Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for walnut and mushroom samosas | The new vegan

These golden-brown samosas are the perfect bite to serve at a party

Samosas are a byword for parties. It’s what we Indians eat fresh out of a vat of hot oil, with a wiggle in the hips ready to hit the dancefloor at a wedding. It’s what my mum would fry and stack in a pyramid before my dad’s colleagues came shuffling through the door for dinner. And it’s what my husband Hugh and I have made to feed friends at house parties over the years, alongside a bowl of chutney, a bucket full of ice-cold beers and a side helping of Mariah Carey and Wham!