Baked Vegetable Samosa

A samosa is a fried or baked pastry shell stuffed with fillings like vegetables, meat or fruits.

Makes/Serves:  10 to 12 pieces

Ingredients:

For samosa wrap:

•          1cup all purpose flour

•          ¼ tsp Baking powder

•          2 tbsp Oil

•          ½ cup water (or as required)

•          Salt to taste

For the stuffing:

•          3 medium Potatoes (boiled and mashed)

•          1 Onion (finely chopped)

•          ¼ tsp Cumin seeds

•          ¼ tsp Mustard seeds

•          ¼ tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

•          ¼ tsp Red Chili powder

•          ¼ tsp Garam Masala

•          Salt to taste

Method:

For the dough:

•           In a bowl add flour, oil, and baking powder, salt and mix them well. Then add water to knead the dough. Cover with a wet cloth and set aside for 30 min. (dough should not be firm and smooth).

For the stuffing:

•          Now make the filling, in a pan add oil, and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Lets splutter them.

•          Now add onion and ginger -garlic paste, stir them for about 2min.Then add chill powder and garam masala powder and mashed potato and  add salt ,fry them for about 2 to 3 min.

•          Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180ºC. and lightly grease a baking tray with oil. 

•          Now divide the dough into 5 to 6 equal portion and roll out each portion to circles .Now cut each round into half.

•          Now take one-half circle ,then brush the straight edges with a little water. Roll into a cone shape, (bringing the straight edges together) and press tightly to seal it. 

•          Now with a small spoon stuff the filling, into the cone. Again brush the exposed dough with a little water, then fold over and press to seal.

•          Now repeat this process to make other samosas.  

•          Place them to prepared baking tray, Brush with a little oil and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden.

•          Serve hot with any chutney.

Recipe Credit: From my Ma’s Rasoi

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