Beef Samosas
Homemade mince meat and multiple spices loaded with flavors oven-cooked, not fried to reduce calories.
2 hours215kcalDifficulty:HardIngredients
- 1Large potato (boiled and cut in pieces warm)
- 0.75 cupPeas (cooked and warm)
- 2 tbspOil
- 0.5 tspCumin seeds
- 1Bay leaf
- 2Onions
- 1 lbGround beef
- 3Peeled cloves of garlic
- 1 tbspFresh ginger root [grated]
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tspCumin powder
- 1 tspGround coriander
- 1 tspGround turmeric
- 1 tspChili powder
- 1 tspGround cinnamon
- 0.5 tspGround cardamom
- 1 bunchFresh cilantro
- 2 ozMelted butter
- 1 lbPhyllo dough
- 200 gApricot [or peach chutney]
Steps
STEP 1
Mash the potatoes and peas together and set aside.
STEP 2
Heat the oil over medium heat in a large frying pan.
STEP 3
Add the cumin seeds and bay leaf. Cook until they turn slightly golden brown.
STEP 4
Mix onions and ground meat in a bowl.
STEP 5
Add to pan and cook for 5 mins until the ground beef changes color and the onions are soft.
STEP 6
Add garlic, fresh ginger root, black pepper, salt, cumin, coriander, turmeric, chili powder, cinnamon and cardamom. Stir in the mashed potato mixture.
STEP 7
Remove from heat and chill in the refrigerator until cool. Add chopped cilantro.
STEP 8
Cut the phyllo pastry into strips 4 cm wide, 40 cm long. Work with 2 or 3 strips at a time and leave the rest covered with a kitchen towel.
STEP 9
Paint each strip with melted butter.
STEP 10
Place approx. 1 tbsp of the mixture onto each phyllo strip.
STEP 11
Fold strips into triangles, pressing edges together with moistened fingers.
STEP 12
Put on an oven tray and cook in a medium high oven 180° C until crisp and golden.
STEP 13
Serve with the apricot chutney.
