Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas
My family absolutely loves these Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas.
It’s one of their favorites and no matter how many times I make them, it’s never enough.
If your family is anything like mine I suggest you double the recipe.
Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas
What is a Samoosa
For those that don’t know what a Samoosa is. It is a thin layer of pastry filled with any filling of your choice.
It is deep-fried so not something you should eat regularly. But it is so divine that it’s really hard to resist.
The most famous ones here in South Africa are the Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas, Minced Lamb, Chicken and Potato.
They are all equally delicious. However, of late there are a whole lot of different fillings, so you are spoilt for choice.
I am not always in the mood to make my pastry from scratch so a store bought one will do.
One of the reasons love making these Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas, is the fact that it is one of the easier ones to make.
If you want to make it even more easy you can buy some grated cheese too…Lol! No I didn’t use that, I grated my own cheese.
Ingredients Required
You will require, samoosa pur or pastry, vegetable oil, cumin seeds, onion, chillies, frozen or fresh sweetcorn, cheddar and mozarella cheese, coriander, mint, paprika, piri piri seasoning, salt and pepper.
I absolutely love using fresh herbs in my samoosas. I used them in all my samoosas and if you really don’t have any you can omit it.
However, in my books it’s an absolute must. I have seen recipes where no herbs is required.
A paste is required to seal the samoosas, once filled. For that you will need some flour and water.
Not as difficult as it seems
I think it’s a pretty easy recipe so I hope you do too. I have also made a little video just so you can see just how easy it is.
There are people out there that are more visual. I myself like seeing how things are made rather that follow instructions.
So I thought my little videos can help those that love to see how everything comes together. If you’re a novice in the kitchen even better to watch a video.
Folding samoosas are a little tedious. So I sometimes take my tray to my tv room with all my “equipment” and just fold away while watching my favourite series. It’s one way to get the job done…haha!
I love using loads of fresh herbs in my samoosas, no matter what flavour I make. It takes your samoosas to a whole new dimension.
Try it and you will thank me for it. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family does. Happy Cooking!
More Indian Snacks to try:
Sweetcorn and Cheese Samoosas
Ingredients
- 24 samoosa strips
- 2 cups frozen sweetcorn
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 4-5 green chillies finely chopped
- 1&1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1&1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon piri piri seasoning (optional)
- salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup dhania/coriander leaves chopped
- 1/2 cup mint chopped
- vegetable oil for frying
Flour Paste to seal samoosas
- 1 tablespoon cake wheat flour
- 1&1/2 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan. Add cumin seeds
- Once seeds start to burst add onion and chillies
- Sauté until onion is translucent
- Add sweetcorn and season with salt, pepper and paprika. If you are adding the piri piri seasoning you can also add that
- Fry on high heat until sweetcorn heats through
- Remove from heat and transfer into a large bowl to cool
- Once cool add cheese and herbs. Add the cornflour. Mix well and fill the samoosas
- To fill the samoosas. Fold the end of one samoosa strip into a triangular pocket. Fill in 1&1/2 tablespoon filling.
- Tuck the edge in. Fold over. Use some flour paste to seal
- To make the flour paste, mix together the flour and water until smooth. You may need to adjust the quantity of the water
- If you are freezing the samoosas, place in a container and separate the layers with cling wrap
- Best fried from frozen in cold oil on medium heat. The insides of the samoosas will cook gently as the oil heats up
Notes
- You can add just cheddar cheese if you wish and leave out the mozarella
- Frozen samoosas are best when fried in cold oil on medium heat. As the oil heats up the samoosas fry well and the filling will heat up
- If you are frying the samoosas immediately you can fry them in hot oil
- The cornflour prevents the cheese from oozing out when frying
Can we use gouda cheese
Hi Ivy! Yes you can use Gouda cheese, however it doesn’t melt like cheddar cheese does.
Trying this recipe, looking forward to it!