Samosas Two Ways

When I hear the term “labor of love,” I think of samosas. They are a crisp, satisfying, stuffed and deep-fried South Asian pastry. Often enjoyed as a snack or appetizer, they have main character energy, outshining anything they sit beside.

I have vivid memories of my mom and other women in our family sitting together around the kitchen table, folding samosas for hours in preparation for our month of fasting, Ramadan. They’d usually assemble them in bulk, dividing up the loot to take