Samoussa

Name: Samoussa
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Mauritian
Ingredients: 1 pack Spring roll / samoussa pastry sheets; 500 g Potatoes, boiled and diced; 1 large Onion, finely chopped; 100 g Green peas (frozen); 1 tbsp Garlic and ginger paste; 2 tsp Curry / garam masala powder; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; small bunch Fresh coriander; to taste Salt and white pepper; 1 L Vegetable oil for frying; 2 tbsp Plain flour (sealing paste)

Triangular fried pastries with spiced potato, beef or cheese filling.

45 minMakes 247 items at TheShop.mu

Ingredients

Spring roll / samoussa pastry sheetsTheShop.mu
1 pack
Potatoes, boiled and diced
500 g
Onion, finely chopped
1 large
Green peas (frozen)TheShop.mu
100 g
Garlic and ginger paste
1 tbsp
Curry / garam masala powderTheShop.mu
2 tsp
Cumin seedsTheShop.mu
1 tsp
Fresh coriander
small bunch
Salt and white pepperTheShop.mu
to taste
Vegetable oil for fryingTheShop.mu
1 L
Plain flour (sealing paste)TheShop.mu
2 tbsp

👨‍🍳How to cook

1
Sauté onion, garlic-ginger and cumin. Add masala, peas and potato. Cook 5 minutes, finish with coriander. Cool.
2
Make a slurry of flour + water for sealing.
3
Cut pastry into long strips. Fold into triangles with 2 tsp filling, sealing the final flap with paste.
4
Deep fry at 175 °C until golden. Drain on paper.
5
Serve hot with mint or tamarind chutney.

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