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Hi ladies,
Here is the recipe for vegetable puffs:
Ingredients: Makes 12 puffs
1 package puff pastry sheets (Pepperidge Farms)
For the filling:
Onion - 1 big
Potatoes - 2 big
Carrots - 2 medium
Beans - 1 cup diced
Peas - 1/4 cup
Tomato - 1 big
Green chillies - 8 (can vary depending on how hot u want)
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup chopped
Salt - to taste
Amchoor powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 3 Tbsp for stuffing 2 Tbsp for baking

Method:
Preparing the stuffing:
1. Cut finely all the vegetables except potatoes.
2. Cook the potatoes and mash them coarsely.
3. Heat oil in a kadai, put mustard seeds, chopped green chillies,turmeric and fry onions till they are done. Add all the rest of the vegetables and keep stirring until they are done.
4. Add salt, garam masala, amchoor powder.
5. Finally add mashed potatoes and mix them. Keep on low flame for 3 minutes.
6. Add coriander leaves and mix well. Your stuffing is done.

Preparing the puffs:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Grease a baking sheet (cookie sheet is best).
3. Thaw the puff pastry sheets according to the package instructions.
4. In one packet, there will be two sheets which are folded. Each sheet has three strips. Each strip can make two puffs. So, Cut the sheets into three lengthwise (already folded) strips and each strip into two horizontal strips. So, you've totally 12 pieces from an entire packet.
5. Wet your fingers and make a small rectangular patti from the stuffing. Keep aside.
6. Wet your fingers and touch the edges of the pastry sheet (that u have cut). Keep a patti on one side and fold them to cover. Seal the edges by pressing.
7. Repeat this procedure for all of them.
8. Keep on the baking sheet and brush the top with some oil (USe pastry brush to avoid excess oil).
9. Bake in the over for 18-20 minutes.
10. Keep turning the sides once in 5 minutes.
11. You may have to decrease or increase the time depending on how good your oven is. Make sure that the sides are golden brown.
12. Caution: Do not keep the baking sheet on the lowest rack. It'll burn your puffs.
13. Let it cool a little bit before serving. (maybe 15 minutes) You can serve it with ketchup or mint chutney or eaten as it is.

I usually make it for parties as appetizers. Easy to make. You can make the stuffing before and bake just before your guests come.

Let me know how it turned out. Also, let me know if I've missed anything in it.