Indian Spiced Vegetable Samosa Pie

About This Recipe

This dish takes the beloved filling of a classic aloo samosa -- boiled potatoes, peas, and warming spices like cumin, coriander, and garam masala -- and bakes it as a single large pie instead of individually fried pastry triangles, a practical shortcut for feeding a crowd without deep-frying dozens of samosas one at a time. It's a home-cooking adaptation, not a traditional dish itself, but built on entirely authentic samosa filling technique. The filling technique matters most here: potatoes should be boiled until just tender, then diced and folded gently into the spiced pea mixture so they hold their shape rather than turning to mush. Cooking the spices in oil first, then adding the vegetables, ensures the flavors properly bloom rather than tasting raw and dusty. Topped with a buttery pastry crust and baked until deep golden, this pie is served warm with the same accompaniments as samosas -- tamarind chutney and mint-cilantro chutney -- making it an easy way to bring the flavor of a favorite street snack to the dinner table.

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 4potatoes(boiled and diced)
• 1 cupgreen peas(fresh or frozen)
• 3 tbspoil
• 1 tspcumin seeds
• 1onion(finely chopped)
• 1 tbspginger(grated)
• 2green chiles(chopped)
• 1 tspgaram masala
• 1 tspcoriander powder
• 0.5 tspturmeric
• 1 tspamchur (dried mango powder)(or lemon juice)
• 1 tspsalt
• 1 sheetpuff pastry(thawed)
• 1egg(beaten, for egg wash)

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the aromatics

   Heat oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add cumin seeds until sizzling, then onion, and cook 6-7 minutes until soft.

2. 2

   Bloom the spices

   Add ginger, green chiles, garam masala, coriander powder, and turmeric. Cook 1 minute until fragrant.

3. 3

   Add potatoes and peas

   Fold in diced potatoes and peas gently, along with amchur and salt. Cook 5 minutes, stirring carefully to avoid mashing the potatoes.

4. 4

   Cool slightly

   Remove from heat and let the filling cool for 10 minutes so it doesn't melt the pastry.

5. 5

   Top with pastry

   Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Drape puff pastry over the filling in the skillet, tucking edges down. Brush with egg wash and cut a few vents.

6. 6

   Bake

   Bake 25-30 minutes until the pastry is deep golden and puffed. Rest 5 minutes, then serve with tamarind and mint chutneys.

Variations

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  Add paneer cubes to the filling for extra protein and richness.

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  Make individual hand pies instead of one large pie using puff pastry squares.

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  Use a shortcrust or samosa-style dough instead of puff pastry for a more traditional texture.

Storage

Refrigerate covered up to 3 days. Reheat in a 180C/350F oven for 10-12 minutes to recrisp the pastry; avoid microwaving, which makes the crust soggy.

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