Samosa (Indian Stuffed Pastry)
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 pinch Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Carom Seeds
- 2 Tablespoons Semolina
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 1/2 cups Warm Water
- 1/4 teaspoons Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 teaspoons Cumin Seeds
- 1 cup Boiled And Cubed Potatoes
- 1/4 cups Peas
- 1/4 teaspoons Turmeric Powder
- 1/4 teaspoons Garam Masala Powder
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 Green Chili, Stem And Seeds Removed, Chopped
- 1 pinch Sugar
- 2 sprigs Cilantro, Chopped
- Frying Oil, Enough To Cover The Samosas In The Bottom Of Your Frying Pan
- In a bowl, add the flours, salt, baking soda, carom seeds, semolina and oil and knead the dough.
- Add the warm water little by little to make dough come together.
- Cover it with a damp cloth and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile start to make the stuffing.
- In a pan over medium-high heat, add mustard and cumin seeds.
- When the mustard seeds start to crackle then add potato and peas.
- Add the powdered spices, salt, green chili, sugar and a splash of water.
- Once it is heated add cilantro.
- Turn off the heat.
- Make lemon sized balls of the dough then roll out the balls into small circles (rotis) about the size and thickness of a pita or tortilla.
- Now with a knife or pizza cutter, cut each roti in a semicircle.
- Apply a bit of water to the edges of each roti and fold the two edges to make cone shape (see related blog link for photos).
- Now put 1 tablespoon of stuffing into each cone and fold over the top edge of the cone.
- Now seal the edges of each samosa properly such that the filling wont leak out.
- In a heavy bottom vessel over medium heat, heat oil.
- Once the oil is hot enough, drop in two samosa at a time.
- Do not crowd the pan.
- Fry them at medium heat.
- Do not fry samosa at high heat.
- Once golden and crisp remove them from the pan and drain them on a tissue paper.
- Repeat frying the rest.
- Serve hot with sauce or chutney and enjoy with your tea.
- Tips: You can optionally use pastry sheets to make samosa but the texture will vary.
- When you are rolling out the dough balls (roti) to make samosa roll them out one at a time and do not keep the rest of the dough open.
- Cover it with a damp cloth.
allpurpose, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, carom seeds, oil, water, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, potatoes, turmeric, garam masala, salt, green chili, sugar, cilantro, oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/samosa-indian-stuffed-pastry/ (may not work)