Cocktail samosa with homemade phyllo sheet

Samosa - A deep fried snack with potato filling in home made phyllo sheets and shaped into triangle. Cocktail samosa is a perfect snack/ appetizer for your parties which can be made ahead  and can be served as starter and it's  everyone's favorite too   . Make them , freeze them and fry them whenever required ..... no need to thaw !!!

These are similar to the samosas you get in freezer section of  many stores. Making the phyllo sheets at home is good idea if you can't find the ready-made phyllo sheets.  homemade phyllo sheets can be used to make baklava,  spring rolls , keema samosa !!!

Ingredients 

Phyllo sheets                 6

Boiled potatoes            5

Onion                             2

Garlic  chopped           1 tsp

Cumin seeds                1 tsp

Curry leaves                 6

Green chilli                    3

Turmeric powder        1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder        2 tsp

Salt                                 1 & 1/2 tsp

Oil                                   3 tbsp

Peas                                 1/4 cup

Asafoetida                     a pinch

  phyllo-sheets  - click to see the recipe of homemade phyllo sheets !!!

Method

• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chopped garlic , curry leaves and asafoetida.
• Add chopped onions and green chillies  and saute them well for 3-4 minutes, until translucent.
• Add turmeric powder , red chilli powder and salt and mix well.
• Add peas boiled and mashed potatoes  and mix everything well and cook for 7-8 minutes on low heat.
• Adjust the seasoning and allow it to cool.
• Cut the phyllo sheets into 4 quarters.
• Shape the samosas in square or triangle as  demonstrated in folding samosa two ways . Fill them with potato filling and seal the edges.
• Seal the samosas with water or cornflour slurry , I used water.
• Once all samosas are ready , fry them on medium heat.
• Serve them hot with green chutney.