Hello Guys,

I'm wondering if anyone has every baked a samosa instead of deep fat frying them? Thought I would see if anyone has had any good or bad... results doing so?

Also if anyone has a guide, IE 20 minutes on 200c?

Thanks

Quote from: shockuk on November 30, 2012, 02:09 PM
Hello Guys,

I'm wondering if anyone has every baked a samosa instead of deep fat frying them? Thought I would see if anyone has had any good or bad... results doing so?

Also if anyone has a guide, IE 20 minutes on 200c?

Thanks

I have tried brushing a little oil/butter on ready made frozen samosas and baking them.  Results have not been good as the pastry seems to cook unevenly and also goes rock hard.  However, I believe samosas made with filo pastry are spot on for oven baking.  You can also butter and sprinkle with seeds, for example, cumin, poppy or sesame, if you wish.  There are a couple of recipes in Reza Mahammads latest book; he suggests 10-12 mins at 200 degrees C. But this is for crab or beetroot samosas.  Not sure about other fillings.

Rob     

Quote from: shockuk on November 30, 2012, 02:09 PM
I'm wondering if anyone has every baked a samosa

shockuk - welcome to the forum. Perhaps English is not your first language, or the glaring mistakes are typos or you are true to your user name.

Would you mind modifying/editing the subject heading iof your post/thread to  read "How to bake a Samosa"
The use of the word 'baked' just looks so wrong.

Quote from: George on November 30, 2012, 03:38 PM

Quote from: shockuk on November 30, 2012, 02:09 PM
I'm wondering if anyone has every baked a samosa

shockuk - welcome to the forum. Perhaps English is not your first language, or the glaring mistakes are typos or you are true to your user name.

Would you mind modifying/editing the subject heading iof your post/thread to  read "How to bake a Samosa"
The use of the word 'baked' just looks so wrong.

George Would you mind modifying/editing your post """""""""  iof  """"""""""?? or is that a new word now?

Hi Shockuk


As GOTG says, the filo made samosas lend themselves much better to oven baking. Pre-cook your fillings and bake until golden 180c-200c sounds good to me.

Here is how Anjum Anand does her's in the oven

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/potatoandpeasamosas_86618

Les