Matar Potli Samosa
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 200 g green peas
- 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi (crumbled between your palms)
- 1 teaspoon green chili, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon chat masala
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coriander leaves
- For the dough
- 1/2 teaspoon ajwain
- 250 g all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 100 g water
- First, prepare the filling for this dish.
- For this, do the following: Heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
- Add greenpeas, ginger and green chilli.
- Mix well.
- Once the raw smell of ginger is gone and the green peas are cooked, add corriander powder, kasori methi, red chilli powder, chat masala and salt.
- Mix well.
- Add corriander leaves and mix well.
- Now prepare the dough.
- For this, put ajwain seeds, oil, flour and water in a bowl.
- Knead well and make dough.
- Roll lengthwise.
- Now make small round balls out of this (like you would make for rotis/chapatis).
- Roll out on a lightly floured board till about 6 inches in diameter.
- Now, put 1-2 tsps.
- of the above prepared stuffing in the center.
- Close and give shape of a potli ('potli'is a Hindi word which means,"Small Basket").
- Likewise, repeat for all the balls of dough.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
- Drop potlis, gently, into the hot oil and deep fry till golden brown.
- Remove from oil.
- Drain on clean kitchen towels/napkins.
- Serve hot.
cooking oil, cumin, green peas, ginger, coriander powder, kasuri methi, green chili, chat masala, red chili powder, salt, coriander leaves, dough, ajwain, flour, oil, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/matar-potli-samosa-44625 (may not work)