Egg Puff/ Egg Pattice

Egg Pattice , as it is usually called in Goa, reminds me of my childhood memories.
My mom used to bring veg puff or egg puff , while coming home from office.
Me and my sister would wait for her to enjoy these savories.

This was my first attempt to prepare the egg puff and it turned out super awesome.

Ingredients:
Boiled Eggs - 3
Puff Pastry Sheets - 2
Butter
Onions - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger-Garlic paste
Salt
Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Oil

Procedure:
1. Thaw the puff pastry sheets by keeping it out at normal temperature for about 15 - 20 mins.
2. Meanwhile, we can prepare the masala for the pastry.
3. Take a pan, Add oil.
4. Next add the onions and fry for some time.
5. Then add the tomatoes and fry well.
6. Add the chili powder, garam masala and the cumin powder.
7. Add salt and mix well.
8. Add some water and let it cook till it becomes a bit dry. If it is watery, the pastry will be soggy.
9. Keep the masala aside.
10. Take the puff pastry sheet and divide it into 3 parts.
11. Place the masala at the middle bottom portion.
12. Place half of the boiled egg.
13. Add water at the sides and press the sides to stick it.
14. Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 180 degrees.
15. Bake the puffs for 30 mins till it is nice golden brown.

The Egg Puff is ready to serve.
Serve it with ketchup.

Moong Dal Halwa

This recipe comes after multiple requests from my husband.

I finally dared to prepared the moong dal halwa and it turned out super awesome.

Ingredients:

Yellow Moong Dal - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Cardamom Powder

Ghee - 1 cup

Semolina/ Rawa - 1 tbsp

Besan - 1 tbsp

Pista - handful

Almonds - handful

Procedure:

1. Soak 1 cup yellow moong dal for 3-4 hours. Rinse out all the water and then grind it coarsely in a mixer and keep aside.

2. Take a wok, Add 1 cup Ghee. Ghee is one of the key ingredients in this recipe.

3. Once it is boiling, add 1 tbsp semolina.

4. Next add 1 tbsp besan and stir well till golden brown. Adding semolina and besan prevents the moong dal (which will be added next) from sticking to the pan.

5. Next add the  ground yellow moong dal and stir it nicely. Cook it on a low flame. Keep stirring.

6. In the meantime, in a separate wok, mix 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar and let it boil.

7. Add the cardamom powder.

8. Once it is boiling, add this to the moong dal and keep stirring on a low flame till the ghee is oozing out.

Garnish it with chopped pista and almonds.

The delicious Moong Dal Halwa is ready.

Serve it hot or chilled.