Spiced Potato Pastry Pockets

Name: Spiced Potato Pastry Pockets
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 chopped onion; 1 jalapeno pepper chopped and seeded; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves minched; 1 teaspoon Garam Masala; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; 2 cups mashed potato or sweet potato; 1/2 peas frozen; 1/4 chopped fresh Cilantro or dried; 14 oz piecrust pastry refigeratred; Herbs, mango, tamarind chutney; Oil for frying vegetables

7 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Inspired by Indian Samoasas, have a quick filling for ready made pastry is mashed potato studded with peas, onions, garlic, ginger and spices. Add chutney to serve

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:18:07 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5onion

chopped

1jalapeno pepper

chopped and seeded

1 tablespoonfresh ginger

grated

2garlic cloves

minched

1 teaspoongaram masala

½ teaspooncumin seeds

½ teaspoonmustard seeds

⅛ teaspooncayenne pepper

2 cupspotato

mashed, or sweet potato

0.5peas frozen

0.25fresh Cilantro

chopped, or dried

14 ozpiecrust pastry

refigeratred

for frying vegetables

Instructions

Step 1

Warm the oil, cook the onions then add jalapeno, ginger and garlic for cook 1 minute.

Step 2

Stir in the garam masala, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne pepper and mix well.

Step 3

Add mixture to the mashed potato and peas, add in the cilantro and other herbs if using. Make chutney of fruit, ginger, onion, raisins, etc, add mango if you have any.

Step 4

Unroll the two pie crusts and cut into quarters making eight pieces in total.

Step 5

Brush edges of the quarters with water to moisten. Spoon about 1/2 cup of filling on each and fold into triangles. Press edges careful to seal.

Step 6

Arrange on prepared baking sheet, prick the tops for ventilation and bake until golden brown and crisp approximately 30 minutes.

Step 7

Cool slightly before serving with favorite chutney and fresh salad.