Crab Samosas

English_Rose's Note:

This recipe for freshly fried samosas filled with tasty spiced crab makes a dangerously irresistible snack that's sure to vanish quickly! Ideal for a drinks party.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 samosas

• vegetable oil , for deep-frying
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 6 -8 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 2 teaspoons green chilies , finely chopped
• 8 ounces fresh crabmeat , flaked (thawed if frozen)
• salt
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro , finely chopped
• 24 sheets phyllo pastry
• ¼ cup water
• 4 ounces flour

Directions:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves, ground turmeric and ginger paste, stirring often, for 3-5 minutes, until fragrant.
2. Add the crab meat, salt and chopped cilantro, mixing well, and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
3. Mix together the water and flour to make a flour paste.
4. Fold a pastry sheet over to make a strip. Place a portion of the crab mixture in one corner of the pastry strip and fold the pastry over into a triangle. Fold the triangle along the strip, sealing the edges with the flour paste.
5. Repeat the process making 24 samosas in all.
6. Heat the oil for deep frying in a deep fat-fryer or wok until very hot. Fry the samosas in batches until golden-brown, remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
7. Serve with sweet chili sauce.