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Samosa - South Asian Delight

Samosa!!! Ahaaa.. One of our favorites for sure! :)

Samosa is a very popular South Asian snack. Its a type of stuffed pastry. Samosas' are mostly triangular in shape. They go well with Tamarind or Cilantro chutney, even Tomato Ketchup too.

I have made Samosa's before too. But none of them looked or tasted like the Samosa I had had long time back. When I saw the awesome pictures of Samosas' in Prerna's blog ( Indian Simmer ), I knew it was Jackpot!! And Voila! It was true, the recipe was perfect.

Ohh.. Thank you so much Prerna (Indian Simmer). You have shared the perfect Samosa recipe of all times. Hey folks!! Try it out for sure. :)







Ingredients

For the Pastry
  • All purpose flour/Maida - 1.5 C
  • Semolina - 2 T
  • Oil - 2 T
  • Salt - to taste
  • Ajwain Seeds - 1/2 t
  • Water - 2/3 C

For the Filling
  • Potato, mashed - 2
  • Sweet green peas - 1/2 C
  • Onions, sliced - 1 C
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 t
  • Green chilli, minced - 2
  • Coriander Powder - 1.5 t

Method

For the Pastry
  • Add all the ingredients (For the Pastry) into a bowl.
  • To this, add oil and mix it well.
  • Do make sure that the oil is mixed well with rest of the ingredients.
  • Next, add water into the mix (in small portions) and knead it well to make a dough.
  • You can show all your boxing techniques to the dough and play around for a while. ;)
  • Once done, wrap the dough with a cloth or a plastic wrap and keep aside for 30 mins.



For the Filling
  • Heat oil in a pan and then add cumin seeds to it.
  • Once they splutter, add the minced chilli and sliced onion.
  • Stir the mixture until the onion is soft and translucent.
  • Next, add the sweet green peas and sprinkle turmeric over it.
  • Allow it to cook for 2 mins.
  • Once the green peas is ready, add coriander powder and mashed potatoes to it.
  • Sprinkle salt, as required.
  • Saute' the mixture so that all masalas' combine.
  • Remove from stove and set aside to cool.
  • Your filling is ready!! :)

Secret of the triangular shape
  • Making the triangular shape of the Samosa is no longer a secret! :) Its easy and can be made by anyone.
  • For this:
  • Roll out lemon size balls of the dough.
  • Take one portion and roll it into a circle using a rolling pin.
  • Make sure that the circle fits the circumference of your palm!
  • Cut the circle into half (semicircle).
  • Take a small amount of the filling and roll it into a ball.
  • Place the filling (ball shape) in the center of the semicircle.
  • Wet your fingers in water and pat the straight end of the semicircle.
  • The edges become wet and sticky (thats right!).
  • Move one end of the straight edge over to center of the filling.
  • Similarly, bring the other end of the semicircle to the center and stick it to the other.
  • You have the triangular shape now! Don't ya?
  • Wet your fingers again and stick the open end. You can use a fork to imprint the design as you stick, instead of your fingers.

Secret of the crunchiness
  • Heat a deep fryer.
  • Make sure that the stove is kept at Sim. This will help the Samosa to be cooked slowly (inside out) and form the crunchy cover.
  • Also make sure that the Samosas are not fried for more than 4-5 mins.
  • Ahaa.. Get ready to lick your fingers. Hot hot samosas are ready to be served.

Comments

  1. OH my gosh, if only I had seen this post a few days ago, I probably would have made this with my mystery ingredient for Maitri (Ajwain)...it is still on my list of things I want to make soon. They look delicious!

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