Samosa Pot Pie

This easy vegetarian recipe offers a fresh take on traditional pot pie. To serve, use a large spoon to cut sections of the pastry and scoop with filling into shallow bowls. If desired, serve chutney, yogurt, and chopped cucumbers on the side.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 374 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ cups chopped carrots
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
• 4 cups chopped yellow potatoes
• 1 ½ cups frozen peas

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir sweet onion, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in hot butter until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir carrots into the onion mixture; continue cooking and stirring until the carrot is slightly softened, about 5 minutes more. Add potatoes; stir.

Step 4

Mix milk, half-and-half, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, coriander, cumin, curry powder, garam masala, and ginger together in a bowl until the spices are dissolved into the liquid; pour over the vegetable mixture in the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil. Stir peas into the boiling mixture; cook until peas are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour contents of pot into a 13x9-inch baking dish.

Step 5

Cut frozen puff pasty lengthwise into 3 even pieces; arrange atop the vegetable mixture.

Step 6

Bake in preheated oven until the pastry is puffed and golden brown and the vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.