Puff Samosa | Puff Pastry Samosa

Snack time! In case you don’t know what samosa means to an Indian then let me tell you. Samosas with a cup of tea is a popular snack in India and loved by all age group. Even calorie conscious people can’t say no to samosa. And for people like me, samosa is love. 😀 Though the filling and taste may vary region to region, the love for samosa will be the same. ❤  For me having samosa on every weekend with my cup of chai is a must. No, I don’t prepare samosas every weekend, sometimes I buy those frozen samosas from the store just to make sure my breakfast/ snack is sorted. 😀

Cooking Puff Pastry Samosa is comparably easy for me than cooking the normal Punjabi samosa. 😀 Well, the reason is very simple because for puff pastry samosa I buy pastry sheets from the store that makes my job half done. 😛 To be frank preparing the pastry sheets are a tough task for me as it requires a lot of patience and lot of kneading the dough which is definitely the only thing I hate in cooking, the kneading part. 😛

This could be the best appetizer for your in-house party next weekend. 😉 Easy to bake and absolutely the best idea to impress the guests.
Serves 18 Samosas
Ingredients:

• 3 Puff pastry sheets
• 3 Large boiled potatoes, coarsely mashed
• 1 Cup green peas, boiled
• 1 Tbsp ginger, finely chopped
• 3 Green chilies, finely chopped
• 1 Tsp cumin seeds
• 1 Tsp garam masala
• 1 Tsp amchur powder
• 1 Tsp red chili powder
• Pinch of asafoetida
• Salt as required
• 1 Tbsp cooking oil

Spices to be ground for stuffing:

• 1- inch cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 4-5 green cardamoms
• 1 Tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 Tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 Tsp fennel seeds
• 1 Tsp black pepper

*feel free to adjust the spices according to you*
Learn Step By Step Recipe With Pictures For Puff Samosa | Puff Pastry Samosa
Recipe:
Step 1- Heat a pan/tawa and dry roast all the whole spices on low flame until aromatic and turn off the flame. Let it cool and then grind to a coarse powder

Step 2- Heat oil in a pan and splutter cumin seeds. Then add a pinch of asafoetida, chopped ginger-green chilies and saute for a minute. Now add in the boiled green peas and fry for 2mins on medium flame

Step 3- Add the coarse masala we made in the starting, garam masala, amchur powder, and red chili powder as per your taste and give everything a nice mix for 1minute. Add the mashed potatoes and required salt to the pan and fry for a minute. Turn off the flame and let the stuffing cool down


Step 4- Follow the instruction on puff pastry box to thaw the puff pastry sheets. Once the pastry sheets are thawed place the puff pastry sheet on a butter paper and cut out into 6 equal parts or desired shapes and apply some water on the edges

Step 5- Place 2tbsp of the mixture at the center of each square and fold the pastry over the filling to form a triangle or rectangle as you like. Crimp the edges with a fork to seal the edges. Brush some oil over each pastry and line on a baking tray
Pre-heat oven at 400ºF and bake them for 16-18mins until the samosas are puffed and brown. Bake more if required, make sure they are cooked properly


Let them cool down a bit and the serve the puff samosas with ketchup/ chutney and tea. Enjoy the crispy puffed samosas. 🙂