Veggie samosas are a delightful and flavorful snack that combines the goodness of vegetables with the crispy texture of a flaky pastry. With endless variations and diverse fillings, the veggie samosa has become a beloved delicacy across cultures. This article aims to guide you through the culinary journey of creating the perfect veggie samosas. We'll explore various types of fillings, from classic potato and peas to innovative options like spinach and corn, providing step-by-step instructions to ensure success. Additionally, we'll delve into the nuances of folding techniques and offer tips for achieving the ideal crispy texture. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, let's embark on this delicious adventure and discover the best veggie samosa recipe that tantalizes your taste buds.
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VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the vegetable filling, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat until bubbles appear.
- Add the cumin seeds. When they become fragrant in the oil, toss in the onion and chillies, and fry for 5-7 minutes until the onion is translucent and lightly browned.
- Add the garlic and ginger paste and fry for a further minute. Add the potatoes and mixed powder, and just enough water or spice stock to cover.
- Simmer until the potatoes are soft, topping up the stock if needed. Add the carrot and continue cooking until cooked through but still al dente.
- Reduce the stock until you have a dry potato mixture. Stir in the coriander (cilantro) and peas and season with salt. Set aside to cool.
- Fold the samosas as photographed above.
- When ready to cook, pour 10cm (4in) of rapeseed (canola) oil into a deep saucepan and heat to 170°C (340°F). Fry the samosas in batches until nicely browned.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a wire rack. Keep warm while you fry the remaining samosas.
BAKED VEGGIE SAMOSAS
Perfect as a curry accompaniment or as a snack in their own right, these flavour-packed samosas are super-fun to make. Plus, once you've cracked making the dough you can experiment with lots of different filling combinations. Delicious!
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories Sides Vegetables Dinner Party Indian Christmas Potato Cauliflower
Time 2h
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- To make the dough, combine the flour, baking powder, a good pinch of sea salt and the ajwain seeds (if using) in a large bowl.
- Use your fingers to rub in 120ml of oil until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in 150ml of cold water, then bring it together with your hands into a rough dough, adding a splash more water, if needed.
- Place in a flour-dusted bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Peel and chop the potatoes into rough 2.5cm chunks, then break the cauliflower into florets so they're roughly the same size.
- Add the potatoes to a large pan of boiling salted water and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender, adding the cauliflower after 3 minutes. Add the peas for the final minute, then drain.
- Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic, then peel and finely grate the ginger. Deseed and finely chop the chilli.
- Drizzle a lug of oil into a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, add the cumin and onion and cook for 8 minutes, or until softened but not coloured. Stir in the garlic, ginger and chilli, then fry for a further few minutes.
- Bash the fennel seeds to a fine powder and add to the pan along with the garam masala and ground coriander. Stir well.
- Stir the cooked veg into the pan and crush gently with a potato masher - don't overdo it: you want a fairly chunky mixture. Squeeze in the lemon juice and season to taste. Leave to cool, then pick, finely chop and stir in the coriander leaves.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Lightly grease a large baking tray with oil.
- On a flour-dusted surface, halve the dough and roll out each portion to about 3cm thick. Using a 7cm pastry cutter, stamp out as many circles as you can, then roll into rounds, roughly ½cm thick and 18cm in diameter.
- Cut each round in half, then brush the straight edges with a little water. Roll into a cone shape, bringing the straight edges together and pressing lightly to seal.
- Spoon in the filling, brush the exposed dough with a little water, then fold over and press to seal. Place onto the prepared baking tray, then repeat with the remaining ingredients, keeping the samosas covered with a damp tea towel as you go.
- Brush the samosas with a little oil and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden and piping hot through. Serve straightaway with mango chutney.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, Fat 7.2 g fat, SaturatedFat 1.4 g saturated fat, Protein 4 g protein, Carbohydrate 26.8 g carbohydrate, Sugar 1.6 g sugar, Sodium 0.1 g salt, Fiber 1.8 g fibre
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
My family enjoys the wonderful Indian flavors in a traditional samosa. Baked instead of fried, this version has fewer calories but keeps all the classic tastes and textures we love. -Amy Siegel, Clifton, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 1h5m
Yield about 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain. Mash potatoes; set aside., In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the garlic, salt, curry powder, cumin and pepper; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the mashed potatoes, garbanzo beans, peas and cilantro., Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface with a short end facing you. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Spray sheet with cooking spray; repeat with 1 more sheet of phyllo, spraying the sheet with cooking spray. Cut into two 14x4-1/2-in. strips., Place 2 tablespoons of filling on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Fold triangle up, then fold triangle over, forming another triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, to the end of the strip., Spritz end of dough with spray and press onto triangle to seal. Turn triangle and spritz top with spray. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling., Place triangles on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. If desired, serve with mint chutney.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 136mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
VEGGIE SAMOSAS
The family will love these spicy samosas. Perfect for an appetizer or as a meal with a nice salad!
Provided by DeVera
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h40m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook for 1 minute. Add garlic, curry, ginger, cumin, salt, red pepper flakes, coriander, cayenne pepper, celery seed, tarragon, and cinnamon. Cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes more. Add potatoes and mixed vegetables. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
- Pour broth into the potato mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and broth is mostly absorbed, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Place flour in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center; add salt, oil, and water, in that order. Mix into a stiff dough, roll into a ball, and wrap in plastic wrap. Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 balls. Roll each ball into a 10-inch circle. Cut each circle in half, moisten the edges, and shape each half into a cone around your finger. Fill dough with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture. Pinch edges shut.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or deep-fryer. Deep-fry samosas in batches until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 130.4 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h10m
Yield 20 samosas, 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Make the pastry by combining the flour and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and then rubbing 1/4 cup of the ghee into the flour until well combined and mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the water, a tablespoon at a time, until the pastry comes together to form a ball, about 10 tablespoons. Knead the dough lightly and then form into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator to rest for at least 1 hour.
- While the dough is resting, make the filling. Peel the potatoes and cut into small dice. Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in a medium skillet and add the onion. Cook until the onion is lightly caramelized, about 6 minutes. Add the ginger, chile, coriander, garam masala, and cumin seeds and cook until the spices are fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, 1 teaspoon of the remaining salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper and cook, stirring, until well combined, about 6 minutes. Add the peas and 3 tablespoons of the cilantro and set aside to cool completely.
- While the filling is cooking, make the yogurt dipping sauce by combining the yogurt, remaining tablespoon of cilantro, mint, green onion, lemon juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon of pepper and stir to combine. Set aside, refrigerated, until ready to serve the samosas.
- Divide the samosa dough into 10 portions and roll each piece of dough into a circle about 5 inches in diameter. Cut each circle in half. Lightly moisten the straight edge of each half circle and press together to seal; you should now have a cone-shaped portion of dough. Carefully spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling into the dough cone and then moisten the remaining edges with a bit of water and press together to seal. Repeat with the remaining portions of dough and filling.
- When you are ready to fry the samosas, heat a large saucepan filled at least 2 inches with oil to about 340 degrees F. Fry the samosas, a few at a time and stirring to promote even cooking, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. (Note: these will float to the surface of the oil long before they are ready to be removed; make certain to cook them until the pastry is crispy and golden brown.) Remove using a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper-lined plate to drain. Repeat until all samosas have been fried. Serve immediately, with the yogurt dipping sauce and your favorite chutney.
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Provided by Stuart O'Keeffe
Categories appetizer
Time 1h20m
Yield 24 samosas
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and curry powder and saute until the onions are soft, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the potatoes, carrots, peas and corn, add season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss until the vegetables are well coated. Stir in the vegetable stock, cover, reduce the heat and let simmer for 25 minutes. Remove the filling from heat and let cool.
- Lay out 1 of the wonton wrappers on a floured surface. Put 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center, dip finger into water and wet the edges. Fold over diagonally and press firmly to close. Set aside on a nonstick surface such as parchment paper. Repeat the process until all filling has been used.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the 1 quart of oil until it registers 350 to 375 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Gently add the wontons, in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Be sure to add the wontons to the oil in the direction away from you to avoid any splattering. Fry until lightly browned. Remove the wontons from the oil and set aside on paper towels to drain any excess oil. Transfer to a serving platter and serve.
VEGETABLE SAMOSA
Samosas;those delightful tasty little savory patties are one of India's great gifts to the world. Samosas are available everywhere and yet the samosa varies wherever it is found. That's the beauty; you can make Samosas in so many different ways. Each cook adding their own different signatures to a time honored basic Samosa Recipe. Samosas are cheap and easy to make. Whether you make meat Samosas or vegetable Samosas, make your own pastry or buy the pastry ready-made, Samosas are always appetizing. Served with tea, they form the basis of the perfect snack.
Provided by rattlindog
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h5m
Yield 16-18 samosa's
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the Filling.
- Cool boiled potatoes, peel and cut them into very small cubes.
- Heat oil in a wok or a frying pan.
- Add cumin seeds and asafoetida powder, allow seed to splutter or turn brown, not burn.
- Add ginger and green chillies, fry for a minute.
- Add potatoes, peas, salt, coriander powder, roasted cumin, garam masala, chilli powder, curry powder, amchoor (dry mango powder) or lemon juice. Stir well to coat potatoes and peas with spices. Cook on low heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring gently, until almost cooked. You do not want to overcook and mash the potatoes.
- Adjust salt and seasoning and lemon juice. Add coriander leaves and mix.
- Turn the heat off and leave the mixture open, to cool.
- Making Pastry:
- Place flour, salt and oil in a bowl. Rub with your fingers, like pastry flour. It should look like bread crumbs.
- Make a firm dough, adding a little water at a time. I tend to make mine in a food processor these days. If making by hand, knead it well.
- Keep aside for 20 minutes and then knead again, until smooth.
- Making Samosas:
- Make a little glue by adding 2-3 tbs. water to 1 tbs. of plain flour and mixing to a thick liquid. Keep aside.
- Divide the dough into 8-9 portions and make balls, using greased hands. Keep covered with a moist muslin/handkerchief or 'j' cloth.
- Mix 1 teaspoons flour with 2 tbs. water, to make a 'glue' Keep it aside.
- Roll out one ball at a time on a greased surface, into an 7-8 inch circle/chapatti, approximately 2-3 mm thick. Cut it into half using a knife. You now have 2 half circles
- Lift one half in your palm and bring edges together, overlapping one over the other, making a cone.
- Brush a little glue on one of the overlapping edges and press the other edge over it gently with a 4-5 mm. overlap, to give the cone a good seal. If not sealed properly, it opens up during frying.
- Now fill one cone with approximately 2 tbs. of the potato mix. You should have enough edge left at the top (4-5 mm.) to get a good seal. Using 'glue', press and seal the top edges together.
- Make all samosas like this. Keep them covered with a moist cloth. If pastry is allowed to dry, it is more likely to burst during frying.
- Heat the oil in a wok or karahi to medium heat. If the oil is too hot, samosas will be soggy and not crisp. Oil should not be 'smoking'. Test by putting a small piece of dough into it, it should sizzle and rise gently to the top.
- Put as many samosa as will spread out easily in your wok and fry gently to golden brown. ( do not over fill as this can cause the oil to cool and it will make your samosa greasy) Turn them over gently a few times to ensure even browning. Take out and place on kitchen paper, to absorb surplus oil.
- Serve hot with Green Mango Chutney or Tomato Ketchup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.7, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 308.5, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 3, Sugar 1.5, Protein 4
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Serve up these crisp vegan samosas as a tasty starter or side dish with your favourite curry. They also make great buffet food for your next party.
Provided by Member recipe by maddiek
Categories Buffet, Side dish, Snack
Time 1h40m
Yield Makes 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic, mix in the spices and fry for 10 mins until soft. Add the vegetables, seasoning and stir well until coated. Add the stock, cover and simmer for 30 mins until cooked. Leave to cool.
- To make the pastry, mix flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre, add the oil and 100ml water to make a firm dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 5-10 mins until smooth and roll into a ball. Cover in cling film and set aside at room temperature for 30 mins.
- Divide the pastry into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and roll out into a circle of 15cm. Divide this circle into two equal pieces with a knife.
- Brush each edge with a little water and form a cone shape around your fingers, sealing the dampened edge. Fill with 1 tbsp mixture and press the two dampened edges together to seal the top of the cone. Repeat with the remaining pastry.
- Heat the oil in a large deep saucepan to 180C. The oil should come 1/3rd of the way up the pan. Deep fry the samosas in batches for 8-10 mins until crisp and brown. Take out and drain on kitchen paper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.43 milligram of sodium
(THE BEST) VEGETARIAN/VEGAN VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Modified from: "Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking" These are delicious! The effort of making your own samosa crust, instead of buying phyllo dough, is well worth it. __________________________________________________________ Samosas may be served at room temperature or they may be served warm. Samosas may be made ahead of time (up to a day), refrigerated neatly in flat plastic containers, and then reheated in a 350 degree oven. If you wish to freeze samosas, fry them partially, drain them, and freeze them in a single layer in flat plastic containers. When you wish to eat them, defrost and fry them a second time.
Provided by Mystic_Mommy
Categories Asian
Time 1h20m
Yield 24 samosas, 2-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
- Add the softened butter and rub it in with your hands so that the flour resembles fine bread crumbs.
- Add warm water, a tablespoon at a time, and begin to gather the flour into a ball.
- You will need 5 tablespoons of water.
- Form a ball and begin to knead it.
- Knead well for about 10-15 minutes or until dough is very soft and pliable. (If you have a food processor, put the steel blade in place and empty the sifted flour and salt into a container.
- Add the softened butter and turn on the machine.
- When you have a bread-crumb consistency, begin to add about 5 tablespoons of water slowly through the funnel.
- Stop when the dough forms a ball.
- Take out the ball and knead it for 5-10 minutes or until it is very soft and pliable.).
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator.
- The dough can be made a day in advance and refrigerated.
- Make the stuffing.
- Peel the potatoes and dice them into roughly 1/4-inch pieces.
- Heat the 4 tablespoons oil in a 10-12″ skillet over a medium flame.
- Put in the onion, stirring and frying until it turns a light-brown color.
- Add the peas, the ginger, Chinese parsley, and 3 tablespoons of water. Cover, lower heat and simmer very gently until peas are cooked. Stir every now and then and add additional water, a tablespoon at a time, if the skillet seems dried out.
- Now put in the diced potatoes, salt, coriander, garam masala, roasted ground cumin, & lemon juice.
- Keep heat on low and mix the spices with the potatoes. Continue cooking gently, stirring frequently, for 3-4 minutes.
- Check salt and lemon juice. Turn off heat and leave potato mixture to cool.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator and knead again. Divide dough into 12 equal balls. Keep balls covered with plastic wrap.
- Place a small bowl of water on your work surface. Lightly flour on a pastry board.
- Flatten one of the dough balls on it and roll it out into a round about 6″ in diameter.
- Now cut the round in half with a sharp knife.
- Pick up one half and form a cone, making a 1/4″ overlapping seam.
- Using a little water, from the nearby bowl to create the seam.
- Fill the cone with a heaping tablespoon of the stuffing. Close the top of the cone by sticking the open edges of the triangle together, again with the help of a little water. This seam should also be 1/4″ wide.
- Press the top seam again and, if possible, "flute" it with your fingers. Put the samosa on a platter in a cool spot. Make all 24 samosas this way.
- Heat oil for deep frying (about 2-1/2″ deep) in a wok or other wide utensil over medium-low flame.
- When the oil is hot, drop in the samosas, as many as will lie in a single layer.
- Fry them slowly until they are golden brown, turning them over when one side seems done.
- When the second side of the samosas has turned a golden color, remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on a paper-towel-lined platter.
- Do all samosas this way.
AUTHENTIC INDIAN VEGETARIAN SAMOSAS
Crispy pastries filled with a spicy blend of vegetables flavored with ginger, cinnamon, and traditional Indian spices. Make this authentic Indian appetizer from scratch in your home. A deep fryer with plenty of oil is needed, or you can try baking them. Serve hot with an Indian-flavored chutney.
Provided by adamAKAweirdo
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
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 20 minutes. Drain, return to the pot, and mash.
- Combine mashed potatoes, peas, raisins, green chile, garam masala, ginger, chile powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set filling aside.
- Combine flour, oil, cinnamon, and salt on a flat surface and knead to combine. Slowly knead in a small amount of water at a time, using just enough to form a soft dough that is pliable and even in color.
- Divide dough into 4 balls; roll each into a thin circle and cut in half. Place dough half-circles into an airtight container.
- Place 1 half-circle on a flat surface with the straight edge toward you and the rounded side facing away. Pour a small amount of water into a bowl. Dip a finger in the water and lightly moisten the right side of the rounded edge of the dough; fold wet edge over the left rounded side to create a cone. Press rounded edge to seal and leave straight edge open. Fill with filling and seal open edge by wetting dough with water and pressing together. Repeat with remaining dough and fillings.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Deep fry samosas until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes each.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.9 g, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 49.9 mg, Sugar 7.3 g
Tips:
- Choose the right potatoes: Use Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes for the best results. These potatoes are firm and hold their shape well when cooked.
- Boil the potatoes until they are just tender: Overcooked potatoes will be mushy and difficult to work with.
- Mash the potatoes until they are smooth: Lumpy potatoes will make the samosas difficult to fold.
- Season the potato mixture well: Use a combination of spices, such as cumin, coriander, and turmeric, to flavor the potatoes.
- Use a variety of vegetables: You can use any type of vegetables you like in your samosas. Some popular choices include carrots, peas, and onions.
- Chop the vegetables finely: This will help them to cook evenly.
- Sauté the vegetables until they are tender: Overcooked vegetables will be mushy and unappetizing.
- Use a flavorful wrapper: You can use store-bought or homemade samosa wrappers. If you are using store-bought wrappers, be sure to thaw them completely before using.
- Fold the samosas carefully: Make sure the edges are sealed well so that the filling does not leak out.
- Fry the samosas until they are golden brown: This will take about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Serve the samosas hot with your favorite chutney: Samosas are best enjoyed when they are hot and crispy.
Conclusion:
Vegetable samosas are a delicious and versatile snack or appetizer. They can be made with a variety of fillings, so you can easily customize them to your own taste. With a little planning and effort, you can make vegetable samosas that are sure to impress your friends and family.
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