ALOO PUFFS

Ingredients

• 1/2 Puff Pastry dough
• Spicy Potato filling

For the spicy potato filling:

• 3 potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
• 1/2 big onion or 1 small onion
• 1-2 tbsp oil,
• 1.5 tsp cumin seeds
• 2-3 green chillies
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• Handful of chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp garam masala
• Juice of half a lemon
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• Directions

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add the cumin seeds to the hot oil.
3. Once the cumin seeds stop crackling, add the onions and fry till they turn translucent.
4. Add the ginger-garlic paste. Sauté for a minute. Add the green chillies and sauté for a few seconds.
5. Add the red chilli powder and turmeric. Mix.
6. Mix in the potato and peas well.
7. Add in the salt and the garam masala and fry for a minute or two.
8. Add the lemon juice and the cilantro. And mix on heat for another minute.
9. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool completely before you spoon it on to the puff pastry.
10. Spoon the filling on the pastry and seal the ends of the pastry 
11. Brush the tops of the closed pastry with an egg wash.
12. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 F and then at 375 F for 15 minutes.
13. Serve hot with mint chutney or ketchup.