[tweetmeme source=”VeganChickie”] I guess technically this shouldn’t be called a samosa recipe since I used puff pastry instead of the traditional short-crust pastry. You could use either with success though, so it’s up to you which you choose, in my case the puff pastry was just the only stuff I had in the freezer. Either way, the filling was delicious, really rich and warm and mushroomy.. hmmmm.. I’ll definitely be making this one again. This is the kind of recipe you pull out when the omnivores come to visit, to knock their socks off. This one would also freeze really well if you wanted to make a double batch.
Leek, Mushroom & Lentil Samosas
Ingredients:
1 tbs olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small leek, chopped
3 cups chopped button mushrooms
1/2 cup vegetable stock
1 tbs mushroom soy sauce
1 tbs hot curry powder
1/3 cup of frozen peas
1/2 400g can of lentils
2 sheets of puff pastry
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a medium pan over medium heat, add the garlic and leek and saute until translucent. Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are cooked. Add vegetable stock, soy sauce, curry powder and mix well. Simmer for 5 minutes and then add your peas and lentils. Simmer until most of the moisture has disappeared. Remove from the heat and allow mixture to cool.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Cut your puff pastry sheets into 4 equal squares, spoon the mixture onto the middle of the pastry square and then fold the square in half to make a triangle, press the edges of the pastry down with your fingers to seal the edges. The mixture will make approximately 8 samosas, depending on how much mixture you put in each.
3. Place the samosas on a baking tray and bake for 30 minutes.
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Wow! Great recipe! Looks tasty!
I made the samosas tonight for dinner and they were an absolute hit. People went back for seconds 🙂
Hi Liz, that’s so great to hear! Thanks for coming back and commenting.
OMG! This recipe is scrumptious! I actually ended up making samosa puffs with one half of the mixture & topping the other half of the mixture with potato to make a vegan shepherds pie. The results were devine!!! The perfect comfort food.
Thanks for the comment Rach :), I’m glad they were tasty, I made these ones when I had a cold so I was a bit worried my tastebuds were off and they would end up with too strong a flavour!
No, the flavour is perfect and the recipe is so versatile. It’s my vegan “gravy mince”. The kids love it too.
Hi there, i just came across this blog and i think it’s absolutely fantastic! I have one question, though. I’m very interested in trying out this recipe because i’m a big fan of lentils, but the thing is, i’m deathly allergic to mushrooms, (SO not cool, i know). Is there anything you would recommend as a substitute? Thanks a bunch!
Oh dear, you poor thing! I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t eat mushrooms! For this recipe you could probably use extra peas and some cooked cubed potatoes, but with both the mushrooms and the mushroom soy sauce out of the ingredients you might find it a bit bland. The pea/potato/lentil mixture will have a great samosa texture though, it will just be a matter of maybe adding some extra stock for flavour. Be sure to come back and let me know how you go!
OH MY GOSH THIS LOOKS INCREDIBLE! I am totally bookmarking this for when my leeks are ready to harvest from the garden in a few weeks. I’ve always wanted to play with pastry too. Yum. Thanks for the inspiration! I will look like such a good wife and mother!! 😀
The recipe looks fabulous, but one question. Where do you find vegan puff pastry? I have never seen it anywhere.
Hi Mark, I find it pretty easy to find vegan pastry just at the regular supermarket. Cholesterol Free pastry will be vegan so just look out for that label and you should be fine!