Step-by-Step How to make Samoosas...

Step-by-Step How to make Samoosas

In a saucepan, melt butter over a medim heat. Sauté spring onions and garlic until onions are cooked and translucent. Add mince or vegetables and cook until browned. Add spice and cook for a further 5 minutes. Leave to cool.

Take one strip of pastry and cover the rest with a damp cloth. Fold the first corner of each samoosa at an angle, then fold again to form a triangle. Open the triangle and fill with mince.

Mix flour with water to form a paste and spread on the pastry. Wrap tightly. Fold over the triangle at an angle, until only a small part of pastry is left.

Heat oil in a pan and fry samoosas until golden-brown. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve with sweet and sour sauce or chilli.

Recipe for Beef Samoosas
Ingredients:

• 500g beef, minced or chopped or mixed vegetables 
• 15ml butter 
• 1 bunch spring onions, chopped 
• 5ml crushed garlic 
• 10ml ground coriander 
• 5ml cumin 
• 5m garam masala 
• 3ml turmeric 
• Pinch salt 
• Ready-made pur (samoosa pastry), defrosted 
• Flour 
• Water 
• Oil for deep-frying 

Method:

1. In a saucepan, melt butter over a medium heat. Sauté spring onions and garlic until onions are cooked and translucent. Add mince or vegetables and cook until browned. Add spices and cook for a further 5 minutes. Leave to cool.
2. Take one strip of pastry and cover the rest with damp cloth. Fold the first corner of each samoosa at an angle, then fold again to form a triangle. Open the triangle and fill with mince.Mix flour with water to form a paste and spread on the pastry.
3. Wrap tightly. Fold the triangle at an angle, until only a small part of pastry is left.Heat oil in a pan and fry samoosas until golden-brown.
4. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve with sweet and sour sauce or chilli sauce.

Recipe from: True Love -