Friday, May 2, 2014

Samosa

All You Need:
 
For Filling
  • 4 medium size Potatoes boiled and mashed
  • 1/4 cup Peas
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds crusted and roasted
  • 2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 2 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder or as per your taste
  • 1 tsp Amchoor powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp Carom seed
  • 2 tsp Chaat masala powder
  • 2 tsp Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Coriander and mint chutney or mint powder
  • 1/3 cup Fresh coriander leave chopped
  • 2 tbsp Raisins and cashew nut Chopped (optional)
  • Salt to taste
For Dough
  • 2 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Carom seed
  • 4 tbsp Butter or ghee
  • 2 tbsp Rava
  • 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste
  • 1/3 cup Lukewarm water approximately
For Frying
  • 2 cup Canola oil or vegetable oil
The Recipe:
  • Heat oil in pan, add fennel seed, let it get slightly golden color. Add peas and little salt, saute till peas gets tender.
  • Add all spices listed in a samosa filling ingredients. Saute it for 1 minute at low to medium heat.
  • Add coriander & mint chutney and salt to taste, mix it and turn off the heat.
  • Add boiled potatoes, chopped coriander leaves and nuts.
  • Mix it very well. Let it cool.
  • For dough, In a mixing boil, add flour, salt, butter or ghee, carom seed and rava.
  • Mix it with both hand very well, dough will get crumble texture after mixing.
  • Add little by little water and make a medium soft dough. Cover it and keep it aside for a 15 min.
  • Take a equal size of dough and make a small size ball. In a small bowl, take 3 tsp all purpose flour and 5 tsp water, mix it and keep it aside for sticking the samosa edges.
  • Take a dough ball and dust with dry flour and roll it in oval shape. Apply some flour liquid along the edges. Cut in a center.
  • Take one part on hand, fold it at the center of the straight edge and join the straight edges by overlapping to make a cone shape. Fill 2 tbsp potato mixture and seal the top edges.
  • Make all samosa following the same processes. Cover with wet clean cloth. Keep it aside.
  • Heat oil in a deep pan at high to medium heat. Once oil gets hot enough bring the temperature at low to medium heat.
  • Fry the samosa both side till golden color.
Source: http://geetacuisine.com/recipe/samosa/

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