Art of Samosas: Scratch-made Wrappers, Flavorful filling, & 3 Ways to Cook!

No need to look beyond your own kitchen for RESTAURANT QUALITY samosas. Golden, crisp, and packed with bold, spiced flavor—samosas are one of the world’s most beloved bites. Now you can make them completely from scratch in your own kitchen. In this hands-on cook-along, you’ll learn how to create restaurant-quality samosas from the ground up, starting with classic savory filling of seasoned potatoes and vegetables, and customizable aromatic spices and herbs. The real game-changer? You’ll master how to make your own paper thin samosa wrappers using simple accessible ingredients—such a fun experience! We’ll also explore three different healthy alternative ways to cook your samosas—no deep-frying required. One cooking method involves using the air fryer! Freezing and reheating tips will also be shared!

Equipment Needs: Large non-stick pan. More info will be provided in the ingredient list packet.

While cooking-along is loads of fun, and highly recommended, it is optional.

This class will take place on Zoom, free online software. Participants will receive instructions on how to access the class prior to it starting.

A list of ingredients and class details will be received in advance of the class with enough time for shopping and preparation. The Instructor’s Personal Recipe from this class will be included in a professionally made PDF packet to be received by participants after the class.

NOTE: The instructor’s recipes are copyrighted and are only shared with those who register for this class. As an added bonus, the instructor has created a private group and a public group on Facebook for participants of her cooking classes. Everyone will receive an invite to the groups although joining is optional. Come join the fun!

Note: One registration fee for this online virtual interactive class can include immediate family members living full-time in the same home ONLY. If children are participating, adult supervision is required. If friends, adult children, or extended family members are gathering for a fun night together, EACH household must register SEPARATELY even if participating together.

Tess Georgakopoulos

Instructor

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Tess Georgakopoulos, also known as “Chef Tess—Culinary Artist”, has been cooking and baking for well over 45 years since she was roughly 6 years old. Born into a Greek family, the art of cooking traditional meals using ones senses rather than recipes and measurements was passed on from one generation to the next. Her father was also a trained chef who brought the magic of food to life in another form on the weekends as they cooked elaborate family meals together. Food prepared from the heart, with ones own hands and creativity was, and continues to be an expression of love in her home. As an accomplished cook and baker, Tess enjoys creating original recipes for her family and friends. Sweet, savory, or doughy, she enjoys experimenting and creating in the kitchen daily.

Tess is proficient and experienced in creating classes and curriculum for conventional cooking, baking, pressure-cooking, air frying, pizza making, Mediterranean Cooking, bread baking, and meal preparation as well. A Culinary Artist indeed!

She has been teaching both in-person and on-line cooking classes through community education for a number of years having successfully worked with just over 50 public school districts in and around the Twin Cities, in many corners of Minnesota, in addition to school districts in Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, and Arizona. Through her teaching, Tess has helped people of all skill levels increase their confidence and expand their skills in the kitchen reaching heights of their own personal creativity that they never new existed!

Always working towards expanding her culinary repertoire, Tess enjoys spending much of her free time in her test kitchen creating new recipes and reinventing traditional ones using traditional cooking methods and new cooking appliances such as, the Instant Pot® and Air Fryers too.

Tess has recently started writing her first cookbook, and her food blog is also in the works! Some of her creations can be seen on her Facebook page, “Dish it up Good”, https://www.facebook.com/dishitupgood/ or on her Instagram Feed.

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