A samosa is a fried or baked pastry
shell stuffed with fillings like vegetables, meat or fruits.
Ingredients:
For samosa wrap:
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1cup all purpose flour
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2 tbsp Oil
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½ cup water (or as required)
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Salt to taste
For the stuffing:
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3 medium Potatoes (boiled and
mashed)
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¼ cup green Peas (boiled)
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1 Onion (finely chopped)
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¼ tsp Turmeric powder
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¼ tsp Cumin seeds
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¼ tsp Hing (Asafetida)
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¼ tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
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¼ tsp Red Chili powder
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¼ tsp Garam Masala
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Oil for deep fry
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Salt to taste
Method:
For
the dough:
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In a bowl add flour, oil, and salt
and mix them well. Then add water to knead the dough. (Add water little by
little) Cover with a wet cloth and set aside for 30 min.
For
the stuffing:
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Now make the filling, in a pan add
oil, and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Lets splutter them.
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Now add onion and ginger -garlic
paste, stir them for about 2min.Then add chill powder, turmeric powder, hing
and garam masala powder and sauté them for few min then add potato and peas and
add salt, fry them for about 2 to 3 min.
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Now divide the dough into 5 to 6
equal portion and roll out each portion to circles .Now cut each round into
half.
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Now take one-half circle, and then
brush the straight edges with a little water or oil, roll into a cone shape,
(bringing the straight edges together) and press tightly to seal it.
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Now with a small spoon stuff the
filling, into the cone. Again brush the exposed dough with a little water or
oil, then fold over and press to seal.
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Now repeat this process to make
other samosas.
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Now in a karai heat the oil and gently
drop the samosa into the hot oil and fry till turn golden. Take them out on a
kitchen towel.
• Serve hot with any chutney.
Recipe Credit: From my Ma’s Rasoi
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