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Vegetable samosas with mint chutney

◷ 166 minmedium

Crisp homemade pastry pockets filled with chunky potatoes, peas and warm spices, served with fresh mint–coriander chutney. Makes 12 samosas, serving 6. Allow approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including resting, cooling and three frying batches; smaller batches or slower cooling will take longer.

Oct 6

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  • Vegetable samosas with mint chutney

    Preparation takes 67 minutes. Cooking takes 89 minutes. Allow 166 minutes in total. Makes 6 servings. Key ingredients: plain flour, for the pastry, fine salt, for the pastry, rapeseed or sunflower oil, for the pastry, water, for the pastry; start with 125 ml, plain flour, for light dusting. Equipment: Mixing bowl, scales and measuring jug, Approximately 2-litre saucepan for potatoes, Microwave and microwave-safe bowl with a vented cover, or a small saucepan for peas, Frying pan for filling, Shallow tray for cooling the filling, Rolling pin, knife and clean covering cloth, Small blender or mini food processor, Stable, deep, heavy saucepan, approximately 6 litres capacity and 24 cm internal diameter, Oil-compatible cooking thermometer, Long-handled slotted spoon, Wire rack over a tray.

    Kitchen tip: If the rested dough still cracks, knead in 5 ml water and rest covered for another 10 minutes before trying again. This adds time to the schedule.

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