I've never had a samosa before tonight. And what a great way to start it off; with my own! To summarize, they are delicious but a pain in the butt to make. Making the filling wasn't hard, but it was putting it into the puff pastry, then trying to secure them that just took copious amounts of time. However, it may be because I'm not experienced with them. I could see these being a tremendous hit at a dinner party as appetizers. This recipe I actually tweaked from the book I found it in. So read on and good luck!
Samosa
Ingredients:
1 pack puff pastry dough
1 lb ground turkey (or chicken or beef)
1 large onion
Salt, pepper
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 egg, beaten, and 2 tbsp water
Directions:
-pre-heat oven to 420 degrees Fahrenheit
-heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat, and when hot enough, put in the ground turkey
-chop the onion into quarters and feed into a food processor
-pulse until in small bits
-once turkey isn't pink anymore, combine it with the onions in a bowl using your hands
-add salt, pepper and cumin
-roll out the puff pastry until thin, but not translucent
-using a cookie cutter, or a glass like I did, cut as many circles as you can
-when that is done, add a small amount of filling in the middle of each
-fold one end over and, using a fork, seal the edges
-on a baking sheet with alumnium foil, spray a small amount of Pam to keep them from sticking, and align the samosas
-in a small bowl, beat the egg with the water and brush over them
-bake for 20 minutes, then turn the heat to 355 degrees Farenheit and bake for another 15 minutes
-Enjoy!
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