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AMETHA PUDEENA SAMOSA / BEEF AND MINT SAMOSA
What To Cook Today recipe - Malaysian/Indonesian

- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- 9 oz (250 g) minced beef
- 4 cloves garlic (, finely chopped)
- 1/2 inch -ginger (, finely chopped)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil
- 2 cups finely chopped onions
- 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 8-10 spring roll wrappers (, cut into 2 1/2 x 8 inches (6.5 x 20 cm) strips)
- 1 cup peanut oil for deep-frying
- 2 bulbs of garlic (, finely chopped)
- 2 Tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 4-5 bird's eye chili ((seeded if you like and chopped))
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a deep small pan and deep-fry until golden brown. Place on paper towel to drain extra oil. Place on serving platter. Serve with tamarind sauce
- 2
Place the tamarind paste in a bowl and add about 2-3 Tbsp of lukewarm water. Mash with fork to extract the tamarind and then strain off to get the tamarind juice. Place the extracted tamarind juice and everything else in a bowl and mix well. Have a taste, it should be sour, sweet and salty
- 3
Preparing tamarind sauce: