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Samosas - Meat Filled

Cuisine: Indian
Courses: Snacks, Starters and appetizers
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

  For The Filling
2 tablespoons 30mlOil
2   Onions - chopped fine
225   Lean lamb or beef mince
4   Garlic,- crushed
1   Ginger - grated fine
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlTurmeric powder
2 teaspoons 10mlCoriander powder
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlCumin powder
1 teaspoon 5mlChile powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt or to taste
125   Warm water
150   Frozen green peas
2 tablespoons 30mlDesiccated coconut
1 teaspoon 5mlGaram masala powder
2   Green chiles - chopped fine*
20   Coriander leaves - chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlLemon juice
  For The Pastry
225   Flour
50   Ghee or butter
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
75   Warm water
  Oil for deep frying

Recipe Instructions

* Deseed the chiles for a milder taste.

To prepare the filling: HEAT the oil over medium heat and fry the onions until light brown. Add the mince, garlic and ginger. Stir-fry over low heat until almost dry. Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, chile powder and salt. Stir-fry until the mince is lightly browned. Add the water and the green peas and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. If there is any liquid left, remove the lid and cook the mince over medium heat until it is completely dry, stirring frequently. Stir in the desiccated coconut, garam masala powder, green chiles and coriander leaves.

Remove from heat and add the lemon juice. Cool thoroughly before filling the samosas.

To prepare the pastry: Add the butter and salt to the flour. Rub in well. Add enough warm water to mix a soft dough. Knead until the dough feels soft and velvety to the touch. Divide the dough into eight portions and roll into ten cm discs. Cut each into two. Roll each semicircle of the pastry to make an envelope. Moisten the straight edge with a little warm water. Fold the semicircle of the pastry in half to form a triangular cone. Join the straight edges by pressing them hard into each other. Make sure that there are no gaps.

Fill these cones with the prepared filling, leaving about 1/2 cm border on the top of the cone. Now moisten the top edges and press them hard together.

Deep fry the samosas in hot oil over gentle heat until they are golden brown and drain on absorbent paper.

Source:
Madhur Jaffrey, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"

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