Egg Samosa | Video

Egg samosa. Featuring a delectable filling made with eggs and aromatic spices, this no-fuss crispy samosa triangles make an ideal quick snack fix. It’s a great way to make your tea time extra fancy.

 

“Cooking from the pantry” is the norm these days. As you all know, the grocery store shelves are almost empty (temporarily), and everyday cooking has turned into a mystery box challenge. Well, if you’re planning to cook on an everyday basis and limit your outings, you must also learn the trick to whip up a great meal with ingredients that you have on hand. And when availability guides our everyday meals, it’s time to think outside the box. At the same time, it’s also important to keep things exciting by incorporating new ideas and ingredients into your personal cooking style.

Moving onto today’s recipe, this egg samosa is all about combining a few humble ingredients to create an amazing snack for your family. Eggs cooked in delectable masala is covered in crispy filo pastry to make the ultimate snack. Well, if you don’t have filo pastry, you can obviously make this with puff pastry, spring roll pastry, or even pastry made from scratch.

Key ingredients

The key ingredient is, obviously, eggs. Hardboiled eggs are peeled and then chopped very finely so they’ll get coated in beautifully delicious masala. To make the masala, first, splutter some cumin seeds and then sauté onions until soft. Fry up some minced garlic and ginger, followed by sauteeing the spices like ground turmeric, ground coriander and red chili powder. Add garam masala, green peas and coriander leaves. Season with a little salt before adding in chopped eggs. Now let this mixture cool down completely.

Choose your favorite pastry

 

Well, I opted for filo pastry in this egg samosa recipe. However, you can easily substitute it with puff pastry (like in this recipe) or spring roll pastry (like in this recipe). You can even make the pastry from scratch (like in this recipe). Now all you need to do is fill the pastry sheets with the egg mixture and roll into triangles. Finally, bake them into golden perfection.

Deliciously crispy egg samosa triangles to create the perfect accompaniment for your afternoon tea.

More samosa recipes:

• Butter Chicken Samosa
• Keema Samosa | Minced Meat Samosa
• Crispy Baked Samosa
• Samosa Chaat
• Samosa Stuffed French Bread

Yield: 16 samosas

Egg Samosa | Video

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Crispy egg samosa filled with egg masala. Perfect accompaniment for your afternoon tea!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, hardboiled, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoon minced garlic (garlic paste)
• 2 teaspoon minced ginger (ginger paste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric (turmeric powder)
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander (coriander powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
• 1/2 cup green peas (I used frozen peas)
• Salt to taste
• 4 sheets of filo pastry, each cut horizontally into four rectangles
• 1 egg, lightly whisked

Instructions

Egg filling:

1. Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add cumin seeds and allow to splutter.
3. Add red onions. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until soft and translucent.
4. Add minced ginger and garlic. Sauté, stirring, for a minute or until fragrant.
5. Add ground turmeric, ground coriander and red chili powder. Sauté, stirring, for a minute or until aromatic.
6. Add garam masala, green peas and chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Season with salt.
7. Add hardboiled chopped eggs. Stir to combine. Heat through. Set aside to cool completely.

Filo pastry samosas:

1. Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Set aside.
2. Place a sheet of rectangular filo pastry on a flat work surface. Place a tablespoon of egg filling on one side of the pastry sheet. Fold into a triangle. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheets. Set aside.
3. Place prepared samosas on the baking tray in a single layer. Bake for about 25 - 30 minutes.
4. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Nutrition Information

Yield

16

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 57Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 61mgSodium 80mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 3g

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