Spicy meat samosa filling

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This is basically the filliing for meat samosas, however it could easily be served as a main course with pillau rice and naan breads

Because it is meant to be a samosa filling it should be quite dry or you will have a shock when you deep fry them! If you are serving this as a main course it does not have to be as dry.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 green chili, de-seeded and sliced into rings
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2.5 cm (1 ") peeled ginger root, grated
• 450 g (1 lb) lean beef mince
• 225 g (½ lb) frozen peas, defrosted
• 225 g (½ lb) potatoes, peeled and cut into very small cubes
• Juice of half a lemon
• A big handful of chopped coriander leaves
• Sea salt to taste

Method

1. Fry the onions in the oil until slightly brown
2. Add the tomatoes, garlic, ginger and chillies and fry for a few more minutes
3. Add all of the spices apart from the coriander leaves, stir well and fry for a minute
4. Add the mince and cook on a high heat until browned
5. Add the potatoes and a few tablespoons of hot water to help cook the potatoes, cover and cook for 10 minutes
6. Add the peas and continue to cook, uncovered, until the potatoes are cooked
7. Add the lemon juice and coriander leaves

Serving suggestions

Serve as a meat dish or use as a filling for meat samosas.

Use 1.5 tablespoons of filling for each sheet of filo pastry to make meat samosas.

See also

• If you're not an expert then, see: how to fold samosas.