Curry Puff

Warm, flaky and crispy on the outside, buttery and delicious from within, Curry Puff is great as an appetizer, tea-time snack, or, as a lunch surprise for kids! Easy to make filling used in store-bought pastry shells, and baked till golden crisp. These delicious puffs are ready in just 30 minutes!

Quick and Easy to Make

Making these puffs is ever so simple.  I saute assorted vegetables and paneer (Indian cottage cheese) with Indian spices, and stuff it in a baked puff pastry shell.  I use store-bought frozen puff pastry shells to keep this recipe quick and easy.

It is super easy to customize these puff pastry shells with your choice of sweet or savory filling.

I make this recipe with store-bought puff pastry shells. These ‘pre-shaped’ shells are pretty versatile and can be used for both, sweet and savory dishes.

It is really easy to put these puffs together. Simply bake the shells in the oven as per package directions. Prepare your filling and then stuff the filling in the shells- that’s it!

Tip for a Flaky Puff Pastry

Keep the pastry dough cold.  Remove it from the refrigerator just before baking. This ensures a flaky pastry.  Softer or room temperature dough doesn’t puff up and tends to becomes too dense and chewy.

Tasty Vegetarian Filling Recipe

For this recipe, I make a mixed vegetable filling in a Skillet on the stove, or my Instant Pot , using the ‘saute’ setting.

I combine assorted vegetables like bell pepper, frozen peas, frozen corn, gold potatoes and cook them with onions, ginger, garlic and season it with toasted Indian spices.

I like to add paneer to this mix.  Paneer is a firm Indian cottage cheese that not only adds protein to the dish, but adds a nice creamy texture that goes really well with the crisp puff pastry.  I use this filling to make Vegetable Panini as well.

Curry Puff Filling Variations

I make these puffs as appetizers, or as tea-time snacks, and, they make for great school lunches for kids too.  But I keep switching the filling. 

I serve them as-is, or with tomato ketchup, Sriracha or cilantro chutney, depending on the flavors of the filling.

There are endless possibilities for the filling.  Some of the popular ones in my home are:

1. Pizza puffs: I saute sausage, onions and peppers with Italian seasoning. Add a couple of teaspoons of marinara sauce to the baked shells, add sausage mix, top it with mozzarella cheese and garnish with basil.
2. Parmesan Mushroom & Peas Puffs: Saute crimini mushrooms in olive oil, salt and pepper. Add a splash of balsamic vinegar and cook till mushrooms are nice and brown. Add thawed peas to this mix. Turn off the flame and mix in some grated parmesan cheese. Stuff the baked shells. The remaining heat from the mushrooms melts the parmesan cheese and binds the mix really well. Garnish with chopped parsley.
3. Keema Puffs: I make keema (ground meat) using this recipe: Keema Mutter. Bake the shells and fill them with the keema mix. Garnish with chopped cilantro!
4. Berries & Cream: Sprinkle some sugar and zest of a lemon on mixed berries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberries.  Toss well. Sprinkle some sugar on the pastry before baking. Bake shells and cool them for 10 minutes. Stuff the berries in the shells, and top with sweetened whipped cream.

Easy Step by Step Instructions and photos for Curry Puff

Place cold pastry shell on baking sheet	Bake as per package directions
Remove the center caps	Stuff with filling

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