It was Dr. Apricot’s birthday yesterday and I celebrated by making samosas from scratch, using the recipe from 660 curries. The recipe has a number of parts, include a yellow pea stew and a cold tamarind sauce, to which I added some mint-cilantro chutney. The overall effect was amazing, worth the hours of work. Perhaps not on a weeknight, though.

The yellow peas required some pressure cooking as well, and I’m proud of myself for finally using it. I’ve been irrationally afraid of pressure cooking, but no longer!