Vegetarian Curry Samosas With Tamarind Dip Recipes

VEGETARIAN CURRY SAMOSAS WITH TAMARIND DIP

Steps:

• For the Wraps.
• Whisk all ingredients in a bowl to form a batter.
• The consistency should easily coat the back of a spoon. Add more flour if mixture is too thin, or more water if too thick.
• Coat a 10 inch non-stick pan very lightly with coconut oil.
• Ladle in 1/3 cup of batter and swirl around the pan.
• Cook until firm to handle.
• Set aside setting wax paper sheets in between layers to prevent wraps from sticking.
• For the Tamarind Dip.
• Whisk all ingredients in a bowl.
• Set aside until ready to serve.
• For the Samosas.
• Wash, and peel all vegetables.
• Boil potatoes until soft enough for mashing.
• While the potatoes are boiling, finely chop carrots, cilantro, and cauliflower.
• Blanch the chopped vegetables and the green peas for about a minute. Drain.
• When, the potatoes are done, transfer them to a bowl and mash.
• Fold in the blanched vegetables and chopped cilantro.
• Season with aloo bhaji, salt, and pepper.
• Lay a piece of the prepared wraps onto a working surface and cut into half.
• Fill with vegetable mixture near to one edge and wrap into triangles sealing with a light cornstarch slurry.
• Bake at 220C/430F for 10 minutes, flip and continue for 10 minutes more.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with the tamarind dipping sauce.

SAMOSAS WITH TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the pastry: Add the flour, salt and nigella or ajwain seeds to a medium bowl and mix. Add the ghee or oil and mix in with your fingers until the dough looks crumbly. Begin by adding 3 tablespoons of cold water, then add more water a little a time to make a stiff dough. Try to knead the dough as little as possible (think flaky pie crust). Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• For the spice blend: To roast the spices, heat a small cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the whole spices: coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, clove, cardamom and cinnamon and roast, shaking the skillet often, until the mixture darkens slightly and becomes toasty and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a small bowl to cool. Add the amchur powder, red chile powder and turmeric. Once cool, transfer to a grinder or mortar and pestle and grind to a medium-fine grind.
• For the filling: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds and let sizzle until they darken slightly, about 30 seconds Add the peanuts if using and cook until crunchy, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles and ginger and cook, stirring often, until the raw aroma of the ginger goes away, about 1 minute.
• Add the potatoes, peas, roasted spice blend and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and cook until the peas soften and the mixture is well mixed and seasoned, about 3 minutes. Add the cilantro if using. Add salt to taste, amchur for additional tang and red chile powder for spice.
• To assemble and fry the samosas: Pour enough oil into a large Dutch oven or wide heavy-bottomed pot to come up the sides about 3 inches. Place over medium heat and heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil registers 340 degrees F.
• While the oil is heating, divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball (a kitchen scale is helpful here but not necessary). For smaller samosas, you can divide the dough into 8 balls. Cover all but 1 ball with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Flatten the uncovered ball into an oval patty. Lightly brush with oil and roll the patty into a thin oval (8 to 9 inches long and 5 to 6 inches wide). Cut in half widthwise into 2 semicircles.
• Set a small bowl of water beside you. Working with one semicircle at a time, fold over one end of the straight edge halfway toward the rounded edge. Using a fingertip, lightly wet the outside edge with a little water as well as the inner edge of the other half of the straight side. Then fold the other half up and overlapping the wet sides, about 1/4 inch, to form a cone. Press the edges together to form a seal. Hold the cone in one hand, pinch the seam again to make sure it's sealed and fill it with 2 tablespoons of the potato filling. Make a little pleat opposite of the sealed edge by pinching it over about 1/4 inch. This is the backbone of the samosa and will help it stand. Wet the inside of the rounded edge and fold it over the filling to enclose it. Press the edges together to seal. Repeat with a second dough ball and some of the filling to make 4 samosas.
• Double-check that the oil temperature is 340 degrees F (it's important for the oil to be medium hot; if it's too hot, the outside of the samosas will brown too quickly, while the inside dough will not be cooked enough and the samosas won't crisp up). Gently slip in the 4 samosas and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. If the samosas haven't browned by then, increase the temperature to 360 degrees F and cook, turning over as needed, until golden brown. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
• While the samosas are frying, shape and fill 4 more samosas, then repeat until all the samosas are shaped, filled and fried. Serve immediately with Tamarind-Date Chutney.
• Stir together the seedless tamarind, date paste, jaggery, cumin powder, red chile powder, ginger powder, fennel powder, black salt, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium low so the sauce is simmering. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes; when you dip a spoon into the sauce and run your finger across the back of it, it should hold a line. Taste and add more salt or jaggery if needed. Remove from the heat and strain. Allow to cool to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight glass jar and refrigerate.

VEGETABLE CURRY SAMOSAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, curry powder, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds; cook for 3 minutes. Add broth and potatoes; cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add carrot and peas, cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and allow filling to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Roll puff pastry out on a work surface and cut into 16 thin rounds. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling on each round. Cover edges of pastry with beaten egg and press edges together using a fork to close. Place samosas on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• While samosas are baking, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, horseradish, curry powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate sauce until needed. Serve with samosas.

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.