Health, Taken Seriously

I love samosas, and here’s an easy way to make them for dinner for your entire family.  This recipe is vegan and freezes well.

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour (whole-wheat pastry if you have it)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbs. canola oil

Filling:

• 1 Tbs. black or yellow mustard seeds
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 5 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered (1 1/4 lb.)
• 1 1/2 tsp. canola oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 2 tsp. agave nectar or sugar
• 2 Tbs. soymilk

Instructions:

1. To make crust, whisk flours and salt in bowl.  Stir in oil until clumps form.  Add 6-10 Tbs cold water, one at a time, until the dough holds together.  Shape into ball, cover with damp towel, set aside.
2. To make filling, preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Stir together spices and set aside.
3. Cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 15 min, or until tender.  Drain, return to pot, and mash, leaving small chunks.
4. Heat oil in skillet and add onion, carrot, garlic.  Saute until carrot is tender, about 5 min.  Move onion mixture to side of pan and add spices to center.  Toast for 30 seconds.  Stir in broth and peas.  Fold onion mixture into potatoes, and add agave/sugar.  Season with salt and pepper, if desired.  Spread filling in a 9-inch pie pan.
5. Roll out crust dough to 11-inch circle on floured surface.  Cover filling with dough, pressing down to make sure no air pockets remain.  Trim excess dough and crimp edges with fingers.
6. Cut X in center to vent steam and brush with soymilk just before baking.  Place pie on baking sheet and bake for 40-50 min until crust is golden.  Let stand for 5 min before serving.
7. If frozen, bake casserole for 75-90 minutes at 375 degrees.

Filed under: Recipe, Vegetarian/Vegan on February 4th, 2010