My Puff Pastry Samosas are filled with curried potatoes and peas, and using this untraditional puff pastry shell is not only delicious, but time saving!

May 25, 2020 Updated May 5, 2021 Jump to Recipe
My Puff Pastry Samosas are filled with curried potatoes and peas, and using this untraditional puff pastry shell is not only delicious, but time saving!
Samosas are one of my very favorite Indian dishes.
Whenever we go out for Indian food, we always order samosas.
Because of how much I absolutely love this delicious dish, I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to make my own. I decided to make them vegan samosas as well.
If you’ve never tried samosas before, they consist of a pastry shell stuffed with delicious fillings, such as potatoes, peas, lentils, meats, or even cheese. Samosas are generally served with chutney for dipping.
My absolute favorite samosa fillings always include potatoes and peas, so that’s the direction I went with my Puff Pastry Vegan Samosas.
These vegan samosas are filled with potatoes and peas, and seasoned with the comforting flavors of curry and garam masala, two of my favorite Indian spices.
As you can probably guess, the most time intensive part of traditional samosas is the pastry shell. That’s where the puff pastry comes in here!
Using puff pastry for the vegan samosa shell means a whole bunch of time saved, since we don’t have to make the dough, and most of the rolling has already been done.
But in addition to the time saver that puff pastry is, I absolutely love pairing the warm, Indian spices of the filling with the light, flaky, European-inspired pastry shell. It’s a mix of cultural flavors and textures that is exceptionally delicious!
And did you know that Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets, the puff pastry commonly found in most grocery stores, is vegan??!
YES.
So that means my vegan samosas are convenient to make, and conveniently vegan!
I use the word “chutney” for my cilantro mint sauce very loosely—chutney does not traditionally have nuts or Vegenaise/mayonaise in it, and it’s generally got a bit more texture than my sauce here does. But this sauce doesn’t taste like an aioli, and as it’s sweet, tangy, and refreshing like my favorite chutneys always are, I went ahead and called my cilantro mint sauce a chutney. And I’m sticking to it!
Make my Puff Pastry Vegan Samosas with Cilantro Mint Chutney as an appetizer, or make these samosas a meal by pairing them with my Classic Crispy Tofu and some basmati rice. (You could even just make the filling and serve it with tofu and basmati rice, I’ve done that too!)
No matter how you serve them, these vegan samosas are absolutely addicting, and I guarantee they won’t last long!
You may already know that most of my favorite spices are from Simply Organic. This is definitely my favorite brand for spices. So I highly recommend using Simply Organic’s curry powder and garam masala for my samosa filling in this recipe.
Simply Organic’s curry powder and garam masala complement each other perfectly. There’s a warmth and sweetness to both, and neither are overly spicy. You can find Simply Organic curry powder here [aff. link], and Simply Organic garam masala here [aff. link]. Trust me, you’ll be so impressed with the quality and flavor of both.
Feel free to shape the samosas however you like. My favorite method is to use a 2 cup Pyrex bowl as my guide. I place the bowl over the puff pastry, and with a sharp knife, cut around the bowl.
I roll my dough out to about 22 by 17 inches, and with the Pyrex bowl as my guide, I get six half-moon shaped samosas per sheet of puff pastry. With the extra puff pastry, I make a few smaller, square-shaped samosas.
And always be sure to prick each samosa with a fork before baking! This will ensure that steam can escape during baking so the puff pastry doesn’t get huge air bubbles!
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This looks so yummy…. will try it for sure… thanks for sharing the recipe dear 🙂
Thanks Rashmi! I can’t ever get enough samosas 😋
We love samosas as well! In fact, we used to go to the Indian grocery store in town and buy packs of frozen appetizer-sized samosas. Now you’ve inspired me to make my own. I love the flavors you’ve got going on here, and I know these would be a huge hit. Plus, this would be something fun to learn to make while we’re quarantined at home. Great recipe, Shannon! (And thanks for the shaping tips, too.)
Thanks so much David! Aren’t samosas AMAZING?!! I so relate, I can’t believe it took me so long to finally make my own samosa recipe, and now there’s no going back. 😆 These are so addicting!
You cannot go wrong with puff pastry! What a great twist on samosas!
Thank you so much Jeff! I agree, puff pastry is so versatile, definitely one of my favorite things to cook with.
Mmmm, my mouth is watering just looking at these photos, Shannon! I love the idea of combining the puff pastry shells with delicious spicy potato filling and your super green chutney! I would never think to make these but I am convinced my family would love these. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
Thanks Katerina! These samosas are so popular at our house. Puff pastry is so versatile, I absolutely love it here!
I am drooling over this, I am so going to make these!!!
xoxo
Lovely
Thanks Lovely! Samosas are definitely one of my favorite dishes. 😋