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Punjabi samosas
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Punjabi samosas

39 ingredients 1 hr Makes 24 samosas openrecipes

These authentic lamb samosas require quite a bit of work, but the flavour and texture is fabulous.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1506
Calories
55g
Protein
50g
Fat
216g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 23 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
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
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Carom Seed not in our table 0
Nigella Seed 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

  • 200g/7oz coriander
  • 40g/1½oz mint
  • 6 garlic
  • 4 Thai green chillies
  • 5 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 350ml/12fl oz tamarind
  • 1½ tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 100g/3½oz jaggery or brown sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz pitted dates
  • ½ tsp dried ginger
  • 250g/9oz thin natural yoghurt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ medium onion
  • 200g/7oz lamb mince
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • 1 medium potato
  • 55g/2oz peas
  • 2 green chillies
  • ½ inch piece of fresh root ginger
  • 2 tbsp chopped mint
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • , for deep frying vegetable oil
  • 130g/4½oz plain flour
  • ½ tsp ajwain seeds (also known as carom seeds)
  • ½ tsp nigella seeds
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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