Samosa Recipe

I had a get-together at home last week with my friends. When we were deciding on the menu, we couldn’t find anything interesting for a tea-time snack. One of my friend suggested that we go to a shop called “Poonam’s” located at BDA Complex in Banashankari. So, we just went to have a look and test the food there.

Its a small eating outlet and is owned by some North-Indian people. I decided to taste the samosa and if it was good, thought of filling it in the place for a good evening snack.

I asked the guy for a samosa and he gave me a good hot samosa with some green chutney and tamarind syrup. It looked rather delicious but I was not very sure about the taste. I reluctantly took a bite and believe me, it tasted like heaven…!! I cant find a better word to describe the taste. I instantly became a fan of the cook. He was a young guy in his early 20′s though

The Samosa was perfectly shaped, perfectly fried and the stuffing also tasted great. The crust was so crispy that even after dipping it into the tamarind syrup, this property was not lost. I was totally impressed with this dish so much so that I decided to make this a compulsory item in all parties that I host!! Everything tasted divine… right from the crust to the filling to the green chutney to the tamarind syrup, soooooooo tasty!!

So guys… How about some hot hot samosas today…?? Just make a quick note of the ingredients and the Samosa recipe.

Ingredients for Samosa Filling:

• Oil: 3 tbl spoon
• Ginger & Garlic paste:  1 tbl spoon
• Green Peas: 1 cup
• Potatoes: 2 (medium sized)
• Coriander powder 1 tbl spoon
• Jeera powder : 1 tea spoon
• Mustard seeds: 1 tea spoon
• Turmeric powder: 1/2 tea spoon
• Fennel seeds: 1 tbl spoon
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves: 1 strand

Ingredients for Samosa Crust:

• Maida: 2 cups
• Warm oil: 1/2 cup
• Ajwain: 1/2 tsp
• Warm water if required to knead
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry

The Samosa Recipe:

Preparing the Samosa filling:

1. Heat oil in a kadai or a big pan and put mustard seed.
2. After it splutters, add peas and fry for sometime.
3. Then add ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder and fry again for 5-6 seconds.
4. Later, add coriander powder, jeera powder, fennel seeds and the the potatoes and fry them till the mixture becomes dry.
5. In the end, add coriander leaves for the flavor.

Preparing the Samosa Crust:

1. Take maida and add salt, ajwain and warm oil to it .
2. Mix it well to prepare the dough.
3. Just wet your hand with warm water to make the dough soft.

Preparing the Samosa:

1. Take a big ball of the dough (lemon sized) and roll it very thickly into a disc.
2. Let the disc be 11cm in diameter.
3. Now, cut each disc in half to make a semi-circle. Place two teaspoonfuls of the potato mixture in the centre of the semi-circle.
4. Fold this over to enclose the filling and make a triangle shape.
5. Press the edges of the pastry with a fork to seal.
6. Repeat the same thing with the other half as well.
7. Then heat oil in a kadai to fry the samosa.
8. Remember that you should fry the samosas in a low flame.
9. Take them out of  oil once they are golden brown.

Now, enjoy the hot hot samosas with Green Chutney or the tamarind syrup or Tomato Ketchup!!

Additional Information on the Samosa Recipe:

Serving: Serves 4-5
Preparation Time: 40-45 mins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Calories: 56

This is the best Indian snack one can heartfully relish upon and I really hope that you try it out and enjoy it as well. Do leave a comment to share your experience with the good old samosas or if you wish to give any tips on the above samosa recipe.

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