Vegetable Samosa
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 T semolina flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 11/2 Ts oil
- 1/4 C minus 2 T cold water
Filling:
- 3 large boiled potatoes, peeled and chopped into very small cubes
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 chopped green chilies
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp mango powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Ts oil
- 1/2 C green peas (frozen)
Method
Dough:
- Mix the all purpose flour, semolina flour, salt, and oil.
- Add the water and knead the dough for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Let the dough sit for at least 15 minutes, covered with a damp cloth.
Filling:
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to
the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready.
- Add cumin seeds and cook until they all crack.
- Add green chilies, coriander powder and stir for few seconds.
- Add green peas and stir until tender.
- Add the cubed potatoes and stir-fry for about 4 minutes.
- Stir in garam masala and mango powder.
- Add more salt or mango powder according to taste.
- Let the filling cool to room temperature.
Making the Samosa
- Knead the dough for a few seconds.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and make into balls.
- Roll each ball into 6-inch diameter circles and cut each circle in half.
- Brush some water along the edge of one semicircle.
- Pick this semicircle up with both hands and fold it into a cone shape.
- Pinch the side of this cone so that it is completely sealed.
- Fill the cone with 3 T of filling.
- Press this filling down with your fingers.
- Now close the top of this cone into a triangle shape, pinching the top
edge so that it is completely sealed.
- Repeat this for rest of the samosa filling each with 3 T with the potato
mixture.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. To check if oil is hot enough place
a small piece of dough in oil and dough should sizzle and come to the surface slowly. The frying pan should have at least 1 inch of oil.
- Place the samosas in the frying pan a few at a time.
- Once the samosas are floating on top of the oil turn them slowly.
- Fry the samosas for about 3 to 4 minutes or until the samosas
turn a light golden-brown color on all sides.
Tips
- Try to handle the dough as little as possible and keep it cold. This will
result in a nice flaky crust.
- The dough has to be kneaded well; otherwise, the samosas will not come out as crisp.
- If the filled samosas sit for too long, they will dry. To avoid this, cover with a
damp cloth. Better yet place them in the refrigerator.
- If you use a high heat, the samosa crust will be too soft and not crispy.
Makes 8 samosas.