Baked Puff Pastry Samosas

Name: Baked Puff Pastry Samosas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16–20 pieces
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 400 g puff pastry (2 sheets); 5 potatoes; 100 g peas; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 gingerroot; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 0.5 tsp cumin; 2 tsp butter

Puff pastry, potatoes and peas baked in the oven and spiced with garam masala and turmeric for a South Asian starter.

45 min · Serves 16 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 25 min · Cook 20 min · 45 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Cook potatoes (20-25min.), rinse with cold water, peel and mash (leave chunky). Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee, add garlic, grated ginger and onion and let fry until translucent. Add spices and let toast for about 30 seconds.
2
Add peas and transfer mixture to potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Cut puff pastry into squares (you should get about 16-20).
3
Melt the rest of ghee (or butter) and brush the pastry squares. Preheat oven to 200°C. Fill the pastry squares with a generous teaspoon of potatoefilling and form into triangles. Press ends tightly togehter using your fingers or a fork.
4
Brush triangles with ghee. Transfer your samosa triangles to a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper and let bake until golden brown (usually 15-20 min.) at 200°C.
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