Recipe- Delicious Vegetable Puff Pastry Samosa

Vegan Vegetable Puff Pastry Samosa is a nice way to enjoy this popular snack guilt-free. A baked samosa recipe filled with potato mushroom curry that can be made in 30 minutes! Samosas are a popular entrée, appetizer, or snack in the local cuisines of India, the Middle East, Africa, and other Asian countries.

Ingredients

For the stuffing

2 potatoes cooked and mashed
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2 cups mushrooms minced
3 green chillies minced
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 Bell pepper chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander-cumin powder
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp amchur powder
Salt

To make the samosa

1 Puff pastry sheet
1/4 cup Any Milk

Method

For the stuffing

- Boil and mash the potatoes and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and temper cumin seeds. Then add ginger garlic paste and minced mushrooms.
- Saute till all the moisture from the mushroom disappears. This could take 8-10 minutes.
- Then add minced green chilies and chopped cilantro. Fry for 2 minutes.
- Add finely chopped bell pepper and seasonings like turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, garam masala, and amchur powder.
- Give it all a mix and cook for a minute.
- Lastly, add the mashed potatoes along with salt and mix it all together.
- Keep this potato mushroom curry aside for now and let it cool. You can also store it in the fridge till you need it.
- When it's time to make the Vegetable Puff Pastry Samosa, here's what you need to do.
- Refrigerate the stuffing till it's needed.

To make the samosa

- Remove puff pastry from the freezer and let it sit out at room temperature, about 40 minutes.
- Then cut them into squares as shown in the picture above.
- Stretch each square a bit more with a rolling pin.
- Add a dollop of the prepared mushroom curry in the center.
- Optional - Spread some green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney in the center before adding the filling if you wish to.
- Optional - You can also add some grated cheese on top of the filling.
- With a brush, apply dairy-free milk on all the sides of the squares,
- Fold into a triangle. Refer to the picture to see how it's done.
- Press the edges with a fork to create a design and also help seal it.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and bake these puffs for 15-20 minutes or till they puff up well and turn golden brown.
- Take them out and let them cool for a minute. Vegetable Puff Pastry Samosa is ready!