Trader Joe’s Spicy Pumpkin Samosas Review

Trader Joe’s Spicy Pumpkin Samosas Review – If you have shopped at Trader Joe’s for any length of time, you will know they have an affection for Indian foods. This goes way back and has been part of Trader Joe’s allure for many years. That internationalism of it all. The feeling that you can walk into Trader Joe’s and pick up food from around the world that you can’t get anywhere else. This is less of the case than it was 10-20 years ago, but it’s still why many of us shop there. That and the prices can’t be beaten.

In true Trader Joe’s fashion, they have transformed a traditional Indian food item, Samosas, and put their wicked twist on it. Behold! Trader Joe’s mini spicy pumpkin spice Samosas! Now hold on a second. This isn’t as strange as you think it might be.

Pumpkin in samosas?!?! How dare they and pumpkin spice flavors? Well if you step back and think about it, those “pumpkin spice” flavors are very traditional in Indian cuisine. Pumpkin not so much, but it works well here. Considering that many traditional samosas are filled with potatoes, which originally came from South America, why not pumpkin which also comes from South America?

These mini samosas are about 2″ or so across. There are about 12 of them in a box. The recommended method of heating them up is in an oven for about 15 minutes at 400 degrees and that’s what I recommend. If you microwave them, they will just get mushy. The real oven gives you that golden crispy crust that traditional samosas have. These are basically filled with paneer, Indian cheese, little cubes of pumpkin, and of course some spices. They filled the kitchen with a wonderful smell coming out of my toaster oven.

They are not vegan because of the paneer cheese in them.

You get twelve of these mini Samosas for $3.99.

INGREDIENTS: FILLING (PUMPKIN, PANEER CHEESE [MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CREAM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID {ACIDULANT}, POTATO STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM], POTATO, SWEET POTATO, ONION, CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, SPICE, SALT, CILANTRO, GARLIC, GINGER, TURMERIC, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT]), PASTRY (WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, ASCORBIC ACID {DOUGH CONDITIONER}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AMYLASE, FOLIC ACID], EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR). 

CONTAINS MILK, WHEAT.

NUTRITION FACTS:
Servings per container 3 | Serving size 4 pices (80g) | Amount per serving: Calories 170, Total Fat 8g (10% DV), Saturated Fat 1.5g (8% DV), Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 5mg (2% DV), Sodium 340mg (15% DV), Total Carbohydrate 20g (7% DV), Dietary Fiber 2g (7% DV), Total Sugars 3g—Includes less than 1g Added Sugars (1% DV), Protein 6g, Vitamin D (0% DV), Calcium (4% DV), Iron (6% DV), Potassium (2% DV).
The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.