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BACDS 2003 Playford Ball
"An Entertainment in King Arthur's Court"

March 29, 2003

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PlayFood: Samosas

"Indian Princesses"

Samosas, from the Moosewood Cookbook 

Dough:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk or yogurt	
extra flour as needed

Filling:
2 large potatoes
1 tbs butter
1 cup finely minced onion	
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 tbs freshly grated ginger
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp dried coriander
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2  cups uncooked green peas (frozen also work)
2 tbs lemon juice	
cayenne to taste
garam masala to taste

1 Peel potatoes, chop the into 1-inch cubes,
  and boil them with water in a saucepan until soft.
  Drain and mash.

2 Melt butter in a saucepan and add onion, garlic,
  ginger, mustard seeds, coriander, and salt.
  Saute until onions are soft.
  Add to mashed potatoes along with the remaining
  ingredients.(peas, lemon juice, cayenne, and
  garam masala.)

3 Make dumplings.  This can take anywhere from 1-4
  hours, depending on who and how many people are
  doing it.

4 Preheat oven to 425.  Put dumplings on a greased
  cookie sheet and bake for 15 min.  Take out the
  dumplings and turn them over.  Bake another 10
  minutes at 375.  They should be lightly browned
  on both sides.

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