I have Gershwin's song Let's Call the Whole Thing Off in my head every time I think of samosas. I'm not sure why. Maybe a remnant of listening to the Harry C. Jr. version the first time I ever had a decent one; maybe it is the fact the common US variety is a potato staple. We had a couple of samosas with dinner tonight and they were wonderful. It would be nice to come up with a baked version - which is a story for another day. The samosa as most know is an Indian filled pastry - hopefully a flaky one - filled with spiced meats or potato. They should be served with a mix of chutneys. Often considered a snack food they go just fine as an appetizer. Like many Indian foods there are regional differences. Apparently there are varieties in Northern India filled with raisins and pomegranate and topped with cumin, a much more exotic version than the common cauliflower, potato, and pea seasoned filling one will find in the UK or the US.
Our friend John A. will be taking a 2 week trip to India with his better half shortly. We'll see if he can do a guest post with his samosa/tea shop experiences.
This weekend we will be giving the pie covered in an earlier post another take and doing some chutneys. Cheers :)
