Samosas & Pastry

The Nisa's range. Samosas in chicken and meat, 18 to a box, with 40 chicken samosas and 40 meat samosas for a party, and 18 or 50 vegetable samosas. Spring rolls in chicken, 18 or 40, and vegetable. Allow three or four per person as a starter, more for iftar; a 40 box covers eight to ten people. They sit in our frozen food range with the kebabs and parathas.

From frozen, never thawed, or the pastry goes soft. Deep fry at about 170C for 6 to 8 minutes until golden, turning once; or air fry at 190C for 12 to 15 minutes, turning halfway, with a light brush of oil; or bake at 200C for 20 to 25 minutes on a tray. Nisa's chicken samosas and the spring rolls take the same timings. Serve with Patak's mango chutney, Natco tamarind sauce or a mint raita from the fresh mint on the produce page.

Yes. Switz pastry sheets for spring rolls and samosas come as 500g (50 sheets) or 1kg (100 sheets), and TYJ spring roll pastry in packs of 30 or 40 sheets. Thaw the sheets, keep them under a damp cloth while you work, and seal the edges with a flour and water paste. A 500g pack makes about 50 samosas, which freeze well uncooked on a tray before being bagged.

Keema is the classic: lamb mince or 20% beef mince cooked dry with onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli, peas and a Shan Kofta or meat masala, cooled completely before filling. Chicken mince makes the lighter version; potato, peas and Laziza chaat masala the vegetable one. Fold into Switz sheets, seal and fry. Ready-made seekh kebabs from Nisa's sit well beside them on a platter.

Yes. Frozen packs travel in the same Woolcool insulated box as the fresh meat, with ice gel packs that hold 0-4C for up to 72 hours, and should go into the freezer as soon as the box is opened; cook rather than refreeze anything that has softened. DPD delivers Tuesday to Saturday: dispatched the next working day and delivered the day after. Delivery is 6.99 under 60 pounds and free from 60 pounds, with a 15 pound minimum order. The rest of the freezer range is under frozen food.