Samosa Spiced Surprise

You know what’s best about samosas? It’s not actually the fried pastry; that’s just what holds it together. If you were to try eating sheets of pastry alone, it would not be much fun. But, the spiced vegetable filling? Now we’re talking! So, this recipe takes what’s best about samosas, and makes them into healthy snack-sized patties.

You will need

• Extra virgin olive oil, or coconut oil (per your preference) for cooking
• 4 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled, and mashed
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup peas
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• ½ cup garbanzo bean flour (chickpea flour, gram flour, whatever your supermarket calls it)
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped (substitute parsley if you have the soap gene)
• ¼ bulb garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, chopped
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Fry the onion until it is becoming soft and translucent (3–5 minutes).

2) Add the spices (the garlic, both kinds of pepper, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and the garam masala), stirring in well

3) Add the carrot and peas, stirring and cooking until just becoming soft (probably another 3–5 minutes, depending on the heat, how small you chopped the carrot, and whether the peas were frozen or fresh). Take it off the heat.

4) Mix the potato, chickpea flour, and cilantro in a bowl, and carefully add everything from the pan, mixing that in thoroughly too.

5) Shape into patties, and fry them on each side until browned and crispy.

6) Serve as part of a buffet, or perhaps as an appetizer—raita is a fine accompaniment option.

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

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