Jalapeno Corn & Cheddar Samosas
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At the time of writing this, Christmas is fast approaching. Are you scrambling for some appetizer ideas? I don’t blame you! You could just go the easy route and purchase some frozen hors d’oeuvres or make the typical appetizers. But you’re probably here because you want to be creative!
Look no further! This Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar Samosa recipe will totally be gone in a flash at your next family get-together! If you know me, I love my samosas! My favourite samosa is the classic North Indian Potato Samosas, but I also really enjoy my Paneer Jalfrezi Samosas and my Chicken Keema Samosas. Whatever your filling, samosas are the ultimate Indian appetizer, but why not add a Christmas flair to them?
On my YouTube channel (by the way, please hit subscribe if you’re not already! I love to share the video versions of my recipes as well as written so you can follow along and get the complete experience to ensure you’ve got all the steps nailed to succeed with the recipes!), when I was first sharing samosa recipes, I was requested quite well in advance to do holiday samosas when that time would come. Well, the time has come! Gee, side note, but hasn’t this year just flown by? How are there only two weeks of December left?
This will be one of three Christmas samosa recipes I plan on sharing! You can watch the video at the bottom of this post to watch how to make this samosa and the other two! We’ll also be making Mashed Potato Samosas and Spinach & Cream Cheese Samosas! You could make your favourite or all three samosas to serve your guests! These samosas are make-ahead-friendly and leftover-friendly, but I don’t think you’ll have any leftovers!
What do you like to serve as appetizers for the holidays? Any fusion recipes? Let me know in the comments!
Why Make these Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar samosas?
There’s so many reasons why you’ll love these Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar Samosas for the holidays! These are going to be the ultimate Christmas samosas, but you can serve these for any occasion! I bet they’d be awesome for a Diwali party as well! Here are some reasons why this samosa recipe needs to be in your arsenal for a family get-together!
Delicious! The filling is warm, crunchy, and gooey and the outside is a perfect crispy and flaky golden brown. Challenge yourself to see how many you can have in one go!
Perfect for prep! You can easily make the filling ahead of time and make your samosas when you’re ready to serve.
Easy! We won’t be making our dough from scratch, and instead we’ll be forming our samosas using phyllo dough. That makes for some hassle-free entertaining when you’ve got to worry about your main course and desserts too!
Family-friendly! Get your kids involved and get them to prepare the filling with you! It’s accessible for little hands and can make for some great family bonding!
Tips & Tricks Fop the best Jalapeño samosas
Use a sharp knife to cut the pastry
Use your flour and water glue to ensure everything stays tight!
Don’t over stuff the pastry
Fry on medium heat, around 350 F to get a rich golden brown crispy texture and a warm inside
Ingredients for Jalapeño corn samosas
The ingredient list for these Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar Samosas is pretty short and sweet to allow for stress-free cooking! You shouldn’t feel overwhelmed to prepare an excellent meal for this time of year! The Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar filling is really simple to make, and we save a ton of time and steps by using phyllo dough for our wrapper.
Remember, for the full list of ingredients and their measurements, be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post for the FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD! You can print the recipe card to save it when it’s time to make these for your Christmas dinner!
For the Jalapeño corn & Cheddar filling
Cream cheese
Jalapeños
Cheddar cheese
Corn
For the samosas
Phyllo pastry
Water
All-purpose flour
Butter
Peanut oil, for frying
How to Make delicious Jalapeño cheddar Samosas
For the filling
In a bowl, combine cream cheese, jalapeño, cheddar, corn, salt and pepper and mix well to combine.
For the glue
Whisk together 1/4 Cup of flour and water as needed to make a thick paste.
To prepare the samosas
Separate the phyllo sheet so that you have 2 thin sheets, a bottom layer and a top layer. Cover the top sheet with a damp kitchen/paper towel. Brush the bottom sheet with butter and then cover with the top sheet.
Cut the sheets with a sharp knife to 2.5-3 inch thick strips.
Working with one strip at a time place a tablespoon of jalepno corn filling on the bottom of the strip.
Fold to form a triangle and gently press to spread the stuffing. Then, fold again to layer and form another triangle until you are at the top.
Seal the pastry with 1/4 tsp or so of the flour and water glue and repeat the same for the remaining portions
To cook the samosas
To bake, preheat oven to 425 F and brush the tops of the samosas with butter. Bake for 12-17 minutes or until crisp golden brown.
To fry, preheat oil to around 350 F and fry for 5-7 minutes or until crisp golden brown.
Enjoy hot!
Serving suggestions
Of course I’ll always recommend to serve your samosas with some chutney! My favourite chutney to enjoy is Cilantro-Mint Chutney, but a Sweet & Tangy Tamarind Chutney would also go very well with these! You could also dip your samosas in ketchup, which I love to do! Hot sauces and sour cream would nicely complement these fusion samosas too. For beverages, I think a cold Mango Lassi would be great to offset the heat from the jalapeños!
Can I make my own samosa dough?
Sure, why not! I have plenty of samosa recipes where I make my dough from scratch! I decided to use phyllo dough here to show that you can conveniently make some delicious samosas during the holiday season. I’ve seen other samosa recipes using phyllo pastry and I had honestly never done it before, so I was curious to try out the method myself and to taste test. Well, phyllo dough samosas totally have my seal of approval! Sometimes we just can’t do it all, especially if you’ve got a full menu to make. This shortcut is totally fine!
If you want to make your own samosa dough, check out my Aloo Samosa recipe!
Can I bake these samosas?
Yes why not! If you watch the video below, you’ll see that I’ve shown how to bake and fry them! You can decide which cooking method you’d like to do based on your and your guests preference! In fact, you could
To bake your samosas, preheat your oven to 425 F. You can bake your samosa triangle or you could add the filling in an entire sheet of phyllo pastry! Simply roll out the entire sheet of phyllo pastry. Add the filling in the pastry and roll it up. Brush with butter, cut some slits on the pastry itself to make cutting it easier and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Cut with a serrated knife and serve hot.
Can I make Jalapeño cheddar samosas ahead of time?
Yes, you sure can if you’re going to make a large batch for a dinner party! The spinach cream cheese mixture can easily be made ahead of time and stores well in the refrigerator. You could make that and thaw your phyllo dough a few hours before you’re going to cook the samosas. Then, you can then fill your samosas and fry them right on the spot. Otherwise, if you want to get the entire cooking process out of the way, you can reheat them in the oven.
Storing Leftover Jalapeño cheese Samosas
I don’t know how there could be leftovers, but if there are then no worries! Store any leftover samosas in an airtight container in the fridge. They will stay fresh in the fridge for 3-4 days.
As for freezing, I wouldn’t recommend you freeze these Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar Samosas because the phyllo pastry won’t thaw properly. Since the phyllo pastry is already frozen, you cannot refreeze it. The texture of the pastry is very thin and flaky, so condensation from thawing will turn your samosa to mush. Furthermore, the filling probably won’t maintain its texture and flavour after it is thawed.
How to Reheat Jalapeño cheddar Samosas
Phyllo wont react well to reheating in the microwave. If you don’t have an oven or an air fryer, enjoy it cold!
To keep the outside of the samosa nice and crispy, the best methods would be to air fry or reheat in the oven! To reheat in the air fryer, heat for about 2-3 minutes at 350 F. To reheat in the oven, also set your oven to 350 F and heat for about 5 to 10 minutes.
In my opinion, the air fryer would definitely be the best method because there’s no preheating, it’s convenient, and your samosas will be crispy outside!
Other Indian Fusion Recipes!
Enjoyed this Jalapeño Corn & Cheddar Samosa recipe? I’m sure you’ll love to explore these other fun Indian fusion recipes!
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