Samosa

Cooking time: 1 hour

Serving: 4

Ingredients

5 sheetsFrozen Puff Pastry, thawed
750gmPotatoes
250gmGreen Peas
50gmGhee
1 3/4 tspCumin Seeds
30gmGinger
1/2 tspRed Chilli Powder
1Green Chilli
1/3 cupFresh Coriander, chopped

Method

  • Peel, wash and cut potatoes into 1/2 cm cubes and immerse in water. Boil peas until cooked and drain. Scrape, wash and finely chop ginger. Remove stems, wash, and slit, de-seed and finely chop the chilli.
  • Heat the ghee in a deep frypan or wok, add cumin and saut� gently until it begins to crackle. Add ginger and saut� for a minute.
  • Add the potatoes red chilli and salt - reduce to a low heat, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender - not mashed.
  • Add the peas and green chilli and stir until the mixture is completely dry. Add the coriander, remove, cool and cover.
  • Cut pastry into 12cm circles and then cut in half to form a semi circle. Form into a cone place filling in centre of pastry cone. Moisten edges with egg white and water seal and join by pleating.
  • Place on baking paper and cook in the oven without oil at 180C for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

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