Feta and Coriander Samosas
It has been a few years since I last had these tasty morsels. In fact the last time was in Kenya. I spent about a year living in Karen, Nairobi and one of the regular haunts for expats was the Talisman Restaurant and this was definitely one of there most popular starters (there’s is served with a tomato chilli sauce which is equally yummy).
Sitting in front of the roaring fire having pre-dinner drinks I could never resist ordering a few portions. This is my take on an old favourite.
Recipe for Feta and coriander samosas
Ingredients (makes 12)
1 small bunch of fresh coriander finely chopped
200 grams feta cheese
4 sheets of phyllo pastry (sheets usually about 40cm x 30cm)
melted butter
Method
- Crumble feta with back of fork in a bowl
- Add chopped coriander
- Lay 1 phyllo sheet on flat surface and brush with butter
- Lay 2nd sheet on top smoothing over buttered surface
- Cut this double sheet layer into 8cm lengths along the shorter dimension (see photo below)
- Place 1 heaped teaspoon on feta mixture in top most corner of strip and start folding tightly as shown
- Brush final edge with butter to seal
- Repeat until all pastry strips are used then repeat from point 3 with remaining pastry sheets
- Place samosas on greased baking tray and brush tops with butter
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden
Recipe for Sweet chilli dip
Ingredients
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 red chilli finely sliced
½ carrot finely grated along length of carrot
Method
- Place water and sugar in saucepan and bring to boil
- Boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by 1/3
- Add chilli and carrot to liquid and allow to cool
Dip can be stored in airtight jar in fridge for 2-3 weeks