Chicken And Spinach Samosas

Serves: 4

Amie Torphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

25

Spice

45

Sweetness

48

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

6 tbsps

Water (warm)

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Cinnamon

4 tbsps

Curry Powder

2 cloves

Garlic (minced)

2 tsps

Kosher Salt

Directions:

1

Begin by preparing the dough

2

In a large mixing bowl combine flour, salt and oil and mix with your fingers until it resembles coarse bread crumbs

3

Add water and mix with both hands until fully combined and mixture holds as a ball

4

Turn out onto a clean flat surface and knead for 10 minutes until the dough becomes smooth

5

Flatten into a disc shape and set back in bowl and cover with plastic wrap to rest for 30 minutes while you prepare the filling

6

Set a large, heavy-based pot over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil

7

Add spices and stir until just fragrant - this lightly toasts the spices and forms the spicy base of the filling mixture

8

Add ground chicken and saute until slightly coloured

9

Add onion, garlic, and ginger and sweat

10

Add chickpeas and spinach then simmer for 10 minutes until liquid has evaporated and all the flavours have come together

11

Season with salt and pepper

12

Set aside and allow to cool (you can pour it out onto a flat platter to speed up the cooling process

13

Return to the dough and divide it up into 4 equal parts

14

Working with one piece at a time roll into a nice ball then using a rolling pin roll out into discs

15

Cut in half down the middle to form two half-circles

16

Working with one half at a time, rub a little water around the edges using your finger

17

Form a cone by folding along the straight edge overlapping the seam

18

Gently pinch at the fold to secure

19

Holding the cone in your hand fill with 2 tablespoons of filling

20

Seal the top by bringing the edges together and crimping with your fingers or a fork

21

Do this with the rest to make 8 samosas

22

(note: you can freeze them at this point if you wish)

23

Heat vegetable oil to 360 degrees F in a large heavy-based pot

24

Fry the samosas in batches (so as to not to over-crowd the pot) until puffy and golden

25

Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels

26

Season with salt and serve with Raita

27

Combine ingredients in a food processor and pulse 3 times to just chop up the cucumber

28

The raita should be nice and creamy from the yogurt but still have texture from the cucumber