Curried vegetable puff tarts
Reviewed by our expert panelServes: 10 (makes 20 tarts)
Time to make: 50 mins
Total cost: $12.87 / $1.60 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 cups mixed vegetables, chopped (potato, pumpkin, carrot, broccoli, beans, kumara - whatever you have to hand)
- 1 cup cooked chickpeas
- 400g can lite evaporated milk
- 1 can water
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons garam masala
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 heaped tablespoon cornflour
- 5 sheets reduced-fat frozen puff pastry
- 4 tablespoons milk
- sprinkling poppy seeds
Instructions
1 In a large frying pan or saucepan, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and onion until soft. Add the prepared vegetables, chickpeas and spices and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, taking care that the spices do not burn.
2 Pour in the evaporated milk and water, simmer until the vegetables are soft and the sauce is reduced. If the curry is too liquid when cooked, turn up the heat to reduce the liquid further and thicken with cornflour. Leave to cool.
3 Divide pastry sheets into quarters, brush around edges with water, put a spoonful of mixture onto each quarter, pull corners into middle and pinch along joins to form raised ‘seams’. Brush with milk and sprinkle with poppy seeds: Bake at 210°C until golden and puffed. Serve with rice and chutney or yoghurt and mint dressing.
Variations
Use leftover chicken, fish or sausage instead of the chickpeas, for a meaty version.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 705cal
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Kilojoules 2960kJ
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Protein 20.1g
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Total fat 23.6g
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–Saturated fat 11.1g
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Carbohydrates 86.7g
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–Sugars 4.5g
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Dietary fibre 4.5g
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Sodium 715mg
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Calcium 300mg
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Iron 2.1mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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