Samosas are the most popular snack in the world. Millions of samosas get consumed daily, however many questions are asked as whether they are healthy, how to make the samosa pastry, are samosa high in cholesterol and so forth. Lets’ cut the chase and make the healthier version of the traditional samosas. This recipe is crunchier than the original version and eliminates the fat content by far. So you can say with confidence that samosa are a healthy snack and the best part is that you don’t need to worry about making the pastry. Using the Asian spring roll pastry not onl;y cuts down the cooking time but produces a much crunchier samosa, a whole new sensory quality to the snack experience.
Crunchy Low Fat Samosa Recipe
If you enjoy samosas and worry about the fat content, then look no further. This recipe is the remake of the original with a lot less fat, flaky with the original filling of spicy potatoes and peas. Just delicious!
Ingredients
- 500 gm potatoes
- 1/2 tsp Salt for boiling
Seasoning for the Potato Filling
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 tsp cuminseeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 tsp salt +/-
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 small fresh chilli finely chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 1/4 cup fresh coriander chopped
- 1/2 lemon juice
Instructions
- Put potatoes in a saucepan, pour water until potatoes are immersed. Add salt and cook until a knife slides through a potato, appx 20 mins.
- Peel and mash potatoes after they have cooled down.
FOR THE SEASONING
- In a frying pan, heat the oil and add cumin seeds and curry leave and stir with a wooden spoon till they sizzle. Add onion and salt sauté until onions are translucent. Add coriander powder and stir until fragrant
- Throw in peas and cook with the lid on until peas are tender, approximately two minutes. Mix in mashed potatoes.
- Let the mixture cool.
- Add lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Cut the square spring roll pastry into two.
- Place four tablespoons of mixture on one corner of the pastry and start wrapping it as a triangle until the whole sheet is wrapped. Wet the ends with water to seal.
- Place samosas on an oven tray and brush them with oil.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.
- Serve with sweet chilli sauce or mint chutney
Notes
1. Puff pastry can be used instead of the spring roll pastry, but you only need a 3×3 inch square and fold it diagonally over the filling and press the edges with a fork.
2. Use any leftover cooked vegetables such as pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots, beans etc to the filling mixture
3. Air frying works very well but will need less time, approximately 20 minutes.
4. Prepared samosas can be frozen, simply brush with oil and bake until golden brown
