Samosas
I wasn't going to make these until tomorrow but I decided to swap days
around on my menu -- hubby wanted to try the Samosas, so we made them
tonight.
I adapted this from a recipe in the McDougall
Quick & Easy Cookbook — his Samosa recipe called for 15 sheets
of Amber Farms Spinach Pasta Wraps, which are not available in
Australia, so I used wholegrain tortillas instead. We don’t have
oil-free frozen hash browns in Australia either, so I used frozen diced
potatoes instead. The result was they were slightly ‘mashed’ when we
ate the wraps. So next time I will try without pre-cooking the
potatoes. I also increased the spices just a bit from the original
recipe and added lemon juice. Lastly, the fat in this recipe comes from
the whole grain tortillas — as usual, there are no ‘fat free’ tortillas
available in Australia, so if you have them where you live, definitely
use those instead.
Anna
SAMOSAS
3 cups frozen chopped hash brown potatoes
(no oil added) or cubed potatoes
3/4 cup frozen peas
1 onion,
chopped
1/2 cup minced green pepper (capsicum)
1/3 cup water
1
teaspoon minced fresh garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger-root
2
teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
2 teaspoons
soy sauce
2 teaspoons lemon juice
6 whole grain tortillas
Preheat
oven to 350F (180C).
Place potatoes in a saucepan with water to
cover. Cover, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes
(if using potatoes diced rather small you may wish to skip this step).
Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat and drain.
Meanwhile
place the onion, water, garlic and ginger-root in another pan. Cook,
stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, coriander,
soy sauce and lemon juice. Cook for 1 minute more and remove from heat.
Combine the potato mixture with the onion mixture and mix well.
Lay
out the tortillas and divide the filling evenly. Tuck the sides in and
roll each tortilla up to enclose the filling. Lay them in a baking
dish and bake for 25 minutes.
Makes 6 burrito size wraps, each
having 203 calories, 3.47g fat (1.45g sat fat), 35g carbs, 7g fiber,
6.63g protein.