Easy Baked Indian Samosas

These Indian samosas are made with frozen pie crust and seasoned potatoes and peas for an easy version of the popular appetizer without all the oil.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 315 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
• 2 small onions, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons coriander seed
• 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, finely chopped
• 4 prepared pie crusts
• 2 egg whites, beaten, or as needed
• 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.5 cup frozen peas
• 0.25 cup oil
• 0.125 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until samosas are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl; mash coarsely, then set aside.

Step 4

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions, coriander seed, curry powder, ginger, salt, turmeric, cumin, allspice, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon in hot oil until onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in tomatoes and peas. Pour into coarsely mashed potatoes and mix until thoroughly combined. Cool filling completely.

Step 5

Cut each pie crust into 8 equal triangles. Spoon filling onto the wide end of each triangle; fold corners over filling to create a triangle-shaped hat. Pinch dough together to form a seal. Brush beaten egg whites over each samosa and arrange on baking sheets.