Samosa

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into dice
• 1/4 teaspoon cooking spray
• 1 small carrot, finely chopped
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 50 g frozen green peas, thawed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric, rounded
• 1 teaspoon garlic clove, pureed
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped (or mint)
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 5 sheets phyllo dough, thawed

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes and carrot in boiling, salted water until tender - about 10 minutes. drain and partially mash them.
• 2 mist non-stick frying pan with cooking spray. sauté onion until softened, about 2 minutes.
• 3 stir onion, peas, cumin, ground coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, garlic puree and fresh coriander or mint into potatoes and carrots. season to taste. cool completely.
• 4 preheat oven to gas mark 4/180°c/350°f mist baking sheets with spray cooking oil.
• 5 cut filo pastry sheets into strips, measuring approximately 30 cm x 10 cm (12 inches x 4 inches).
• 6 place a tablespoon of mixture at one end of a pastry strip. fold over and over to make a triangle. repeat to make 20 samosas.
• 7 mist with cooking spray, place onto baking sheets and bake for 25 - 30 minutes, until golden.