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Samosa is a fried filled pastry in a shape of a triangle. It can be filled with vegetables and/or meat. It is a very popular snack or a starter in Indian restaurants, served with a salad or raita sauce.
Filo pastry is originally from Balkan, where it is used as a base for preparation for example a very well known dessert called baklawa.
Vegetarian Samosa
2015-04-24 23:56:09
Serves 8
popular Indian snack or starter
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
35 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
- 200 ml vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 175 g carrot, chopped into small cubes
- 225 g potatoes, chopped into small cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped into small cubes
- 100 g peas
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 2 tbsp. curry paste
- 3 tbsp. mango chutney
- 2 tbsp. corriander, minced
- 16 filo pastry sheets
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp. of oil in a wok pan and fry the onion and garlic for 1 mminute. Add the carrots, potatoes and pepper. Fry for 5 minutes. Add the curry paste and cumin. Fry for 2 minutes and then add 2 tbsp of water, cook for 5 minutes on low heat. Add coriander, mango chutney and peas, remove from the heat.
- Cut the filo pastry lengthwise and grease gently with oil. Put a bit of the filling on each piece of the pastry and close it into a triangle (follow the instructions on the pastry pack).
- Fry few triangles in the rest of the oil, then drain away. Fry another few triangles and then another until all are done.
- Serve with a salad and a sauce of your choice.
Adapted from Marmitton
Adapted from Marmitton
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