eat. Only difference while you are preparing for kids is to exclude chili or Chile powder.

To be honest, I loved this mini version over regular, easy to eat and perfect size appetizer or finger food for any get together, cocktail, mocktail party, superbowl party or a game night with a large crowd. There is no compromise in taste or texture. Only drawback is, people lose count on how much they ate and will keep going for multiple helpings 🙂

Veg Puff or Vegetable Puff Pastry in Air Fryer :

If using an air fryer, place the filled puff pastries on a single layer in the air fryer basket. Bake at 390 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Flip halfway through.

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MINI VEG PUFFS | VEG PUFF BITES | CURRY PUFF

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

 

Mini Veg Puff or Veg Puff Bites are crispy and flaky on the  outside with flavorful vegetarian filling on the inside. A perfect snack or finger food for upcoming parties or game night!

Course: Appetizer, Finger Food, Snack

Cuisine: Asian, Indian

Keyword: bakery style, diwali food, Finger Food, football party food, Kids Friendly, paneer puff, Party Food, Puff Pastry, Puffs, Super Bowl Food, tea party, vegetable puff

Servings: 48 Mini Puffs

Author: Kushi

Ingredients

• 2 Pastry Sheets
• 1 Onion, medium sized, finely chopped
• 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Ginger, chopped

Use any combination of veggies of your choice. Make sure you cut them into very small pieces. I have used

• 1 Potato
• 3 Mushrooms
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Bell pepper or capsicum, small
• ⅓ cup Cauliflower
• ½ cup Green peas

Other Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon Tomato sauce or Ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala powder or Curry powder
• 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves or Cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon Red chile powder or ( green chilies finely chopped) adjust to taste
• Salt, to taste

Instructions

Step I

1. Thaw puff pastry sheet as per package instructions.

2. Preheat the oven to 400 degree F or 200 degree C.

Step II

1. Heat oil in pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and saute till onion becomes translucent. (If you are adding green chilies add at this stage)

2. Add all the veggies now - potatoes, mushroom, carrot, capsicum, cauliflower and frozen green peas. Make sure the veggies are cut into very small bites so they cook faster plus they are easy to eat. Else they will come out of the puff.

3. Cover this with lid and cook on medium flame till the veggies are cooked through. This may take approx 5 to 6 minutes.

4. Add the ketchup or sauce, cilantro, garam masala powder, salt, red chile powder and saute it. See that this filling or stuffing is dry.

5. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

Step III

1. Dust the working surface. Lightly roll the puff pastry sheet once.

2. Using pizza cutter or knife cut sheets into 24 rectangular pieces for bite size puffs. That is 3 horizontal rows (width wise) and 8 vertical columns (length wise) from each sheet.

3. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoon of filling on the center of each rectangle and fold it over the filling. Brush the edges of each rectangle with egg wash (or water or milk or cream) and using a fork crimp to seal the edges

4. Place these on a baking tray.

5. Brush the top of each one of them with egg wash (or with milk or cream or butter for vegetarian version). This is done to give a shiny look to the baked puffs. Brush vegan butter for a vegan puff.

6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or till it is golden and crispy.

7. Mini Veg Puffs or Veg Puff Bites are ready. Serve and enjoy.

VEG PUFF OR CURRY PUFF IN AIR FRYER

1. If using an air fryer, place the filled puff pastries on a single layer in the air fryer basket. Bake at 390 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Flip halfway through.

Recipe Notes

• Just before baking, I have done egg wash on all the mini bites to get that shiny golden color. If you are doing a vegetarian version you can use milk or cream or butter to glaze it just before baking. Use vegan butter for vegan puffs.
• Both red chile powder and green chilies can be used or completely excluded if you are doing it for kids. 
• Some other veggies that goes well include beetroot, beans, sweet corn, babycorn or even paneer. More the combination of veggies, better the taste.
• Make sure the filling is dry, else you will end up getting a soggy puff.
• Instead of mini bites you can make regular puffs by cutting each puff pastry sheet into 9 rectangles. 

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Ingredients for Mini Veg Puffs or Veg Puff Bites

• 2 Pastry Sheets
• 1 Onion, medium sized, finely chopped
• 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Ginger, chopped

Use any combination of veggies of your choice. Make sure you cut them into very small pieces. I have used

• 1 Potato
• 3 Mushrooms
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Bell pepper or capsicum, small
• ⅓ cup Cauliflower
• ½ cup Green peas

Other Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon Tomato sauce or Ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala powder or Curry powder
• 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves or Cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon Red chile powder or ( green chilies finely chopped) adjust to taste
• Salt, to taste

Instructions

Step I

1. Thaw puff pastry sheet as per package instructions.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degree F or 200 degree C.

Step II

1. Heat oil in pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and saute till onion becomes translucent. (If you are adding green chilies add ti at this stage)
2. Add all the veggies now - potatoes, mushroom, carrot, capsicum, cauliflower and frozen green peas. Make sure the veggies are cut into very small bites so they cook faster plus they are easy to eat. Else it will come out of the puff.
3. Cover this with lid and cook on medium flame till the veggies are cooked through. this may take approx 5 to 6 minutes.
4. Add the ketchup or sauce, cilantro, garam masala powder, salt and red chile powder and saute it. See that this filling or stuffing is dry.
5. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

Step III

1. Dust the working surface. Lightly roll the puff pastry sheet once.
2. Using pizza cutter or knife cut sheets into 24 rectangular pieces for bite size puffs. That is 3 horizontal rows (width wise) and 8 vertical columns (length wise) from each sheet.
3. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoon of filling on the center of each rectangle and fold it over the filling. Brush the edges of each rectangle with egg wash, water, milk or cream and using fork crimp to seal the edges
4. Place these on a baking tray.
5. Brush the top of each one of them with egg wash (or with milk or cream or butter for vegetarian version). This is done to give the baked puffs a shiny look. Brush vegan butter for vegan puffs.
6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or till it is golden and crispy.
7. Mini Veg Puffs or Veg Puff Bites are ready. Serve and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

• Just before baking, I have done egg wash on all the mini bites to get that shiny golden color. If you are doing a vegetarian version you can use milk or cream or butter to glaze it just before baking. For vegan puffs use vegan butter.
• Both red chile powder and green chilies can be used or completely excluded if you are doing it for kids. 
• Some other veggies that goes well include beetroot, beans, sweet corn, babycorn or even paneer. 
• Make sure the filling is dry else you will end up getting a soggy puff.
• Instead of mini bites you can make regular puffs by cutting each puff pastry sheets into 9 rectangles.