Mum used this veggie filling to make “masala buns” which were simply homemade bread dough filled with the veggie mix and baked. 

I use this basic veggie filling for veggie puffs using store-bought puff pastry or for all the crust-hating sandwich lovers in my house, the old-fashioned “chamcha ni sandwich”.

Vegetable Samosa Filling:

• 1 medium red or yellow onion finely chopped.
• 4 Idaho Potatoes or red potatoes work as well.
• 1 cup of frozen peas
• 1 cup of cubed carrots
• 4 cups of shredded cabbage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon green chili paste.
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander & cumin powder (dhana jeera)
• ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup water as needed
• ½ teaspoon sugar (optional I don’t use it as peas and carrots are sweet)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• ½ lemon squeezed
• 1 bunch cilantro finely chopped approx.. 1 cup or more
• Lots of room temp butter
• White bread
  

Method:

1. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium.
2. Add cumin seeds seeds and when they pop add the ginger and green chili paste, stir and add potatoes, carrots, cabbage in that order ( potatoes take longer to cook than carrots or cabbage), add the turmeric powder, salt and red chili powder, add about a ¼ cup of water or less, cover and cook until potatoes are tender and break easily, add the frozen peas in the last 6 minutes of the cooking, then gently mix everything together.
3. Turn off the heat, adjust any seasoning, then add the garam masala, and lemon juice and when slightly cool add the chopped cilantro. Let the filling cool down before using it as a stuffing.
4. Apply butter on two slices of bread, add the spiced veggie mix on one slice of bread, cover with the other slice of bread and press slightly.
5. Grease the stove top toastie maker with butter, place the sandwich on one side of the toaster, close the lid and trim away any extra bread overhang.
6. Toast over medium gas flame until both sides are golden brown and crisp.