Easy Crescent Samosa (Indian Style Sandwiches)

Submitted by SaraFish

"Easy to make baked version of the delicious filled Indian sandwiches. Vegetarian, mild and so simple. Make it spicier if you wish by adding more curry powder or a bit of cayenne. I adapted this from a Pillsbury bake-off winning recipe. Great snack, appetizer, or main dish! Serve with this yummy honey sauce!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Yields: 16 samosas

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups cooked diced potatoes
• 1 cup cooked diced carrot
• 1⁄2 cup canned sweet peas or 1/2 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed
• 5 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried cilantro
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 (8 ounce) packages crescent rolls

• Honey Dipping Sauce

• 1⁄3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes

directions

1. Saute onion and garlic in oil 5 minutes until onion is soft.
2. Add all other ingredients except crescent rolls.
3. Stir gently over medium heat for several minutes until well incorporated.
4. Set aside.
5. Heat oven to 375°F.
6. Open cans of crescent rolls and unroll the dough.
7. Separate into 4 rectangles and pinch the triangular perforations to seal.
8. Cut each rectangle in half crosswise to make squares (you'll have 8 squares per can of crescent rolls).
9. You may have to coax the dough gently with your hands to make it square and to close up the perforations.
10. Spoon a heaping spoonful of filling in the center of each square and fold over to make a triangle.
11. Pinch the edges to seal.
12. Bake on cookie sheets sprayed with Pam for 12-15 minutes until golden.
13. Cool slightly on rack.
14. Serve warm with Honey Dipping Sauce.
15. Mix sauce well in small bowl.

Reviews

[PalatablePastime]

These were very easy to make and had an excellent flavor in the spicing! The dipping sauce was delicious and was as popular as the traditional tamarind and cilantro chutneys. Definitely a keeper. Thanks, Sarafish!

 

[ErinKate]

Really tasty and very easy for this novice. Only thing - the dough was somewhat hard to work with and my crescents were more like blobs! But they tasted great!

 

[Baking Bunny]

My mom made these last night per my suggestion and they turned out pretty good. I think a homemade fried shell would have tasted better, and we ended up dumping the honey sauce because it was too sweet. We may make this again, but would need to find a better dipping sauce (indian restaurants typically have chutney accompanying it so may give that a try).

 

[Colin C.]

This was very quick, very simple and just a travesty. I got through one bite because it was mostly just crescent with a bit of flavor from the spicing, Only reason I was able to down a second bite was because of the dipping sauce which was quite excellent.I went over the recipe 3 times to make sure I did it right. I recommend finding a recipe without shortcuts, take the time and make some delicious.

 

[PinkieChef]

This was quite good, I did change it a bit, just cut back on some of the spices as the person I was making it for can't have too may spices. I also used home made soy type of sauce, as again he can't have soy.<br/>They were easy to make, and actually quite filling. Will be making them again.