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Tarla Dalal
18 December, 2024
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About Eggless Tarts
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How to make eggless tart shells
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Handy Tip for Eggless Tarts
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Nutrient values
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eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | with 13 amazing images.
Cute and small, thick and crusty, eggless tarts form a great base for desserts. Ours is an Indian style eggless tart made of flour, salt and butter, but ingredients like almonds might be added for a special touch. eggless tart shells are baked with a filling which can be sweet or savoury!
A large portion of Indians are vegetarians and hence we have this super tasty Indian style eggless tart.
Rubbing the butter lightly with your fingertips while making eggless tarts is an art that you can perfect with practice. Only ice-cold water should be added during preparation, else the butter will melt making it sticky.
Notes on eggless tarts recipe. 1. Knead the dough again, divide it into 10 equal portions. Do not over-knead. Kneading leads to the development of gluten which is exactly what we do not want in this case. 2. Place the circle into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter tart case and press the circle gently around the sides of the tart case. Ensure there are no air pockets when the pastry fits where the bottom and side of the pan meet. 3. Prick all over the eggless tarts with the help of a fork. This will prevent them from puffing up. 4. When the edges start to turn golden then the Indian style eggless tarts are done. Do not overbake.
eggless tarts taste great by themselves, but they are also used in delicious recipes like Strawberry Tarts, Fruity Chocolate Tarts and many more.
See our collection of recipes for Eggless Desserts and collection of Pies and Tart recipes.
Learn how to make eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Eggless Tarts recipe - How to make Eggless Tarts
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
None Mins
Total Time
5 Mins
Makes
10 tarts
Ingredients
For Eggless Tarts
1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida)
a pinch of salt
3/4 cup butter
Method
For eggless tarts
- To make eggless tarts, sieve the flour and salt together on a plate.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips and mix well.
- Gradually add ice-cold water (approx. 3 tbsp) and knead well to make a stiff dough and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Lightly flour the rolling pin and pastry board and keep aside.
- Knead the dough again, divide it into 10 equal portions.
- Roll out a portion of the dough into a 100 mm. (4”) diameter circle. Place the circle into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter tart case and press the circle gently around the sides of the tart case.
- Repeat step 6 to make 9 more tarts.
- Prick all over the tarts with the help of a fork.
- Arrange the eggless tarts on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºc (400ºf) for approx. 10 to 15 minutes.
- Cool the eggless tarts cases and use as required.
Handy tip:
- Greasing of tart moulds is not necessary, unless the moulds are new.
eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | Video by Tarla Dalal
Eggless Tarts recipe with step by step photos
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To make eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | first sieve the flour and salt together in a deep bowl.
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Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips and mix well. Rub until all of the butter is mixed in and you're left with a grainy looking mixture.
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Knead well to make a stiff dough. Ideally, it should come together as the butter will melt with the heat of your palms. If not, then gradually add ice-cold water (approx. 3 tbsp) to make the dough.
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Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. This will prevent the tart from shrinkage when placed in the tin.
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Knead the dough again, divide it into 10 equal portions. Do not over-knead. Kneading leads to the development of gluten which is exactly what we do not want in this case.
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Lightly flour the rolling board.
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Roll out a portion of the dough into a 100 mm. (4?) diameter circle.
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Place the circle into a 75 mm. (3?) diameter tart case and press the circle gently around the sides of the tart case. Ensure there are no air pockets when the pastry fits where the bottom and side of the pan meet.
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- Repeat step 6 to make 8 more tarts.
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Prick all over the tarts with the help of a fork. This will prevent them from puffing up.
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Arrange the eggless tarts on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200º C (400º F) for approx. 10 to 15 minutes. When the edges start to turn golden then the tarts are done. Do not overbake.
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Cool the tart cases and use as required.
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You can use this eggless tart recipe as a base and make dessert recipes like creamy lemon tarts, jam tarts or strawberry cheese tarts.
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- Using the same eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | as a base you can make savoury filling to make exciting snacks like cheesy corn tarts with caramelised onion or spinach tarts.
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To make eggless tarts recipe | eggless tart shells | Indian style eggless tart | first sieve the flour and salt together in a deep bowl.
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- Greasing of tart moulds is not necessary, unless the moulds are new.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 173 cal |
| Protein | 2.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Fat | 10.6 g |
| Cholesterol | 32 mg |
| Sodium | 107.8 mg |
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santhiya
March 13, 2025, midnight
It''s very useful I am dietician
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Santhiya, Happy to know you liked our recipe.
Anamit
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have CKD and am not allowed to have butter. Can I use olive oil instead?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Anamit, Butter provides the necessary crumbliness to the tart. We have not tried using olive oil to make them.
Payal Mehta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello I tried the recipe the tarts baked well but when I added chocolate mousse in the tarts the Crust became soft... Y did that happen?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
These tarts are not very crispy.
Mrs Poonam Jobanputra
March 13, 2025, midnight
very nice recipe..only not so crispy..little soft.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks for the feedback !!! Keep reviewing recipes and articles you loved.
Sweta Agarwal
March 13, 2025, midnight
I went through savoury tarts recipe of yours,where we dip the moulds in batter n dip to fry.I wonder where we can find that mould
Neha Maheshwari
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi.. I am unable to understand the measurement of flour. Can u pls tell me. And also can it be baked in muffin tray or only tarts moulds to be used?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Neha, We have used 1 3/4 cup of flour. We have not tried making a muffin tray but, you can surely try. Moreover, muffin trays are deeper than tart pans so, this might result into uneven baking.
Shruti
March 13, 2025, midnight
Mam can we use whole wheat flour also half portion instead of maida
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Shruti, Yes, you can try. We have not experimented this in our kitchen.
Loves Food
March 13, 2025, midnight
Have these tarts without any filling and they taste so good!!!!!
Radha Hoizal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Simply hats off to Tarlaji.I would like to share a beautiful experiance with Tarlaji.Yesterday was my younger daughter's birthday,I chose to make tarts so that children will enjoy and to my surprise all the tarts were sold out like hot cakes.I made tarts in three sets,in the first set I used the butter,then the second set with margarine and the third set with vanaspati and all the three were extremely crispy and there was no compromise in the taste.I used Bhel as the filling and all the children loved it so much and they asked for the second and third piece and so on...Thanks to Tarlaji for this recipe.
sushmita
March 13, 2025, midnight
In a cafe I had mushroom tarts. But the tart layer was soft instead of crispy. As said in the above recipe, the tarts wud become crispier. But the ones I had in cafe were very soft. Wat s the difference? Can u pls help me out?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sushmita, The tarts if rolled little thinly will get more crispiness and it all depends on the baking.
shivika
March 13, 2025, midnight
Miloni Sanghavi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello madam, can we make tart in microwave??? Once I made tart after one day it turned soft..can u tell me why this happened??
Mrs Poonam Jobanputra
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have tried this recipe...it came out amazing...excellent recipe..
Neha
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello, I am trying this now :-) very excited. No rising agent required is it?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, No not required, just follow the recipe it will surely turn out fab...
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