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Kerala Bakery Style Egg Puffs/ Mutta Puffs



Egg puffs
 
Spicy curried puffs are a timeless favorite when it comes to party appetizers. Making curry parcels with puff pastry is a fabulous idea, and you have so many options for the filling. You can use vegetable, chicken, eggs, or minced meat. Egg puffs are crispy, flaky puff pastry parcels filled with egg onion masala, and it is flavorful. These delightful egg puffs are a treat for your taste buds. If you love to entertain, this is an appetizer that never fails to impress. It goes well with afternoon tea and will be ready in under 30 minutes. I bet you’ll be surprised at how easy and delicious it is to make egg puffs! Sounds exciting? Then check the recipe, and enjoy bakery-style egg puffs at home.
 

Freshly baked puffs have an enticing flavor that is hard to resist. Puffs are a common item in Kerala bakeries, and the bakery near our home mutta puffs/egg puffs was a huge hit. You can buy freshly baked ones during evening hours, and it is perfect as a tea time snack. Egg puffs are easy to make, and store brought frozen puff pastry comes in handy when you want a quick snack for tea time. It is crispy and flaky outside, and you bite into a hard-boiled egg and caramelized onion masala. The masala tastes delicious with caramelized onions, earthy spices, and a tang from ketchup and lemon juice. You can also try vegetable, chicken, or meat puffs.


 

Kerala Bakery Style Egg Puffs/ Mutta Puffs

Ingredients
Puff pastry sheet- 1 pack

For the filling
Hard boiled eggs - 4
( I cut pastry sheet into 8 pieces)
Onion - finely chopped- 3 medium
Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/8 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Meat masala- 1 tsp
Tomato ketchup- 1 tbs
Lemon juice-  a few drops(optional)
Chopped coriander leaves- a little

Heat oil in a pan and saute onion till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw flavor disappears. Make a paste of all the masala powders with 2-3 tbs of water and add and continue frying till oil separates. Add ketchup, and boiled eggs cut into half. Add lemon juice and coriander leaves and coat with masala. Allow this to cool completely.

Thaw puff pastry as per package instruction. Roll out and cut into squares. Beat one egg to use as egg wash and keep aside.
Place spoonful of masala and one egg piece on the center of the pastry sheet. Brush the four sides of the pastry sheet with egg. Pull the corner towards the center and seal. Brush the outside with the egg wash and bake at 375 degrees F, and bake till the outside becomes crispy and golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, and it cools down completely before serving. Serve with a cup of tea.


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Malaysian Chicken Curry Puffs

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Hope you will all enjoy


Comments

  1. Crispy egg puffs,perfect with a cup of hot coffee..I too have this in my draft,will post soon!!

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  2. Hey,

    Wonderful egg puffs..One of my dear favorites...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  3. Egg puffs look beautiful and glossy! They really tempt me!

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  4. Wowwww... It looks mouthwatering.. I love puffs, So yummyyyyyyy.....

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  5. wow egg puffs look so wonderful and very beautifully made !! love them !!

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  6. Send some dear..am hungry.Looks fabulous.Brought back memories of college canteen.I make them too occasionally..Nice Masala recipe.

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  7. suja my daughter's absolute fav- they look perfectly done !!

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  8. Delicious looking egg puff. Wonderfully prepared.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. Wow, looks so good and I bet tastes even better. What a wonderful snack:):)

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  10. you've baked it to perfection! looks mouth watering! yummm

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  11. My fav anytime, looks soo prefect,delicious and inviting..

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  12. Egg puffs are my husband's fav..wonderful puffs and baked perfectly..looks great..

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  13. Puffs looks delicious! Beautiful pics and presentation..

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  14. Egg puffs looks dleicious. I make some time,

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  15. enthoru othoruma...njanum innale ithu undakiyirunnu...I used my own pastry sheets....yours look yum

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  16. I just wish I can have just one of these...just one :) ..looks so so tempting

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  17. hmmmmmmmmmm.......yummy.........i want 2 grab tha whole plate.......adipoli.........

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  18. Suja, lovely presentation of egg puffs! This recipe looks great. Loved your collection of recipes. I am new to this blog and now, I wish to visit again and again. Do check out mine as well!!

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  19. Egg puffs looks crispy, yummy and tempting. Wonderful recipe as well as presentation.

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  20. Wow crispy n perfect, now I wish to grab it from the screen :)

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  21. egane enee kothipikathee..Inikku ettavum ishtam ulla puffs..looks super yum!

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  22. Hai Dear

    I have a award for you..please collect it dear.. http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/2011/06/tomato-thokku-and-award.html

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  23. after a long back iam giving my commends....i was on a short break...i had new commer at my home..a baby girl...
    puffs ia my fvt...me to made before

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  24. Wow...Puffs look crispy and yummy...Brought back memories of my days in Cochin University...used to have these almost every other day from a bakery nearby...

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  25. Wow, that seriously looks awesome! I just wish I could have one now with my cup of tea :)

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  26. Egg puffs adipoli!! Njangalkkum puffs recipe draftsil undu..Tempting clicks!

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  27. wow...nyan collegil padikkunna kaalathu full-time ethu thanne yanu kazhikkaru...adipoli ayittundu...

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  28. Eggs are anytime for me, remember having them as kids....should try sometime!

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  29. Simply awesome and delicious looking Egg Puffs.

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