Samosas With Sugar-Snap-Pea-Pod Chutney

I had bought some Ghee at +Trader Joe's and Garam

Samosas With Pea Pod Chutney

Masala at +Walmart  wanting to use them in a recipe. So, I looked online and found one called Samosas.  It is served with Chutney.  So I tweaked it to fit my tastes.  It called for boiled peas, I like my peas as fresh as possible so I got some Sugar Snap Peas instead.  It called for potatoes, but I used +Trader Joe's Potato Medley instead, with 3 different colored potatoes, purple, red and gold.  I also added a delicious Indian spice, not called for, but it is so good.  It called Hing aka Asafoetida Powder.

Gathering the Ingredients for Samosas and Chutney

Ingredients for Samosas:

Pastry -

2 Cups Flour
6 Tbs. Canola Oil
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 -1/2 Cup Cold Water

Filling -

1 Bag +Trader Joe's  Potato Medley
1 Bag +Trader Joe's  Organic Snap Peas
1/2 tsp. Salt

Boiling the Potatoes

1 tsp. Whole Cumin Seeds
1 tsp. Chili Powder
1 tsp. Whole Coriander
Sprinkle of Hing
2 Tbs. Garam Masala
4 Tbs. Ghee

Ghee for frying

Boiled Potatoes

Boil the potatoes gently for half-an-hour to 45 minutes until they split open and a fork can be inserted very easily.

Spices for the filling.

 Add the spices to a bowl and mix well.

Shelling the Sugar Snap Peas

Shell the peas and retain
the pods for the Chutney

Drain the boiled potatoes and add all of the filling ingredients.

Mash the potatoes with the Ghee, Peas and Spices

Mash the potato mixture well.

The Filling is ready!

Mmmmmm...mmmmm...good! Tastes fine and smells OH SO GOOD!

Adding the Flour and Salt

Now to make the pastry.  Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl.

Mixing in the Oil

Drizzle the oil over the flour and use a fork to stir it well until it is nice and crumbly.

A Delicious Dough Ball

Slowly add the water to the mixture and then start kneading and adding water until your dough forms a nice dough ball with an elastic consistency.  This is the most wonderful dough ball ever and so easy to use.  Once you have your ball, let it rest while you prepare the Chutney.

Gathering the Ingredients for the Chutney.

Ingredients for the Chutney:

Sugar Snap Pea Pods (retained from above recipe - Samosa filling)
2 Cloves Garlic
1/2 Very Hot Jalapeno
2 Tbs. Pickled Ginger

Processing the Chutney

Process all the ingredients until mixed well, but still slightly chunky.

I looked up recipes for Chutney and found so many varieties.  I wasn't sure what kind to make. When I saw all those yummy pea pods just sitting there, I knew what I had to do.

Forming the Pastries

Next, divide your rested dough ball in half and then in half again.  Divide each of those into 4 mini-dough-balls.  Form each mini-dough-ball into an oval.  Cut each oval in half.  Bring up the flat bottom to form a cone shape.  Stuff the cone and use the round edge to cover the top.  This is the easiest pastry dough I have ever worked with and it is very forgiving.

Frying the Samosa in Ghee

Brown each of the Samosas well in HOT Ghee.

Samosas and Chutney (and dumplings)

Serve the Samosas with Fresh Chutney.

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I am telling you this stuff was so good and so easy to make.  I will be making these again, soon!  Maybe add some meat to it?  Hmmm...