Bombay samosas

Bombay samosas

Perfect for a picnic, these samosas are given a healthy twist to make them more nice than naughty

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Fry the onion, garlic and ginger in a spray of oil for 3 minutes then stir in the curry powder and mustard seeds. Add the potatoes and beans with 400ml water. Cook for 20 minutes until veg is soft and liquid evaporated. Add the peas for the last 5 minutes. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
  2. Spray a sheet of filo pastry with oil then cut into three strips. Put 2 tbsp of mix at the top of a strip and fold over itself into a triangle. Continue folding down the length of the pastry to make a samosa shape. Put on a non-stick baking tray. Repeat with rest of pastry and filling. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

PER SERVING

68 kcalories, protein 2.3g, carbohydrate 12.8g, fat 1.2 g, saturated fat 0.1g, fibre 1.3g, salt 0.12 g

Recipe from olive magazine, August 2011.

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  • 03 August 2011

    sinny12lyns087 rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 09 August 2011

    Tracey Watson rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious for a picnic!

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  • 16 August 2011

    Chefette rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very delicious! They disappeared quicker than we could bake them, and I will be sure to make them again in the near future!

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  • 04 December 2011

    Georgia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i love samosas but i always have shop bought ones, so one time i decided to make them and loved them, and so did everyone else!:)

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  • 31 January 2012

    Carol commented on this recipe

    Tried them for the first time, and had trouble with the triangle shape. Found it easier to make small parcels.

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  • 04 March 2012

    mitchity40 rated and commented on this recipe

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    What can I say... made double the amount and they all got eaten! Very delicious and easy to make and felt good as I've always bought them before!

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  • 07 April 2012

    SavedRecipes commented on this recipe

    Very tasty recipe and easy to make - a bit fiddly to put together but worth the effort and so very satisfying to see a lovely pile of the end results! Lovely.

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  • 05 May 2012

    ruthy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made these for the first time as we are Indian cuisine lovers. They were a little fiddly to put together, once cooked and eaten quickly they were fine and tasty , but if left to cool they soon go soggy. We also like spice so may go for a medium or hot curry powder next time.

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  • 12 May 2012

    cowen84 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    just made these to use up he filo left over the crispy greek style pie that we both love from this site. very simple to make, i used 1 medium sized potato, medium curry powder and finely chopped my ginger; managed to get 7 samosas out of my mixture, i didnt oil the sheets before i filled them, just brushed some oil over the top before baking - gorgeous! will freeze the remaining ones and reheat them on monday with our weekly curry! check out my baking blog http://bumblebakery.blogspot.co.uk/

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  • 08 August 2012

    Mounses2 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Following Cowen84's suggestion I didnt oil the sheets either, just brushed some oil over the top before baking. As others have commented, it's a bit fiddly to make the correct triangle shape at first but after a few I got the hang of it. There was only two of us so I didnt cook them all, and instead put them in the freezer to cook from frozen. I made the Spicy Indian Rice to go with them, and a cucumber riata. Tasty, filling and fast mid week meal, with the left overs for lunch!

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  • 01 October 2012

    jimiskewl commented on this recipe

    No problem making the filling but the pastry work was quite tricky. A really tasty snack that was well worth the effort.

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  • 28 March 2013

    Ruby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were very nice I used carrots instead of beans as I didn't have beans. I used madras curry powder but the end result was not hot. I will make these again with more curry powder or add some chilli powder. Really easy to make

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • a small chunk ginger , grated
  • cooking oil spray
  • 3 tsp curry powder , mixed with 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 250g potatoes , peeled and diced small
  • 75g fine green beans , cut into ¾cm lengths
  • 50g frozen peas
  • 4 sheets filo pastry , each roughly 37 x 32cm
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PER SERVING

68 kcalories, protein 2.3g, carbohydrate 12.8g, fat 1.2 g, saturated fat 0.1g, fibre 1.3g, salt 0.12 g

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