Step 1

1. SPICY BEEF FILLING

Step 2

2. Sauté onions in olive oil until translucent. About 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger, and chilli pepper flakes.

Step 3

3. Add beef, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon and salt. Cook until browned

Step 4

4. Add peas and cook until heated. Set aside

Step 5

5. SAMOSA DOUGH

Step 6

6. Whisk together flour, xanthan gum, salt, and if using anise seed and turmeric. Add milk and olive oil and mix until a dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and rest the dough for 40 minutes

Step 7

7. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions for small samosas, about the size of a lime. Roll out the dough into thin rounds between two pieces of parchment paper about 4 - 5 inches in diameter. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the filling in the center of the dough. Wet the edges of the dough with water and overlap one side of the dough over the filling. Using your fingers press the edges together. Place samosas on parchment paper. * see below two ways of shaping samosas

Step 8

8. Fry small samosas in 1/2-inch vegetable oil over medium heat, until golden brown. About 3 - 4 minutes per side. Place on paper towel or wire rack for the oil to drain.