Curried Beef and Potato Samosas
Tasty hand pies filled with medium-spice beef curry, potatoes, and peas. Served with a tangy spicy cool Greek yogurt sauce.
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Servings: 16 hand pies
Ingredients
For the Samosas
- 10 baby potatoes
- 1-1/2 lbs. ground beef
- 1/2 envelop beef grazy mix
- 1/4 small onion - diced
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves - diced
- 1 tbsp dried mustard
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 egg -beaten
For the sauce
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurg
- 1/2 cup store-bought mango chutney
Instructions
Samosa Filling
- Boil the potatoes on the stovetop until fork-tender.
- When fork-tender, rinse in cold water and allow them to cool enough to handle.
- Slice the potatoes into quarters and set aside.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet.
- Place the browned ground beef in a large bowl and set it aside.
- Drain any excess liquid from the skillet and return the skillet to the stovetop.
- Melt the butter in the skillet.
- Add the onions and curry powder, dry mustard, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, and honey.
- Cook on medium-high for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chopped cilantro and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the ground beef back to the skillet.
- Sprinkle ½ envelop of the brown gravy mix and ½ cup water into the ground beef and stir. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the diced potatoes to the skillet and mix.
- Add the frozen peas and cook on low for 4-5 minutes.
To Assemble and Bake Samosas
- Preheat oven to 400°.Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the pie crust dough.
- Use a circular biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass to cut medium-sized circles out of the pie crust dough.
- Place the circles on the cookie sheet.
- Spoon 2 tbsp of the meat and potato filling on ½ of each of the pie dough circles.
- Fold the unfilled side of the pie dough over the top of the filling and seal the edges with a fork.
- Brush the tops of the samosas with egg wash.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips:
- This samosa filling can be fully prepared ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. When ready to eat, assemble the hand pies and bake.
- To freeze baked samosas, let them cool completely, place them in a zip-top bag and freeze them for 3-4 months. Microwave to thaw and eat.
- Serve these as a snack or a meal. They taste great warm, cool, and at room temperature.
- To make this recipe as an appetizer, made the size of the pie crust dough smaller, but be careful not to overfill them.