Curried Butternut Squash Samosas with Tamarind Chutney
Here, vibrant curry powder is combined with pungent garlic and piquant onions to become a zesty foil for creamy butternut squash. A crisp wonton shell counters the resulting sweet-spicy filling, then the little filled pastries are offset by a pleasantly tart tamarind-based sauce.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice Bran | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Canola | 1 tbsp (14g) | 124 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Wonton Wrapper | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. garam masala
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 cup seedless tamarind paste
- Sea salt, to taste
- Sugar, to taste
- 1 butternut squash (about 1 1/2 lb.)
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 Tbs. chopped white onion
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 Tbs. Madras curry powder
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 package (1 lb.) square wonton wrappers
- Canola or rice bran oil for deep-frying