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Friday, November 04, 2011

Sweet Moongdal Puffs (healthy snack recipe)

Laziness is the other word for winter for me..I think most of you will agree too :-) But at the same time hot snacks are the most wanted recipes in this part of the season with hot piping tea.And the energitic kids have no laziness and every day starts for them with a new zeal and enthusiasm.And their demands are endless especially with food (likes,dislikes and so on) I actually started off making sukhiyan / modakam; the traditional kerala snack.Then this idea striked me once I made the filling as I had the puff pastry sheets in hand.This is the simple way to sneak out healthy legumes and jaggery to kids  and also eases mom's work.Perfect sweet simple snack unlike the  regular veg puffs and egg puffs.

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Ingredients
Puff pastry sheet 9 rectangular pieces with 1 sheet
moong dal 1/2 cup cooked
jaggery 1/2 cup



Method
  • Thaw the pastry sheet and cut into rectangular pieces.
  • Cook the moongdal in a pressure cooker  until 1 whistle till cooked.
  • Drain the water and can be used for curries if any left out.
  • Shred the jaggery and mix it with the moongdal.The filling is ready.
  • Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Place the filling in the centre of each piece and fold it in a rectangle or triangular form as desired.
  • Seal the sides completely , mark with a fork on the sides to get a design.
  • Place it in tray and brush the top with butter or egg wash.
  • Bake for 15 minutes and cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
  • Serve hot with a cup of tea or JLT !!
Servings 9 puffs



Sending this to Cooking with Seeds- Moong Beans event Hosted by Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes


Also sending this to The Kerala kitchen event hosted by Fajeeda @ Faji's Hot pot




36 comments:

Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) said... Best Blogger Tips

Very interesting idea, nice filing! Looks tempting!

Nalini's Kitchen said... Best Blogger Tips

looks delicious and innovative.

MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. said... Best Blogger Tips

Yummm,soft and flaky Healthy Moongdal Puffs.Luv it.

Sangeeta Madhav said... Best Blogger Tips

Lovely Julie! First time here, and I loved this:)

Hema said... Best Blogger Tips

I have never tried Moongdal puffs.. they sure look tempting.. beautiful clicks :)

chitraj.hegde said... Best Blogger Tips

Very inventing and looks tasty too..yummy...must try...thanks for sharing..

Saji said... Best Blogger Tips

Interesting!! Nevr tried this way

Uma said... Best Blogger Tips

Looks so delicious. Nice dish.

Julie, I still can't see your Followers Widget.
Uma@Trendy Relish

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

Nice idea. Healthy way to eat puffs. Love it.

Jaisy James said... Best Blogger Tips

nice one never tried this with puff pastry

Sangeetha M said... Best Blogger Tips

nice idea...interesting way to eat puffs..looks too good..luv it dear!!

Panchamrutham said... Best Blogger Tips

healthy n tasty filling.......

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Sensible Vegetarian said... Best Blogger Tips

Very innovative filling, looks delicious.

Sobha Shyam said... Best Blogger Tips

wonderful idea and so tasty puffs, simple and delicious recipe..

KrithisKitchen said... Best Blogger Tips

This sweet filling is interesting!
Krithi's Kitchen
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San said... Best Blogger Tips

Moongdal puffs is so wonderful julie. Wanna grab all of them now.

Neha said... Best Blogger Tips

Very innovative recipe...

Amina Creations said... Best Blogger Tips

looks so delicious.. very innovative.. bookmarked..

Kaveri Venkatesh said... Best Blogger Tips

Mmmm....love these healthy and yummy puffs

aipi said... Best Blogger Tips

Puff pastry is so versatile ~ love the innovation here!
USMasala

DV said... Best Blogger Tips

The puffs are well-browned and looks crisp, perfect! :) the filling is interesting and definitely healthier compared to the normal potato stuffing :) You make me feel hungry for puffs now!
TastyVegCooking

Rita said... Best Blogger Tips

I have never heard of this before; sure looks fantastic.
Rita,

Treat and Trick said... Best Blogger Tips

Healthy filling and sounds so yum!

cookingvarieties said... Best Blogger Tips

hi julie, a sweet pastry using moong dhall.. that is something i have never heard of before.'thanks for sharing your recipe with us then-have a great weekend

sangeeta said... Best Blogger Tips

This is interesting. Liked your blog :)

Spoon and Chopsticks said... Best Blogger Tips

I've never thought of using moongdal as a filling for the puffs with jaggery. That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing!

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Amila said... Best Blogger Tips

sound tasty!!

Jayanthy Kumaran said... Best Blogger Tips

wow...soooooper tempting recipe julie..;) love it..
Tasty Appetite

Raksha said... Best Blogger Tips

These puffs look great. And thanks for the comment at my blog :)

Nitha said... Best Blogger Tips

Nice one... Yes da.. me @ Charlotte.. Are you working??

Priya Suresh said... Best Blogger Tips

Omg, wat a fabulous filling, seriously am drooling over that puffs,thanks for sending Julie.

Mahi said... Best Blogger Tips

Nice twist in the usual puff pastry recipe! :)

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Best Blogger Tips

This is quite innovative and interesting filling

Deepa. R. Krishnan said... Best Blogger Tips

Nice twist ,Juls..
Puffs look real good..

Anusha said... Best Blogger Tips

Sweet moong dal puff. Totally healthy

Unknown said... Best Blogger Tips

don't know how I missed this one, such an innovative use of puff pastry.