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Samosa is probably the only snack food that is found all over India in different
shapes tastes and sizes. It can make for a perfect tea-time snack on a dull rainy day.
In case you didn’t know, Samosa is a stuffed pastry / dumpling. Though it is also
prepared by baking, most Indian varieties are deep-fried.
North Indian Samosas usually have a filling of mashed potatoes and are served with
Chutneys. The South Indian varieties are filled with a mixture of vegetables and
Chutneys are usually not part of the standard menu when serving them.
Perhaps the most difficult part in making a Samosa is getting those perfect triangular
shapes. But with a little practice and a little more food love, you should be able to
make them without a problem (like my mom says J )
Also included (see at the end) is a Green Chutney recipe to serve your Samosas.
Samosa Tip: To get crispy samosa outer cover, add some rice flour to the dough.
You can also add a pinch of soda to the cooking oil to add to the crispiness.
Ingredients:
For Frying:
1. Sieve the flour, salt and cooking soda together and put it in a bowl.
2. Add heated ghee or oil to this and mix well.
3. Add water and prepare it into a soft dough.
1. Boil the potatoes, peel them and cut them into small pieces
2. Grind the garlic and ginger together into a paste
3. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a Kadai and season cumin seeds in it.
4. Add the ginger and garlic paste into the oil and stir for a while.
5. Add the chopped chillies, finely chopped onion and peas; fry till these are
cooked and soft.
6. Next add the chopped mint leaves, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt
into this and sauté it for about 2 minutes
7. Remove the pan from the fire
8. Finally add the mashed potatoes and mix well with the other masalas. This
Masala should be dry and water content in it will not result in a proper
stuffing.
1. From the dough that you first prepared, divide it into small and equal parts
2. Prepare small balls and roll them into thin chapathis.
3. Heat a Tawa and put the chapathi tossing both sides.
4. Make several chapathis from the dough balls
5. Cut each of these chapattis into half.
6. Take one half and fold it into a conical shape. Place the potato and masala
stuffing inside this (the cone).
7. Seal the edges of the chapatti cone with maida dipped in little water.
8. Prepare Samosas from the all the chapattis that are prepared.
9. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
10. Fry the Samosas until they turn golden brown.
11. When they are crisp and brown, remove from oil using a perforated spoon.
12. Use a tissue filled dish to absorb excess oil from the Samosas.
13. Serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.
2. Sweet Samosa
Sugar - 2 cups
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Water - 2cups
For frying
For decoration
Saffron strands
Silver waraq
2. Make sugar syrup into one thread consistency (See sugar syrup consistency
here).
3. Mix the condensed milk and coconut into a smooth mixture for filling.
4. Work with the dough for 1-2 minutes on a flat board, and divide into equal
balls, roll out like Samosa pouches, fill with the sweet mixture.
6. Add Samosas batch-wise and deep fry both sides into golden brown.
7. Soak them in syrup for some time and decorate with silver waraq & saffron
strands.
Ingredients
4. Sieve the flour, salt and cooking soda together and put it in a bowl.
5. Add heated ghee or oil to this and mix well.
6. Add water and prepare it into a soft dough.
1. Add the ghee, caraway (ajwain) seeds and salt to the flour. Rub in well. Add
enough warm water to mix a soft dough. Knead until the dough feels soft to
the touch. Fill these cones with the prepared filling, leaving about 1/2 cm.
border on the top of the cone.
2. Now moisten the top edges and press them hard together.
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3. Deep fry the Samosas in hot oil over medium heat until they are golden
brown and drain on absorbent paper.
GREEN CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
1. Grind the coriander and mint in a mixer with juice into a fine paste.
2. After this add to the Yoghurt (curds) and blend it well.
3. Add salt to taste.
4. Serve with hot samosas.
Recipe Sources: Some of these recipes are adapted versions from Vimalas Kitchen (republished with
permission) and from the book “Indian Vegetarian Cookery” by Mrs Rajalakshmi Subramanian.
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