Indori Baked Samosa aka Veg Puffs (how to make puff pastry sheet)

[click the above pic to watch step by step tutorial video]

Aloo Puffs/Baked Samosa/Veg Puffs call it by any name but puffs are one of the most favourites street food or go-to snacks. Puffs take us down memory lane when we used to have puffs in the school/college canteen. This used to be a birthday treat. Every city in India has its way of preparing Puffs ~ Indore I can tell is known for sev, namkeen and it's most popular BAKED SAMOSA that too "bana hua". It means aloo puff served with ketchup, onions and sev 😋😍. 
And if you wonder how it is made, take a look at the recipe video or go through this recipe, follow the steps and you can make beautiful flaky, crispy puffs at home. 
This is a no-fail recipe. I have learned from the bakery workshop. But trust me that learning tour in one of the most popular bakeries in the city made me experience both the best and worst time in the kitchen. Best because I could learn small tips and tricks and also learned the baking techniques. And worst because I could see how unhygienic the entire premises is.
Ok! So now without any further ado let's jump to the recipe. A puff sheet is made with 4 ingredients and in just 4 simple steps. 

Ingredients - 

1 kg Maida (white flour)
50g + 375g Margarine 
3-4 tsp salt
Ice cold water to knead the dough
2 tbsp Carrom seeds (Ajwain)*optional

Method-

Step1- 
a- mix maida, 50g margarine, salt and ajwain. mix all the ingredients well. Now add ice cold water to knead the dough. 
b- Dough should be stiff. And knead for a good 3-4 minutes
c- apply oil on the dough, cover it and allow it to rest for 15 mins
Step-2
a-After 15 minutes roll the dough into a big sheet of 1cm thickness. 
b- now apply 375g of margarine over the entire sheet. 
Make sure margarine is kept at room temperature. It should be soft and pliable. If by any chance margarine is a bit hard keep it under sunlight for 10 minutes. And then you can use it. Do not melt it or microwave the margarine.
c- spread the margarine evenly over the entire sheet. Do not miss even a single corner. 
Step-3 
Now cut 3 strips. Two layers of equal width and third a bit bigger in size. 
Roll the first strip, place the rolled strip over the second strip. Now roll it again. Make sure to close it from the sides. Place this roll over the biggest strip and roll it. This process helps to create the layers for puff. 
Step-4
Now roll this into a centimetre thick sheet again.  And fold this sheet-like an envelope. Fold-in from all four sides bringing it to the centre.  That's the final step to create the layers. 
Now roll it lastly again into a cm thick sheet. 
Cut the desired shape. 
To make veg puffs cut square, to make puff biscuit cut small rectangles, to make cream roll cut thin long strips.
Now for the filling for Baked Samosa or Aloo Puffs 
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, crushed chillies, fennel, peas, chopped mint leaves, turmeric, coriander powder, tamarind paste, salt and boiled potatoes. (Watch the video to see the entire process)
 Stuff the above potato filling in the puff sheet. 
Bake these also puffs at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
 To make Indori style Bana hua samosa, open the aloo puff add ketchup, chopped onions and sev. Serve it got and enjoy this lovely homemade samosa.
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