Indian sweet potato samosa, mint and cucumber raita sauce |
Brunch, Vegetarian, Salted, Vegetables and Fruits
Traditional Indian dish eaten as a snack or an appetizer.
You can replace the sweet potatoes by regular potatoes or a mix of the two for different flavor combination.
Ingredients
Recipe for 12 tapasSamosas
Raita
Preparation time: 60 min
Preheat your friteuse at 375 °F
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Preparation
Cut the sweet potatoes into small cubes (1 cm square) and boil in salted water for about five minutes until tender.
Chop the onion.Grate the cucumber and squeeze out as much water as possible.
Chop the mint.
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Making the samoussas
In a hot, oiled frying pan, sweat the onion until translucent.
Add the spices and fry to activate the essential oils.
Add the garlic and ginger. Continue cooking for 20 seconds.
Turn off the heat and add the fresh coriander and lime juice.
When the mixture is lukewarm, the samoussas can be stuffed. -
Raita sauce
Mix all ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
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Samosas
Divide the sweet potato filling into 24 pieces.
Lay out the brick pastry sheets on the table and cut into 2. Brush the edges of the pastry with a little beaten egg mixed with water (so much for so much). Place a portion of the filling at the beginning of each half-circle and fold into a triangle. Fry in the deep fryer at 375°F until golden brown.
Serve with Raïta sauce.
You can replace the sweet potatoes by regular potatoes or a mix of the two for different flavor combination.