Veggie Samosas Food

EASY VEGETABLE SAMOSA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry until soft and golden brown. Stir often.
• Add the garlic and ginger, stir and cook for a minute.
• Add the spices, stir and cook for a minute before adding the diced potatoes, carrot and 2 tbsp water. Reduce the heat to low and cover.
• Cook until soft (10-15 minutes). Add a little more water if needed. Stir often.
• Add the frozen peas and cook for a minute or two. Taste the mixture and season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/gas mark 6.
• Line a baking tray with non stick baking paper.
• Unroll the filo pastry. Remove one sheet* and cover the rest with a tea towel so that they don't dry out.
• Divide the sheet in half so you have a square shape. Brush one piece with oil and place the other half on top of it. Brush with oil. Repeat with another sheet.
• Fold the pastry in half so you have a triangle shape. Fold one side into the middle of the triangle and brush with oil so it sticks down. Fold the other side across so that you have a little pouch that you can open - a cone shape. Fill with the potato mixture and fold down the top. Brush the top with oil to stick it down then lightly brush the whole samosa with oil.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

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.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

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.

BAKED VEGGIE SAMOSAS

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.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup chopped leftover cooked vegetables (such as carrots or green beans), 1/2 cup thawed frozen peas, 1/4 teaspoon curry powder and 1 tablespoon each chopped cilantro, mint and ginger; season with salt and cayenne pepper. Roll a sheet of puff pastry into a 14-inch square, then cut into 25 smaller squares and place 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each. Brush the edges with a beaten egg, fold into triangles and press to seal. Bake at 350 degree until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Mix yogurt with leftover cranberry sauce for dipping.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

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.

VEGETARIAN SAMOSAS

Steps:

• MAKING THE DOUGH 1. Mix all dry ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl. 2. Add oil and mix it into the flour really well with your hands. This is the important part - even though you can't really see the oil, you want to make sure it's completely distributed through the flour. The best way to do this is to rub it between your hands. 3. Then add water in small amounts at a time while continuing to mix the dough with your hands until a firm ball is formed. (You don't want it to be too soft or sticky, so go carefully with the water). Knead for a couple of minutes to make the dough slightly soft and pliable. Then add a bit of oil onto your hands and rub it all over the ball of dough. Cover with a wet cloth and let it sit for at least 30 minutes to allow the dough to rest and gluten to form.
• MAKING THE FILLING 1. Crumble the potatoes roughly with your fingers into a bowl. You don't want to mash them because you want some texture to your filling. Set aside. 2. Heat the oil in a . Add cumin seeds to toast them for a minute or so until they release their fragrance. Add ginger and sautee for another minute. Now add the green onions, peas, cilantro, and spices. Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes before adding the potatoes. Stir to mix all the ingredients so that the potatoes are completely mixed into the other ingredients. Remove from heat and let it cool.
• MAKING THE SAMOSAS 1. Divide dough into about 8 egg sized balls and flatten them into round disks. Roll out each disks into about a 7-8″ thin circle. Use dry flour if needed to roll them out. Cut the circle in half with a knife or pizza cutter. 2. Take one half of the circle and using your finger, moisten all around the edges with a little water. Bring up both edges to the middle, overlapping slightly and press gently to seal the seam from the inside and outside with your fingers. Hold it in your hand like a cone. Fill the cone with a couple of tablespoons of filling and push it down with your finger to get rid of any air pockets. Then pinch the opening together sealing it tightly with your finger tips or with a fork. 3. Carry on with the rest of the dough and filling until you have made all the samosas. Line them up on a tray. 4. Heat oil in a wok, fryer or pot. Oil should be about 3-4 inches deep. When oil is hot (at least 300 degrees F), test it with a little piece of dough. It should sizzle and rise to the top. 5. Fry 5 to 6 samosas at a time, depending on the size of your frying pot. You don't want to crowd the samosas because that will bring the temperature down. Fry the samosas, turning them over occasionally, until they are golden-brown. Drain on a paper towel lined tray. Serve with your choice of chutney. Samosas also pair beautifully with Chana Masala (curried chick peas).

VEGGIE SAMOSAS

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.

CURRIED VEGGIE SAMOSA

Steps:

• DOOUGH:.
• MIx flour and salt.
• Add oil and mix until flour is like corn meal. (I do this in my mixer with the dough hook).
• Add water to dough mixing well. This will be a fairly moist dough. Knead dough 5 to 10 minutes until dough is soft and velvety (or beat in mixer).
• Cover and let stand 15-20 minutes.
• Knead again for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Form into a long 1 1/2" diameter "rope".
• Cut into 1 1/2" slices. Form each slice into small "buns" and place on a floured board, covering with a damp cloth.
• When ready to fill and fry, flatten each piece to about 1/4" and then roll into a circular shape about 1/8" thick.
• FILLING:.
• Boil potatoes and mash.
• Saute diced carrots, minced onion, ginger root and garlic until tender and add to mashed potatoes.
• Add green peas and spices. Add salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to personal taste.
• Place 2 tbsp filling into above dough circle. Moisten edges with water. Fold in half and seal edges well using a fork.
• Store filled samosa's on an oiled cookie sheet and cover with a damp cloth until ready to fry.
• Heat 3 cups vegetable oil over high heat until a small piece of dough drops to bottom of pan and pops back up immediately. Reduce heat to medium high at this point.
• Fry samosa's 3to 5 minutes each, turning once to brown evenly, placing on paper towels until ready to serve.

EASY VEGGIE SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion until browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and add garbanzo beans. Mix curry paste with apple juice until smooth, then add to skillet. Simmer mixture 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more apple juice or water as needed to keep mixture moist.
• Cut each sheet of pastry into 3 equal-size rectangles, then cut each rectangle in half. (You will have 18 pieces total.) Dust a clean, flat surface lightly with flour, and roll each piece of pastry until it is double in size. Dust pastry with flour as needed, to prevent it from sticking to rolling pin. Spoon an equal amount of filling into center of each pastry square. Fold in half and press edges to seal. Place on nonstick baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until golden brown.

(THE BEST) VEGETARIAN/VEGAN VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

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.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

Steps:

• The Vegetable Filling
• Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic, mix in the spices and fry until soft. Add the vegetables, seasoning and stir well until coated. Add the stock, cover and simmer for 30 minutes until cooked.
• Now for the pastry!
• Pastry
• Mix flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well into the centre and add the oil and enough water to make a firm dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth and roll into a ball. Cover in plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Divide the pastry into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and roll out into a circle of 15 cm. 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 the cases with a tblpns of your chosen mixture and press the two dampened edges together to seal the top of the cone.
• Deep fry the samosas in hot oil until crisp and brown take out and drain on a paper towel.

BAKED VEGETARIAN SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the onions in a bit of oil until they are soft, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add the coriander, cumin , and cayenne, and cook for another minute.
• Remove from heat and add the potatoes, peas, and cilantro, stirring to mix well. Season with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Stack 3 or 4 sheets of phyllo together, and slice into 4 even rectangles with a pair of kitchen shears . Continue with the rest of the phyllo, then cover with plastic wrap.
• Place 2 or 3 tablespoons of the potato and peas mix in the corner of the dough, then roll the corner towards the center. Fold in the left and right corners, then roll up again.
• Fold in the left and right corners, then roll up again. Repeat until all pastry dough has been used.
• Place each samosa on a baking sheet, and lightly brush the tops with olive oil. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in large bowlAdd oil and mix into a crumbly mixtureAdd cold water and mix thoroughly; start with 4 tbsp and continue to add 1 tbsp at a time until the mixture starts to become sticky. Do not add too much water at once and stop when you reach a crumbly mixture. Knead to a firm dough. Cover the dough with a moistened towel and set aside.
• Place diced potatoes in boiling pot of water and cook until tender. Once cooked, strain water and set aside.Sauté onion, garlic and ginger until onions are translucent.Add Patak's® Mild Curry Spice Paste to pan; cook for 2 min.Add cooked potatoes to pan, cook for 2-3 more min.Add peas and carrots; cover mixture and let cook for 5-10 min until peas/carrots are thawed and hot.Remove potato mixture from heat and leave to cool.
• Divide dough into 1.5" diameter balls (8-10 balls). Use a rolling pin, roll balls into a flat circle. You want it just thick/strong enough to hold the filling. Cut the circle in half with a knife or pizza cutter.Rub cold water with a brush (or finger) around the edge of the semi circle. Roll dough into a cone. Stuff the mixture into the cone and pinch closed. Repeat until complete.Heat oil in a pan. Check that oil is hot by adding a small piece of pastry. Cook samosas until golden brown.Once cooked, place samosas onto a paper towel to drain any excess oil.Serve warm with Patak's® Sweet Mango Chutney.