Samosas are always a unanimous favorite. As an aperitif, as a starter or with fried rice for dinner, you can’t go wrong. Each family cooks them in its own way, but the most popular recipe is that of vegetable samosas. Every time we prepare them, it’s the same story, they go like hotcakes. To be sure that everyone can benefit from it, it is better to double the rations. There is another little thing to pay attention to when cooking these little triangles in brick sheet, and that is cooking. Successful samosas are necessarily crispy samosas. To obtain this texture, there is an unstoppable technique revealed to us by the food influencer known on social networks under the pseudonym Lacuisinedegarance. You will see, it has never been easier to make vegetable samosas.
A really easy vegetable samosa recipe so you don’t miss them again
The recipe for vegetable samosas is, at first glance, very simple. Simply cut the vegetables, brown them for a few minutes, before garnishing the brick sheets. However, sometimes there are mistakes. The stuffing is not cooked enough, the samosas open during cooking, because they are too stuffed… To avoid these disaster scenarios, rely on the simple recipe from food influencer Lacuisinedegarance. In a recently published video, the cook shares with us her foolproof way of making vegetable samosas.
The list of ingredients for 8 samosas:
- 1 leek
- 1 large carrot
- 4/5 button mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
- 4 sheets of bricks (cut in 2)
- a little oil for frying
The recipe steps:
- Peel and finely grate a carrot. Take a leek, cut it in half and then slice it finely. Clean your mushrooms using absorbent paper or a clean cloth then cut into brunoise.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat with a drizzle of sesame oil. When it is hot, add the vegetables. Cook them for a few minutes, stirring regularly.
- Once your vegetables are tender, pour the sweet soy sauce into the pan. Mix then cook until the sauce evaporates.
- Then take a sheet of pastry and cut it in half. Fold the rounded part back on itself. Add a generous tablespoon of stuffing then fold the pastry sheet to obtain a beautiful triangle.
- Heat a large frying pan with frying oil and when the oil is simmering, place your samosas in it. Cook for about 2 minutes on one side, then turn them over and let them cook for an additional 2 minutes. This is the technique to ensure that they are nice and crispy. When they are golden brown, place them on absorbent paper.
How to fold the brick sheets without breaking them?
Brick sheets are complex to handle. They are so thin that they can easily be broken. There is a little trick to make them more flexible. Moisten a clean kitchen towel and place it on your work surface. Spread your brick sheets on top so that they soak up a little water. Do not hesitate to press lightly on it. After this step, it will be much easier to fold them.