Vegetable Samosas
Tags
Indian, vegan
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil
- 10 sheets of samosa pastry
- 4 tablespoons of plain flour
- 8 tablespoons of water
- 1 medium of red onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 potatoes
- 0.5 cup of peas
- 4 teaspoons of lemon juice
- 1 pinch of salt
- 0.75 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoons of ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon of ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon of chilli paste
- 4 tablespoons of fresh coriander
- 0.25 teaspoons of asafoetida (hing)
Method
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat (6-7) and add the asafoetida, chilli paste, and ginger paste and fry for about 1 minute
- Add the carrot and potato, finely diced
- Add the salt and cook on a low heat (5) for 10-15 minutes until the carrot and potato are cooked
- Add the ground cloves and cinnamon, and lemon juice and mix well
- Place the frozen peas in a bowl and pour hot water over them, after a couple of minutes add them to the mixture
- Let the mixture go cold, and then add the coriander and finely diced onions
- Mix the plain flour with the water to make a thin paste
- Cut the square sheets of samosa pastry into thirds
- Take two strips of pastry and fold into triangle pockets
- Fill with mixture and seal using the paste
- Put a bottle of sunflower oil into a medium sized saucepan on a medium heat (7) for 10-15 minutes
- Place each samosa in the oil, covering, and cooking until light brown
- Remove and drain the oil
- Serve and enjoy!
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