Baked Samosas (from The New Revised Edition Moosewood Cookbook)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup yogurt
• 2 large potatoes (large fist size)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup onion, finely minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups green peas, uncooked (fresh or thawed from frozen)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• cayenne

Recipe

• 1 dough.
• 2 mix the flour and salt together in a medium sized bowl.
• 3 make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk or yogurt. mix first with a spoon and then with your hand to make a smooth dough.
• 4 add extra flour as needed to keep the dough from being sticky. the dough will be quite soft. knead in the bowl for about five minutes.
• 5 cover tightly and refrigerate until you are ready to assemble the samosas.
• 6 filling.
• 7 peel potatoes and chop them into 1-inch pieces. place in a saucepan, cover with water and boil until very soft. drain and transfer to a medium-sized bowl. mash and set aside.
• 8 melt the butter in a heavy skillet. add onion, garlic, ginger, mustard seeds, coriander and salt. saute over medium heat about 8 - 10 minutes, or until the onions are quite soft.
• 9 add the onion mixture to the potatoes, along with the remaining ingredients. mix well but try not to smush the peas.
• 10 cool for at least 15 minutes.
• 11 assembly and baking.
• 12 preheat the oven to 425°f generously oil a baking sheet, or cover with parchment paper.
• 13 have ready a small container of flour, a fork, a small bowl of water and a pastry brush.
• 14 flour a clean surface and, one by one, roll one inch balls of dough into a five inch circle.
• 15 place approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of filling in the centre of each circle.
• 16 brush the inside edges of the circle with a little water and fold the edges together to make a small hem. crimp the edges firmly with a fork.
• 17 place each samosa as it is made on the greased baking sheet.
• 18 bake at 425f for 15 minutes, then turn the oven down to 375f, turning the samosas over when you do. bake for 10 more minutes.
• 19 serve within 15 minutes of baking with chutney or your favourite dipping sauce.