Healthier Oven Baked Vegetable Samosas

Well, that was an unexpected break from baking! After a week laid low with a chest infection (And I’ve got quite some chest to get infected 😉 )I’m back. Much as I tried to get into the kitchen last week, I simply couldn’t stay awake long enough to bake. Plus the thought of eating anything wasn’t that appealing either. So I return for pastry week. One of my favourite weeks if I’m allowed to use ready made pastry – According to Mary Berry, life is too short to make your own puff pastry so I stick firmly to that belief. I’m well aware that most pastry products aren’t exactly healthy but my Healthier Oven Baked Vegetable Samosas are definitely an improvement on traditional fried samosas.

For those looking to make these samosas even healthier, consider tweaking the filling based on your personal dietary needs. Adding nutrient-rich vegetables like spinach or sweet potatoes can give an extra boost of vitamins and minerals. If you’re unsure about which substitutions might suit your health goals best, seeking professional dietary advice can help tailor recipes like this to fit your nutritional needs while keeping them delicious.

I’ll be honest, before making these, I didn’t think oven baked could beat fried. That crisp, deliciously evil bite of fried pastry (traditionally more a Filo pastry than a puff). How wrong I was. I’m not sure we will ever go back to traditionally fried samosas now.

 HEALTHIER OVEN BAKED VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

Serves	6-8
Prep time	25 minutes
Cook time	23 minutes
Total time	48 minutes
Meal type	Appetizer, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack
Misc	Child Friendly, Serve Hot

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Large Potatoes
• 1 handful Cauliflower (equivalent of 2 florets)
• 1 Small Onion (Finely Chopped)
• 1 splash Vegetable Oil
• 50g Frozen Peas
• 1 tablespoon Medium Curry Powder
• 1 pinch Garam Masala
• 1 pinch Cumin Powder
• 1 pinch Chilli Powder
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 packet Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
• 1 Egg White

NOTE

Try them with different vegetables – they go particularly well with carrots & green beans too

DIRECTIONS

1.
Boil the potatoes and cauliflower until soft and leave to cool – Chip into small chunks
2.
Preheat the oven to 200C and line 1 baking tray
3.
In a frying pan, heat the oil and add the chopped onion. Fry slowly until translucent and soft
4.
Add the potatoes and cauliflower. Add the peas.
5.
Add the spices and seasoning and stir through. Leave to cool for approx 5 minutes
6.
Unroll the puff pastry (I would roll out a little thinner now and try to get 8 samosas out of it but it is fine as it is)
7.
Cut into 6 rectangles – brush egg white around the edges
8.
Fill one end of each rectangle with the vegetable mixture
9.
Fold one corner over the veg mix and press down to secure
10.
Egg white around the remaining part of the rectangle. Fold the other half of the rectangle back over the parcel and tuck the corner over. Make sure all edges are pressed down and secured with egg white
11.
Bake for 23 minutes until golden
12.
Remove from the oven and eat as soon as cool enough to enjoy