Abbie Berger's Spicy Samosas

 Readers, I had the privilege of trying these just fantastic, little darlings when visiting Abbie's family and I have to say that, man, are they good! If Indian food is your thing then try them with these two recipes below:

"Curry: The British Staple...Really?"

"Leftovers: Indian Style Potatoes with Flavoured Yoghurt"

 Now, have a read of the recipe below and get cooking...

Prep time: 2 hours | Cook time: 1 hour | Makes 46 samosas

Dough:

-10 cups white flour

-1/2 cup olive oil

Water

Filling:

-5 lbs cooked ground beef

-5 medium potatoes

-1 onion

-4 ½ heaping tablespoons curry powder

-4 ½ heaping tablespoons ginger

-2 ½ tablespoons dried chili pepper flakes

-1 ½ tablespoons cumin

-1 tablespoon coriander

-¼ teaspoon cinnamon

-½ teaspoon ground pepper

-1 ¼ teaspoon salt

 "Mix the flour and oil together thoroughly. Keep mixing while adding water; a little at a time. Knead for five minutes. Dough should form a smooth ball and be easy to roll out. Place dough back in bowl and cover with a clean cloth. Chop potatoes and onion finely. Add meat and place over low heat. Add remaining ingredients (spices). When potatoes and onions are cooked remove from heat. Grease three cookie sheets well. Grab a small section of dough (slightly larger than a golf ball) and roll out into an oval. Cut the oval in half. [see figure 4] Join corners A and B and form seam. [see figure 5] Carefully fill pastry with a spoonful of filling. [see figure 6] Seal pastry by gentle pressing the dough together and place on greased cookie sheet.

 "Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit with convection on. Before placing the completed samosas in the oven gently brush with olive oil. Repeat 2-3 times throughout baking time. Flip samosas half way through baking to make them crisp all over. Remove when they are at a desired brownness. This is a great main dish served with curried rice and yoghurt on the side. Enjoy!"

 Thank you so much, Abbie. A really great post with some fantastic photos too! I can't wait to try these when I get home...

"This is a great main dish served with curried
rice and yoghurt on the side. Enjoy!"

 If you are reading this and can think of a recipe that you would like to share then don't hesitate; you could have your very own post right here on YourBlog!. Just write to me at onedeliciousman@gmail.com now. This is an online food community so let's get sharing!

Jacob

"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator 

of the universe and spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly

Jasmine Carter - J&J "Diner Style Baked Potatoes."

Jasmine's superb creation. I wish I'd been there to sample...

Jasmine Carter from Southampton decided to have a try at the recipe "Diner Style Baked Potatoes" from my blog Jacob and Jamie. Read her account below and be sure to comment!


 "I’ve wanted to try one of the recipes from this blog for a while, but am not a great cook so didn’t want to try anything too hard! (Well not yet anyway) I just loved the idea of the Diner Style Baked Potatoes as they were relatively simple, yet different, and was something my family would love. So when we got some potatoes I decided to try it. 

 "Since we’ve just moved house we didn’t have a lot of the ingredients, so we bought some of them, but I forgot others, like lemon juice and paprika. That was ok for the first time doing it because my brothers are not great fans of either, but I can see they would make the meal much tastier for next time round. For once I wasn’t too distracted while in the kitchen and could follow the recipe properly and everything went smoothly.  I also discovered that we had basil in our kitchen to go in the filling which I didn’t know about. I then had to go and look up all the things it was useful for later on after being told it was good for digestion. ;) Um yeah burning the basil plant wards off mosquitos apparently! Random.

"I just loved the idea of
Diner Style Baked Potatoes..."

 "Apart from the ingredients I didn’t have, the recipe was followed and it turned out well. Unfortunately as I was taking the potatoes out of the oven after filling and topping them I got a phone call to remind me that I was late for my baby-sitting job so I had to rush out of the house! Lol, I’d tasted enough of the filling throughout so I didn’t feel hungry anyway!  I got told that it was very nice and everyone enjoyed it.  So that was very good and they had left some for me to re-heat. I’m pretty pleased with it and will definitely be trying some of the other recipes here as well. Because I love Jacob’s blog, it’s so well done, and everyone ought to end their entries with that note." ;)

 A huge 'thank you' Jasmine for your brilliant story and fine recreation. You even taught me something as I had no idea about burning basil leaves! If you have something you would like to try from this blog, your own recipe or story then do not hesitate to write to me at onedeliciousman@gmail.com right now. 

 P.S. If you want to see Jasmine's blog click here.

"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator

of the universe and to spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly