Getting My Samosa Fix

Samosas are a big deal here in Fredericton - we even had a "samosa war" at our local market once upon a time. The product was so popular that customers lining up to buy them blocked the aisles and prevented other vendors from doing business. The market management team told the samosa vendors they'd have to take their wares outside. People were outraged. Protests ensued. Eventually, they compromised and bought a couple of trailers, parked them on the market grounds, and told the samosa vendors to set up business there.  In the end, the original purveyor of samosas, Mr. Patel, decided to retire, and with him went the best samosas I'd ever tasted. The remaining vendors at the market continue to do a thriving business, but the product in my opinion is inferior. All this to say that, today, I had a hankering for the Patel samosas, so I went hunting online in search of a reasonable facsimile. What I found far exceeded my expectations. Although they took considerably longer to make than I anticipated (and although my pastry skills are sadly lacking!), the results were imho *damn* good!

So, here's the link: http://www.samosa-recipe.com./ I strongly recommend this site. I made the vegetable filling in phyllo and the beef in puff pastry (seriously, I'm severely challenged when it comes to working with pastry!) and they were delicious!