Easy Cheesy Samosa Pie Recipe (Vegetarian)
This delicious, cheesy samosa pie is easy to make usingready made pie crust. It'd make a great weeknight meal or holiday party dazzler.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 344kcal
Equipment
- 1 pan
Ingredients
Samosa Pie Filling
- 4 medium potatoes 640g, peeled and chopped small
- 1 cup peas frozen, washed
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp asafetida (hing) skip if you don't have it
- 1 tbsp ginger (finely shredded) about 1½ inch ginger
- 4 cloves garlic 14g
- 1½ tsp cumin coriander powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup mint leaves packed, julienned
- 4 tbsp cilantro chutney
Making the pie
- 1 ready made pie crust base
- 1 ready made pie crust top
- shredded cheese I used pepper jack
- heavy cream for brushing pie top
Chutneys for serving (as per preference, usually a cilantro chutney and a sweet/tangy chutney such as tamarind, date or apple butter is served)
Instructions
Samosa Pie Filling
- Heat oil in pan in pan on medium-high. Once hot, add cumin seeds
- Add potatoes and peas to pan, mix.
- Add spices to pan. Mix well.
- Add chopped mint leaves and mix. Turn off gas. Add lemon juice and mix. Set aside to cool.
Baking Samosa Pie
- Turn oven on to preheat at 400F.
- Mix cooled filling with cheese.
- Put mixture into ready made pie crust (make sure it has thawed per box instructions).
- Cover pie with ready made pie topper. Brush with heavy cream. Cut four slits on top.
- Set to bake in oven, middle rack. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Check in at 35 minutes.
- Serve with chutneys.
Notes
See post for complete details, pictures and steps.
Nutrition
Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 620mg | Potassium: 556mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg