Recipe: Samosas ain't losas!

1 1/2 hours to prepare
25 mins to prepare

Samosas are filled with spicy potatoes and peas. Mmmmmm...

The dough:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup yogurt
extra flour as needed

1)place flour in medium bowl. Mix in salt.
2)Make well in center, add yogurt. Mix 1st w/ spoon and then with hand.
3)Add extra flour as needed to keep dough from being sticky. Knead for 5 mins. Cover tightly and put in fridge till u are ready to assemble the pastries.

The filling:
2 large potatoes
1 tbs. butter
1 cup finly minced onion
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 tbs. freshly graded ginger (bit of advice, DO NOT USE POWDERED GINGER! TOO STRONG!)
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. dried corriander
3/4ths tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups uncooked green peas (frozen, thawed = fine)
2 tbs. lemon juice cayenne, to taste

1) peel potatoes and chop into 1 inch peices. put in sauce-pan, cover w/ water, boil untill very soft. drain and put in medium bowl. mash and set aside.
2)melt butter in heavy skillet. add onion, garlic, ginger, mustard seeds, coriander, and salt. Saute' over medium heat till onions are quite soft. add to mashed potato along with remaining ingrediants. Mix but dont smash peas. cool for 15 mins before filling the pastries.

To assemble and bake:
1) Preheat over to 425F. generously oil a baking sheet.
2) have sm. container of flour, a fork, sm. bowl of water and a pastry brush at hand. Flour clean surface and rool one inch balls of dough in 5 inch cirlces, using rolling pin, not a barbie dolls head.
3) Place aprox. 1 1/2 tbs. filling in center of each circle and fold over like a turnover. brush inside edges with a little water. fold edges to make a hem. Crimp edges firmly with a fork ( the amusing part)
NOTE: IF STORING SAMOSAS TO BAKE LATER (sry caps) place them on a heavily floured plate of tray, dust tops with more flour and cover tightly. store in fridge untill baking time.
4)To bake: put Samosas on baking sheet ( the one u oiled idiot). brush tops w/ oil. bake 15 mins at 425F, THEN REDUCE HEAT TO 375F and bake for ten more minutes. turn the samosas over when u turn the oven down for more crispiness.
5) serve within 15 minutes of baking!

Buon Appetito!