Keema and Peas Samosa filling

I had a request for a keema (mince) samosa filling so today I am posting a recipe for a keema and peas samosa filling. Now this can be eaten as a curry as well, but if you cook it slightly drier, then it can be used as a filling for samosas, spring roll, pastries etc.

 

I have used peas as an accompaniment, but again you can use any vegetable in its place such as mixed vegetable, sweetcorn, potatoes and so on.

 

For this, I used:

 

3 tbsp. oil

Pinch of cumin seeds

Pinch of fennel seeds (optional)

3 bay leaves

1 large cinnamon stick

3 cardamoms

1 inch piece ginger, minced

6 garlic cloves, minced

2 large onions, finely sliced

Salt to taste

A few stalks of coriander, chopped

6 whole green chillies (you can add these chopped if you like it spicier)

1 kg (approximately) mutton mince, washed and drained

1/2 tbsp. turmeric powder

1/2 tbsp. chilli powder

1 tbsp. curry powder (I used Bolsts Hot curry powder)

1/2 tbsp. coriander powder

1/2 tbsp. cumin powder

1/2 tbsp. garam masala powder

200g frozen peas

 

In a large saucepan, I put in the oil and fried the dry spices (cumin seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and cardamoms).

 

Then I added the garlic and ginger, and after browning, I added the onion, salt, coriander and green chillies. Cover and allow to cook until onions are soft. Turn the heat to high and add the mince. On the high heat, fry this until all the mince is separated and has turned brown.

 

Add the powdered spices and mix very well. Add a little water so as not to burn, turn the heat down, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring every so often so mince does not stick to the pan.

 

After about 20 minutes, add your peas, add about a cup of water, and allow to cook for a further 20-25 minutes until all your water has dried up. This should be a dry mix so your samosa or pastries do not have any liquid in them as this will make them soggy.

 

Make sure when stuffing your samosas, you remove the bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamoms and green chillies as you wouldn't want to be biting down on those!

 

And that's it. I hope this helps some of you ladies out there who are new to cooking.

 

Enjoy!

 

Yaz x

 

N.B. Some of these photos have been taken with flash and some without therefore photos may look different and colours may vary.