Thanks Tholbrook - great recipe!

[MISSINDI]

I made your Samosa Quesadillas tonight - they were deeelish! We're big on Indian food and as I was making them, I was a bit skeptical adding in the non-Indian ingredients (soy sauce anyone?), but it worked beautifully and will definitely be a frequent repeater in our house. In fact, we're having friends over for dinner next weekend and they "keep kosher" and I think this will be a great starter to our meal (being non-Jewish, I got a quick education about what I could and couldn't make for dinner:D).

You mentioned in your notes about having some chutney to dip them in. I happened to serve them with Tandori Chicken Burgers, which had a Mango Cream Sauce to go with it, and that was a perfect dipping sauce for the quesadillas (1/3 cup mango chutney mixed with 3 T of plain yogurt). Thanks again!

[tholbrook]

Glad you liked them! I thought the soy sauce was a little weird too but it worked out fine.

Your Mango Cream Sauce sounds like a good idea - I'll have to give it a try next time around.

[emptyspool]

Okay, I tried these and they are absolutely great. I had a left over baked potato and grated it rather than using mashed potatoes and it did fine. I might consider just cooking them on a griddle until crispy rather than bake them.

But what I would really like to know is if anyone has a recipe for the sauce that is served in Indian restaurants to go with samosas? I have to say I am amazed how somasa-like they are.

[tholbrook]

which sauce? there are three basic ones around here:

Tamarind Chutney - mild
Mint Chutney - medium to hot
Onion Chutney - hot to very hot

[emptyspool]

Thanks, ran a search on the Tamarind chutney....mmmmm...thanks

[Kathy B]

I made these for supper last night, too. It was late, so I just served them with some fruit as a light meal. I couldn't get past the fact that they did not have any cayenne in them (the samosa we buy are nicely spicy) so I added 1/4 tsp. cayenne. That might have been a little much for the kids, but DH rated them a 9! DD was not enthusiastic, but DS really liked them as well. He did say, though, I should make them less spicy next time.

I had everything chopped and ready to go ahead of time, so they went together very quickly. One more meatless meal to add to my growing repertoire. Thanks Tholbrook!

[MISSINDI]

Originally posted by Kathy B
I made these for supper last night, too. It was late, so I just served them with some fruit as a light meal. I couldn't get past the fact that they did not have any cayenne in them (the samosa we buy are nicely spicy) so I added 1/4 tsp. cayenne.

We happened to stop at an Indian grocery store over the weekend and dh found a package of homemade frozen samosas that they were selling. I baked them last night and excitedly took a bite ... and had to quickly find a bunch of ice to cool down my mouth. I managed to get through one (didn't want to waste it, and it was yummy, even though too spicy). When dh came home from work, he spied the leftovers in the fridge and fixed a plate for himself. Ten minutes later, he was sweating pretty bad. We like spicy food, but this was beyond what we could handle. Brought the rest in for one of our engineers, who also likes spicy food, to see if he could hack it.

[Kathy B]

The ones we buy are spicy, but not too much. DD loves them, but DS thinks they are too spicy. (He doesn't really like any but the barest minimum of heat.) DH and I love them, too. I couldn't quite imagine making the quesadillas without ANY spices to add heat, but probably 1/8 -1/4 tsp. cayenne is plenty.