Recipe Needed

[Bunty]

Can somebody please let me have an easy recipe for Samosas please. I am doing an Indian on Monday night for a friends Birthday and need some to go with it.

Thanks a lot Bunty

[Ali]

Must admit I don't tend to stick to a recipe, but here's a base one:

Pastry -

450g plain flour
salt
4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp water

(I tend to add some tumeric just for colour too)

Make into dough and rest n fridge for 1/2 hr

Veggie Samosas:

1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ground tumeric
1 1/2 med onons finely chopped
corriander if you have it/can get it

(to the above I tend to add clove or 2 of garlic, finely chopped fresh ginger and some chilli pow, fry the onions, garlic and ginger gently first in some butter and oil then add spices as above.)

For the stuffing to add to the above - roughly ....

Chop up some tatties into dice and cook, cook some peas/carrots/whatever veg u have and add a little salt. Mash the lot together with above spices etc.

Roll your pastry as thin as poss, then I'd usually use a side plate to cut into circles, then 1/4 the circles.

Once circles 1/4ered then brush edges with a little flour and water mix (for sealing) dob a teaspoonful of 'stuffing' into each, fold into triangles making sure sealed.

Chuck into deep fat fryer or pan with at least 4" of oil in, hot, watch til u think cooked. Pastry will bubble a bit - thats cute.

Soz is not a 'real' recep, but having been made to make these a huge amount of times for parties, by demand, I've kinda wandered away from a real recipe.....

Well I hope my mangled recipe has helped a bit

[flowergrader]

When I do mine I cheat!!!

Use 'brick' pastry, cut each circular sheet in half then fold each piece in half.
Filling - I chop potato & onion into small cubes & boil until cooked, add frozen peas a few minutes from the end of cooking. Drain.
Add a spoonful of curry paste & mix.
Put a heaped teaspoon of mix on one end of the pastry & fold in a triangular fashion working way from you, damp the end & seal.

Can either be cooked in oil or are OK when baked in the oven, healthy too!

Good luck & enjoy!
Mrs FG xx

[**JamDan**]

I cheat too and use the "bric" pastry ( filo)

[Bunty]

Thank you all for your help, I can now do Samosas with our meal

Thanks again

[Deleted]

Yes, thanks for the tips. I'm gonna try them (again).

ps: Ali, I was following your advice with interest until I came to "Soz is not a 'real' recep", at which point my eyes glazed over. Why is that, do you think, dear English Lady??