Easy Baked Indian Samosas

These baked samosas are made with frozen pie crust and seasoned potatoes and peas for an easy version of the popular Indian 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.