Samosa
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Semolina Flour/sooji
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Carom Seeds (Ajwain)
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1/2 cups Water (add More If Required)
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 whole Green Chilies, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Peanuts (optional)
- 1/2 cups Peas, Fresh Or Frozen
- 4 whole Potatoes Boiled/ Baked (mashed)
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 2 teaspoons Coriander Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Raisins
- 2 teaspoons Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)
- 2 sprigs Cliantro, Chopped
- 2 cups Oil, For Frying
- 2 Tablespoons Water
- 1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour
- In a large bowl mix the flour, semolina flour/sooji, salt, carom seeds/ajwain, oil and water.
- Mix it together to make a soft dough.
- Set the dough aside and cover it with a damp cloth.
- Let the dough sit for at least 15 minutes.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add cumin seeds and heat them.
- As cumin seeds start to crack, add green chilies and peanuts and saute for few minutes.
- When the peanuts start to turn brown, add peas and let it cook for 2-3 minutes till the peas get soft.
- Add potatoes.
- Stir in garam masala, coriander powder, raisins and amchur.
- Let it cook for 5 minutes, so that the potatoes take the flavor of the spices.
- Add chopped cilantro and let the mixture cool.
- Put 2 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour in a small bowl and mix to make a paste and keep aside.
- Divide the dough into 15 equal parts.
- Roll each ball into 6-inch diameter circles and cut each circle in half.
- Brush the edge of each dough circle with the water and all purpose flour paste and form a cone shape around your fingers, sealing the dampened edge.
- Fill the cone with 1 1/2 tablespoon of the filling mixture.
- Now close the top of this cone into a triangle shape, Press the two dampened edges together to seal the top of the cone.
- Continue filling the rest of the samosas.
- Heat about 1-1/2 inches of oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Keep the temperature of the oil around 350 degrees F. Once oil is hot add some of the samosas and turn the samosas often.
- Fry the samosas in hot oil until crisp and brown on all sides.
- When done, take them out of the pan and drain on a paper towel.
- Enjoy with your favorite dip.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/samosa-2/ (may not work)