Recipe-Baked Samosa/Potato Puff

Baked Samosa- Indore Style

Baked samosa/potato puff/veg puff/potato patty, there are so many names for this dish in different regions. It is the best snack recipe full of crunchiness and full of taste.

In Indore, India they have a special type of preparation where they add yummy chutney , sauce, chopped onion and Indori Sev to it which makes it different from other ones. Here I am describing the recipe to make these Baked Samosa in Indore style. So far you ate these from bakery shop, now give it a try at your home! Hope you will enjoy it.

Ingredients

• Pastry Sheets. To see how to make these at home click on this link: http://blog.meghaarts.com/2015/09/recipe-making-puff-pastry-at-home.html

For potato filling-

• 2 cups boiled and roughly mashed potatoes
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 green chili, finely chopped
• Fresh coriander leaves to garnish
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tbsp. oil

For Indore style preparation

• Tamarind Chutney
• Tomato ketchup
• Green chili sauce
• Chopped Onion
• Indori sev

Method

To Make Filling

• Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a frying pan, when hot add the mustard seeds, add the cumin seeds and let them fry lightly. Add green chills, after 2 minutes add turmeric, coriander powder, red chili powder sauté for a minute then add the mashed potatoes and sauté for a couple of minutes
• Add coriander leaves and turn off the heat and allow the potato mixture cool down

To Make Baked Samosa

• Defrost puff pastry sheets until they are soft enough to work with.
•  Preheat oven to 400 degree F
• Cut the pastry block into squares
  
• Now take one pastry sheet and roll out using a rolling pin trying keep the square shape
• Put the potato filling to the sheet
• Fold over to make a triangle shape and seal with a flour paste (all-purpose flour and water) and press the edges
• Put them in a tray and bake for 15-20 minutes in the oven at 400F until golden brown
  

Indore style preparation

•  Let pastries cool a few minutes and then with the help of sharp knife open up the pastry and apply a little tamarind chutney, tomato ketchup and green chili sauce
  
• Now add some chopped onions and sprinkle the Indori sev to it
  
• Your Baked Samosa in Indori style is ready to be served, enjoy!
  
  
  
  

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