Best 2 Potato And Pea Samosas Recipes

POTATO AND PEA SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Sift flour and salt together in a bowl. Add 4 tablespoons oil and rub in using your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Slowly add about 4 tablespoons water and gather dough into a stiff ball. Transfer dough to a clean work surface and knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat 5 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add onion to hot oil and stir-fry until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add cilantro, peas, chiles, 3 tablespoons water, and ginger. Cover and simmer over low heat until peas are cooked, about 5 minutes. Add more water if necessary to keep pan from drying out.
• Add cooked potatoes, lemon juice, coriander, chaat masala, amchur, cumin, garam masala, cayenne pepper, and salt to the frying pan. Stir to mix gently, adjust seasonings if necessary, and allow filling to cool for a few minutes.
• Combine 1/4 cup water and 2 tablespoons flour in a small bowl for the glue.
• Knead dough and divide into 8 balls; keep covered while assembling the samosas. Roll one ball into a circle roughly 7 inches in diameter. Cut in half using a sharp knife. Roll one half-circle into a cone with a 1/4-inch wide overlapping seam, gluing the seam together with a little bit of flour-water glue. Fill cone with 2 1/2 tablespoons of filling. Close top by using more flour-water mixture and pinching to seal. Flute top using fingers or the prongs of a fork, if desired. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• Heat 1 cup oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Deep-fry samosas in the hot oil until golden, 3 to 5 minutes each.

POTATO AND PEA SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a small nonstick pan. Add the mustard seeds and fry for about ten seconds, or until they begin to splutter.
• Add the onion and ginger, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes over a high heat. Add the peas, and stir well. Add the coriander, cumin, chile powder, garam masala, mango powder, salt to taste, and a splash of water. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, and then add the potatoes, and cilantro, and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unroll the phyllo pastry dough, cover with plastic wrap and a damp tea or kitchen towel. Peel off one sheet and keep the rest covered so that it doesn't dry out. Lay the pastry sheet flat on a clean surface, and brush with melted butter. Fold in one third of the pastry lengthwise towards the middle. Brush again with the butter and fold in the other side to make a long triple-layered strip.
• Place one rounded teaspoon of the filling mixture at one end of the strip, leaving a 1-inch border. Take the right corner and fold diagonally to the left, enclosing the filling and forming a triangle. Fold again along the upper crease of the triangle. Keep folding in this way until you reach the end of the strip. Brush the outer surface with more butter. Place the triangle onto a baking sheet and cover while you make the rest of the samosas. Sprinkle over a few sesame seeds, if using.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and crisp, turning halfway through the cooking time.
• To serve, place the samosas onto a large serving plate with a bowlful of chutney.
• * Can be found in specialty Asian markets.