samosa recipe - easy snacks recipes
samosa - Indian snack made with all purpose flour and stuffed with vegetable or meat stuffing deep fried in hot oil.
I want to update my samosa recipe post and also want to give a try on folding like we get from local shops.Made 5 samosas only because of my first try and it came out good and i used usual peas potato stuffing for the recipe.
green peas - fresh green peas which are great for taking pics and i took number of snaps from that.As I want to finish off everything before shifting,so my first thought is to finish off the flour.So thought of making kachoris and samosa on that day,made mawa kachoris and usual samosa with peas potato stuffing.My next try will be on punjabi samosa,has full of flavors both in outer crust and in stuffing too.
If you do not want to make the recipe with all purpose flour ,then use 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and the trick here to make prefect flaky crunchy crust is to make the dough more stiff as we make it for poori.Make a crumble like structure with oil/ghee and flour and then slowly add water little by little and then make the dough.Rest the dough for atleast an hour and then proceed the recipe.The stuffing is really simple to make just cook potatoes and green peas with onions and spices.I added chat masala just for an extra flavor.If you do not want to add potatoes,then add more onions and make samosa.Cool the mixture completely and then fill it and seal it.lets move on making the recipe.,
samosa recipe
deep fried snack made with all purpose flour and vegetables
- all purpose flour/maida- 1 cup
- potatoes and peas - boiled - 1 cup
- onion - 1 finely chopped
- turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- red chilli powder -1/2 teaspoon
- garam masala - 1/4 teaspoon
- cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
- chat masala - a pinch
- oil - as needed
- salt - to taste
- Take the flour in a bowl and add oil/ghee ,about 1 tablespoon along with enough salt.Mix it evenly until it resembles like a bread crumbs.
- slowly add water and make a stiff dough.Cover and rest it for 30 minutes.Meanwhile steam cook potatoes and peas separately.Peel the skin from potatoes and chop it finely.
- Now heat oil in a kadai and add cumin seeds.Once it splutters,add onions and cook it till it becomes soft.
- Now add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,garam masala to it and mix it well.
- Add potatoes and peas and add enough salt to this stuffing and mix it well,
- Sprinkle little water to combine everything.Add chat masala and give a quick mix.Switch off the flame and cool it completely.
- Take the dough and divide it into equal medium sized balls.Roll one of it in rolling surface using rolling pin.
- Roll it into a thin disc and divide into two semi circles using knife.Smear water in the edges and fold it like a cone.Add a spoonful of stuffing inside it and seal it properly.Repeat this for remaining dough and stuffing.
- Heat oil enough for deep frying.Once the oil get hot,gently slide the samosa one by one and deep fry them in low flame.Once it is evenly brown ,remove it and drain the excess oil in absorbent paper.Serve it with sauce or dips.