Samosa
If you've got green peas, green chilies, minced and garam masala, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 70 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten
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How to make it
- Make the dough by combining the flour, a pinch of salt, and 4 tablespoons of oil, then add water a little at a time to form a firm, smooth dough; cover and rest it for 30 minutes.
- Boil the green peas until tender, then heat a little oil in a pan and saute the onion, green chilies, and ginger for 2 minutes until softened and fragrant.
- Add the mashed potatoes, peas, cumin, garam masala, and salt, stir well to combine and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, then fold in the chopped cilantro and mint and let the filling cool completely.
- Divide the dough into balls, roll each into a thin oval, cut it in half, and form each half into a cone by sealing the straight edge with a little water.
- Fill each cone with the potato mixture, then pinch and seal the top edge firmly with water so no filling escapes during frying.
- Heat oil to a moderate 160 to 170 C and fry the samosas in batches on low to medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, turning, until deep golden and crisp all over.
- Drain on paper towels and serve hot with mint or tamarind chutney.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Large pot · Saucepan
Tips & common questions
How long does Samosa take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Samosa vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Samosa is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Samosa 4.jpg by Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.