Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie – Vegan Richa

Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie – the favored Ethiopian Avenue Meals “Sambusa” become a savory vegan pie that your family and friends will love! No must make your personal crust – this recipe makes use of vegan puff pastry! Nutfree Soyfree , Glutenfree possibility

For those who love samosas, this Ethiopian Vegan Lentil Pie – aka Sambusa Pie – might be your new favourite factor to eat!

Sambusa is widespread road meals and a very fashionable snack in Ethiopia the place it could be served recent off the fryer. Whereas they’ll have many various fillings, this vegetarian model with lentils is my favourite. It’s savory and flavorful and splendidly satisfying!

You learn pie and your thoughts instantly jumps to “time-consuming” and “finicky”? Oh, you’ll love this half: the pie crust is produced from store-bought vegan puff pastry!

Sure, we take the shortcut right here, and belief me, you’ll not remorse it! The filling has a lot taste and makes for a tremendous snack or facet!

Is Puff Pastry Vegan?

Puff Pastry — flaky, buttery goodness and clearly not at all times vegan. Actually, puff pastry is historically made with butter and often brushed with egg earlier than baking.

Nevertheless, many store-bought puff pastries are made with out dairy or egg as a result of it makes them extra shelf-stable so examine your grocery shops for these by chance vegan puff pastry.

To make Sambusas, use filo dough. Line  3-4 sheets collectively, then lower into squares or different shapes. Fold and seal utilizing a mixture of flour and water and bake at 400 deg F till golden.

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Lentil Sambusa Pie

Vegan Lentil Sambusa Pie – the favored Ethiopian Avenue Meals “Sambusa” become a savory vegan pie that your family and friends will love! No must make your personal crust – this recipe makes use of vegan puff pastry! Nutfree Soyfree. GF possibility

Prep Time20 minutes

Prepare dinner Time40 minutes

Complete Time1 hr

Course: dinner, Foremost, Snack

Delicacies: ethiopian

Key phrase: lentil pie, sambusa pie

Servings: 12

Energy: 174kcal

Creator: Vegan Richa

Components

• 15 ounce (425 g) can of lentils drained or 1 1/2 cups cooked lentils
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 1/2 cup (240 g) chopped pink onion
• 1/2 cup (50 g) chopped inexperienced onion
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 inch ginger minced
• 1 sizzling inexperienced chili minced I often add 3 or 4 however it will probably get actually sizzling actually rapidly , or use 3 gentle inexperienced chilis
• 1 teaspoon floor coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1.5 teaspoon or extra berbere spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup packed chopped cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon or extra lemon juice

For the pie

• 1 sheet vegan puff pastry

Directions

• Prep your lentils by washing and draining should you’re utilizing canned lentils or making your lentils from dried if you have not made but.

• Warmth a skillet over medium warmth and add oil. Then add onion and an excellent pinch of salt and cook dinner till the onion begins to get golden.

• Then add within the inexperienced onion, garlic, inexperienced chili and one other pinch of salt and cook dinner till the garlic is cooked via. 3-4 minutes.

• Then add in the entire spices and blend in and proceed to cook dinner for an additional minute.

• Add within the lentils, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and a 1/4 cup of water and blend nicely after which proceed to cook dinner to simmer the lentils for 3 or 4 minutes.

• Then style and regulate taste. Add a splash of the lemon juice. Combine in and put aside.

• Prep your rolling station with a bit little bit of flour and roll out the partially thawed puff pastry sheet till it’s nearly double in dimension. Then slice it into half lengthwise.

• Put the lentils which ought to be cool by now. Use cool lentils on one of many pastry sheets. Unfold it out and put the opposite pastry sheet on it. Hold about 1/2 inch on the sides of the pastry sheet so you possibly can seal them. Brush water on the sides.

• Utilizing a fork, seal the pastry sheets. Additionally utilizing the fork, create some holes on the highest of the pie or use a scissor to chop up a bit little bit of holes on prime of the pie.

• Then bake at 400 levels Fahrenheit (205 c) for 20-25 minutes or till properly golden brown and puffy throughout.

• Then take away from the oven. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes. Then slice as you want and serve. Function is or with sauces of alternative or some tahini lemon dressing or different creamy sauces

Notes

To make this gluten-free, use a gluten-free pie crust of alternative and both make hand pies or a bigger pie as you want

Diet

Diet Information

Lentil Sambusa Pie

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 174
Energy from Fats 81

% Each day Worth*

Fats 9g14%

Saturated Fats 2g13%

Sodium 170mg7%

Potassium 211mg6%

Carbohydrates 19g6%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 174IU3%

Vitamin C 9mg11%

Calcium 21mg2%

Iron 2mg11%

* P.c Each day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie eating regimen.

Components:

• lentils, drained or cooked lentils
• a mixture of sauteed pink and onion provides a lot of umami
•  garlic, ginger and inexperienced chili are added for spiciness and oomph
• floor spices: we use a punchy mix of floor coriander, cumin, berbere, cardamom, black pepper
•  recent chopped cilantro provides freshness together with lemon juice, which brightens up the flavour profile of the lentils and takes out any muffy notes
• the pastry case is made utilizing 1 sheet of vegan puff pastry

Suggestions

• To make this gluten-free, use a gluten-free pie crust of alternative and both make hand pies or a bigger pie as you want
• Mess around with the quantity of inexperienced chili – I often add 3 or 4 however it will probably get actually sizzling actually rapidly , or use 3 gentle inexperienced chilis
• If the lentils are too moist, You may add in 2-3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs to scale back the moisture. or if it’s too fry, add in some broth
• The filling must be cool when added to the pastry. You may make it forward of time, if you wish to.

make Ethiopian Lentil Sambusa Pie:

Prep your lentils by washing and draining should you’re utilizing canned lentils or making your lentils from dried should you haven’t made them but.

Warmth a skillet over medium warmth and add oil. Then add onion and an excellent pinch of salt and cook dinner till the onion begins to get golden.

Then add within the inexperienced onion, garlic, inexperienced chili and one other pinch of salt and cook dinner till the garlic is cooked via. 3-4 minutes

Then add in the entire spices and blend in and proceed to cook dinner for an additional minute.

Add within the lentils, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and a 1/4 cup of water and blend nicely after which proceed to cook dinner to simmer the lentils for 3 or 4 minutes.

Then style and regulate taste. Add a splash of the lemon juice. Combine in and put aside.

Prep your rolling station with a bit little bit of flour and roll out the partially thawed puff pastry sheet till it’s nearly double in dimension. Then slice it into half lengthwise.

Add the lentils which ought to be cool by now. Use cool lentils on one of many pastry sheets. Unfold it out and put the opposite pastry sheet on it. Hold about 1/2 inch on the sides of the pastry sheet so you possibly can seal them. Brush water on the sides.

Utilizing a fork, seal the pastry sheets. Additionally utilizing the fork, create some holes on the highest of the pie or use a scissor to chop up a bit little bit of holes on prime of the pie.

Then bake at 400 levels Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes or till properly golden brown and puffy throughout.

Then take away from the oven. Let it cool for 5-10 minutes. Then slice as you want and serve.

retailer this lentil  pie

Refrigerate for upto 4 days, reheat within the toaster or oven. Freeze for upto a month.