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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




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36 comments:

  1. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)November 4, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Very interesting idea, nice filing! Looks tempting!

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  2. Nalini's KitchenNovember 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    looks delicious and innovative.

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  3. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.November 4, 2011 at 6:56 PM

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

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  4. Sangeeta MadhavNovember 4, 2011 at 8:00 PM

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

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  5. HemaNovember 4, 2011 at 9:52 PM

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

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  6. chitraj.hegdeNovember 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM

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

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  7. SajiNovember 4, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Interesting!! Nevr tried this way

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  8. UmaNovember 4, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Looks so delicious. Nice dish.

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

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  9. UnknownNovember 4, 2011 at 11:07 PM

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

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  10. Jaisy JamesNovember 4, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    nice one never tried this with puff pastry

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  11. Sangeetha MNovember 5, 2011 at 12:51 AM

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

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  12. PanchamruthamNovember 5, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    healthy n tasty filling.......

    http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

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  13. Sensible VegetarianNovember 5, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Very innovative filling, looks delicious.

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  14. Sobha ShyamNovember 5, 2011 at 2:02 AM

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

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  15. KrithisKitchenNovember 5, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    This sweet filling is interesting!
    Krithi's Kitchen
    Event: Serve It - Savory Baked

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  16. SanNovember 5, 2011 at 2:32 AM

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

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  17. NehaNovember 5, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Very innovative recipe...

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  18. Amina CreationsNovember 5, 2011 at 7:05 AM

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

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  19. Kaveri VenkateshNovember 5, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Mmmm....love these healthy and yummy puffs

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  20. aipiNovember 5, 2011 at 9:24 AM

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

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  21. DVNovember 5, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    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

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  22. RitaNovember 5, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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

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  23. Treat and TrickNovember 5, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Healthy filling and sounds so yum!

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  24. cookingvarietiesNovember 5, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    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

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  25. sangeetaNovember 6, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    This is interesting. Liked your blog :)

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  26. Spoon and ChopsticksNovember 6, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    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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    Spoon and Chopsticks
    http://spoon-and-chopsticks.blogspot.com

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  27. AmilaNovember 6, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    sound tasty!!

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  28. Jayanthy KumaranNovember 6, 2011 at 6:32 PM

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

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  29. RakshaNovember 6, 2011 at 11:07 PM

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

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  30. NithaNovember 6, 2011 at 11:34 PM

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

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  31. Priya SureshNovember 7, 2011 at 9:44 PM

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

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  32. MahiNovember 8, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Nice twist in the usual puff pastry recipe! :)

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  33. Jeyashris KitchenNovember 8, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    This is quite innovative and interesting filling

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  34. Deep Krishna DubaiNovember 8, 2011 at 6:32 PM

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

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  35. AnushaNovember 8, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Sweet moong dal puff. Totally healthy

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  36. UnknownNovember 16, 2011 at 5:45 PM

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

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