Baked Onion Samosa using Phyllo Sheets | Onion Samosa | Vengaya Samsa

Baked Onion Samosa, a savory pastry made from phyllo sheets with spicy onion fillings. I guess, samosa needs no introduction, it's a deep fried savory pastry from India. Samosas which are quite famous in the west has potato filling inside. 

But in India, you can find variety of stuffing inside the samosa and the famous stuffing next to potato is onions. In Tamil Nadu, you can find this mostly in road side vendors, especially when you shop in T.Nagar, Chennai, you can't miss this crispy samosa from the road side vendors.  

I have the fond memories of having them in T nagar,Chennai. When i first moved to chennai for job, i was really confused by the name "Samosa". In my home town, we call this onion samosa as "Onion Samsa(சம்சா)" and the sweet one (made with roasted chanal da powder) as "Samosa". So it really take time to get used to the local slang :-). 

Related: Baked Avocado Rolls with Phyllo Sheets

Now coming to the recipe, here i have used phyllo pastry to make this samosa. I have already tried few savory items like potato samosa and avocado roll with the phyllo sheets. So i'm quite confident about the outcome, as expected it turned out super crispy and delicious.

Instead of phyllo sheets, you can use the samosa sheets that are available in the frozen section of the grocery store, but i'm not sure how good it will be when it's baked. When comes to phyllo sheets, it bakes so well with both sweet and savory filling. 

So whenever i buy phyllo sheets to make baklava, i always reserve few sheets to try this onion samosa. Now let's check out the recipe.

Baked Onion Samosa using Phyllo Sheet

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes : 8 
Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Bake Onion Samosa, Baked Samosa, Phyllo Sheet Samosa, Indian Samosa Baked Onion Samosa, a savory pastry made from phyllo sheets with spicy onion fillings.

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Ingredients
Phyllo Sheets - 4
Onion -1(big)
Carrot-1
Curry leaves - few
Fennel seed - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp + 1 tbsp(for brushing)
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp 
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - few
Salt - to taste 

Procedure

First cut the onions into thin slices and grate the carrot. Heat the oil, temper the fennel seed.
Next add the onions and curry leaves with pinch of salt.

Saute till the onions are translucent, add the spices(turmeric,red chili and garam masala powder) and salt. Give it a good mix.

Add the grated carrot, saute till the carrot are soft. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the flame. Stuffing is ready.

Thaw the phyllo sheets as per instructions and keep it ready. Take a sheet, cut into half, take one half and fold them vertically.

Apply oil on the sheet, then place the onion mixture and start folding in triangle.

Continue folding till the end. Seal the edges with water. 

Place it on baking tray and brush it with oil on top.Do the same for the remaining sheets and bake them in preheated oven at 370F for first 10 mins and then reduce the temperature to 350 F and bake it for 10-15 mins.

Tada, Yummy Onion Samosas are ready. 

Related: How to make Baklava using  Phyllo Sheets

Ready to dig in 

Notes:

• The mild sweetness from the carrot balance out the spices and gives great taste to this samosa.
• Keep on eye on the samosa after 20 mins to avoid burning. 
• For more flavor, you can use oil and ghee mixture to brush the sheets.
  

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Baked Kale Chips | Kale Chips | Snacks

Baked Kale chips, an quick and healthy version of kale chips. I had never heard about kale leaves until we moved to US and in the beginning,i was little hesitate to buy or try any vegetables that are new to me. Later i started to include one by one and out of all the new veggies i had tried in US so far, this kale chips is my favorite. They are so additive, tasty and also way more healthier than any other deep fried chips.

Baked Kale Chips

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: American

Ingredients
Kale - 1 bunch
Salt - to taste
Paprika - to taste
Olive oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

Procedure

Preheat the oven at 350F.
Wash the kale leaves and remove the moisture with tissue paper.Take each stalk of kale and remove the stack from the leaves.Do the same for all leaves and arrange them in two baking sheets in single layer.Add oil, salt and paprika into the kale.Gently mix with your hands to make sure that both the spices & oil are well coated on kale leaves. Place it in the oven and bake it for 15-18 mins or until they are crispy.Tada, Healthy & Crispy Kale chips are ready.

Notes:

• Rotate the plate in the oven once in between to make sure that they are evenly cooked.
• Paprika is optional and also you can use pepper powder instead of paprika.
• Make sure that there is no moisture in the leaves before starting, it helps to give crispy texture.
• Don't overcrowd the baking sheets, arrange in single layer helps to get crispy texture.
  

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Samosa | Baked Aloo Samosa | Samosa with phyllo sheets | Party recipe

Samosa, a deep fried Indian snack made with savory potato filling.Traditionally samosa should be deep fried and also you have to prepare specific pastry sheets to fold the samosa.

But here in this recipe, I have taken a short route and  used a store bought phyllo sheets to fold the samosa and also instead of deep frying, I have opted for baking and it turned out super crispy and delicious.

Usually I buy phyllo sheets to make Baklava, a Turkish delight which we both are very fond of. After making baklava, i left with a few sheets and when i thought of what to make, i remembered seeing videos of baked samosa with samosa sheet, so instead of samosa sheet, i thought of using phyllo sheet as trial and it turned out way beyond my expectations.

Related: How to make Pistachio Baklava 

Since then it's one of  my favorite dishes to make on any get together.Last week, I tried this samosa for a potluck party and everyone liked it so much and even some of them asked me for the recipe and wondered how it stays so crispy even after a  few hours of making.

Yep, it stays crispy even for 3 hrs at room temperature and I think it's because of those phyllo sheets. If you're trying to impress your guests or your family in this holiday season, try this, definitely it's a showstopper on the table.

Baked Aloo Samosa

Preparation Time : 20 mins hr | Cooking Time : 40 mins | Makes : 12 
Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Samosa, Baked Samosa, Aloo Samosa, Potato Samosa Baked Aloo Samosa, a delicious savory pastry made from the phyllo sheets and spicy potato filling.

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Ingredients
Potato - 2 
Dried Peas - 1/2 cup
Phyllo sheets - 6
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tsp + for brushing
Coriander leaves - few

Procedure

Soak the peas for 6 hrs. Cut the potatoes into half and put it in pressure cooker along with peas & enough water and cook it for 3 whistle.Once the pressure is released from the cooker, open it and let it cool.

Heat the pan with oil,add ajwain & fry it for 30 secs, then add the peeled and roughly chopped potatoes,spices(red chili & turmeric powder ) and salt. Mix it well.

Then add the peas and mix well with the potatoes and cook till the raw smell of the spices gone.Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.Let it cool completely.

Take the phyllo sheet and thaw as per the instructions. Take a sheet and place it horizontally on the working board.

Cut the sheet into half and keep one half of sheet aside. Visualize the remaining sheet as three equal parts,fold the right side oven the center followed by left side over the center as shown below.

Brush the sheet with oil, then place a tbsp of potato mixture in the top of the sheets and fold as triangle.

Continue folding till the end of the sheet.

Again brush the top with oil and place it on baking tray.Do the same for the remaining sheets.

Bake it in the preheated oven at 350F for 20-25 mins.That's tasty and crispy samosa is ready.

Related: How to make Baked Onion Samosa 

Notes:

• If you're using fresh peas, no need for soaking and pressure cooking.
• For extract flavor, add 1/2 tsp of garam masala at the end.
• If you don't like ajwain flavor, you can use cumin seed.
• Keep an eye on samosa after 20 mins, remove from the oven when you see dark brown color at the edges.
• Cover the phyllo sheets with damp kitchen towel until use, it has the tendency to easily became dry.
• I brought phyllo sheets from walmart in the frozen section and I think it will be available in all major grocery stores. 
• Instead of oil for brushing, you can use the ghee/butter for richness.

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