How delicious are Chickpea Samosas? Let me count the ways… These crispy little beauties pack a flavor punch and are great for an appetizer or hors d’oeuvre. Sometimes the best things come from an empty pantry. I was hungry and looking for something interesting to snack on. Chickpeas were on hand – which I consider a staple. I could have made a hummus and dipped whatever vegetables I had on hand. But did I? No! I wanted to live on the wild side and have something …. dare I say it …. FRIED.
How the Magic Happens:
- ⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chickpeas
- ½ cup onion, diced finely
- 1 teaspoon yellow curry
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon ground tumeric
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 cup potato, diced finely
- 1 cup green sweet peas
- 10-12 egg roll wrappers (7x7")
- Additional olive oil for frying
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat.
- Toss in onions and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Stir in seasoning.
- Add garlic, potato, sweet peas and chickpeas and continue to stir fry until potatoes are tender. About 5 - 8 minutes.
- Turn off heat and coarsely mash mixture with a fork. Allow to cool.
- On a clean surface, cut 7x7" egg roll wrapper in half lengthwise so you have two rectangles with the short side facing you.
- Place 1-2 heaping spoonfuls of the mixture in the middle of the rectangle leaving a little room on each side and a lot of room on top and bottom.
- Lightly dampen edges of egg roll wrapper.
- Fold bottom half of wrapper over mixture, then repeat with top half and then gently press side edges to seal parcel.
- Once you have repeated this process for all 10-12 samosas, deep fry in olive oil until golden brown, then set on paper towel to drain any excess oil.
Dipping Sauces:
Now, although these Chickpea Samosas are going to make you happy all by themselves, they do go nicely with a contrasting cool dip. On this occasion, I whipped up a quick dipping sauce that consisted of avocado and blue cheese dressing. The blue cheese might have been a little heavy-handed though. If you don’t want the flavor of the dipping sauce to compete with the star of the show too much, try avocado and ranch mixed together, a classic tzatziki sauce, or a traditional raita (which is an Indian yogurt and cucumber condiment).
