Sometimes, there is just too much noise.  It's everywhere in the city.  Unescapable.  Noise pollution is a growing concern and it's toll is still be researched and documented.  
We had a whirlwind of a weekend culminating in a two hour end of year dance recital for kid #1. It was long and loud.  It was relentless.  Kid #2 was trying to stay positive but by dance segment #24 (out of 39!), he was saying out loud 'Ugh, I told them to stop', 'That song is too long', 'I want to go HOME'.  I sympathized.  By the time we got home we all wanted to have a bath and go somewhere quiet (read: bed).
Sometimes I just want to be home, with no noise.  No tv (please), ipod, radio... nothing.  Just the hum of the refrigerator.  The kind of quiet that can clear your mind or can at least leave you free to contemplate in your own honest way.  That unavoidable kind of quiet.  It might make some uncomfortable but not me.  I could stare at the sky, at a piece of art, hell, I could stare at a wall for a good long time and just think.  Inward.  Contemplative.  Sometimes uncomfortable but hopefully most honest.  
That's not how I was feeling when I made these samosas.  I was in a rush.  I was hungry.  We were all hungry.  I had at least two small/loud voices asking regularly what we would be having for lunch.  We were running somewhere (I can't remember) and I had to use up what was in front of me without too much fuss and fill our bellies.


It worked.  It's an easy recipe but it takes a bit of time.  The rolling and filling part at least.


It was worth it in the end though.  Kid #1 used these for school lunches for a couple of days - they're nicely portable.  I would recommend grabbing a tamarind sauce or a chutney and using that on the side as well.  It will definitely elevate this humble veggie pocket to something higher.
I have to believe that my quiet moments will come more often.  Right now they are fleeting glimmers.  In the meantime I snack on veggie samosas doused in chutney and listen to my fridge humming away behind me.  



Curried Veggie Pie Samosas adapted from Moosewood
serves 4 - 6

Dough:
2 1/2  cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp turmeric
1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
additional flour for rolling

Combine the flour,turmeric and salt in a bowl.  Add the buttermilk and mix until combined.  Set aside until ready to roll out.

Filling:
3 tbsp oil
1 small onion, diced
3 small potatoes, diced
1 med. carrot, diced
2 cups broccoli, diced
1 cup chard or spinach diced
3 cloves garlic
turmeric
mustard seed
coriander
ginger
cumin
garam masala
salt
sugar or honey
veggie bouillion
water

Heat a large pan over medium heat.  Add the oil, mustard seed and veggies.  Cook together for about 7 minutes.  Turn the heat down or even off.  Add the rest of the spices, the bouillion, salt, sugar and water. Mix until just combined.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
On a lightly floured surface take a piece of dough the size a golf ball.   Roll it out in a circle.  The dough should be about a 1/4 inch thick or so.  Cut the circle in half.  Place a good spoonful of filling in the middle of one side of the half circle.  Using a pastry brush, brush water along the edges and fold the other half over the veggies.  Pinch the edges together and use a fork to cinch them.  Place on a lined baking sheet.
Repeat until all the dough/filling is used up.
Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.  Turn the samosas over (although I didn't) and turn down the oven to 375.  Bake for another 10 minutes.
Cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
Serve with Tamarind sauce or chutney or something.