Samosa is a North Indian recipe. You can find it in the markets anytime and anywhere in in the regions of North India.
The traditional punjabi samosa is large and its filling is mainly made up of potatoes and peas. Adding cashew nuts and raisins makes it a rich and tasty snack. For that extra zing you can also add some amchur powder or black salt to the filling mixture. Serve hot delicious samosas with a sweet or spicy chutney or top them with hot chole.
Local 'halwais' frying mouthwatering samosas in huge kadhai is a common sight in nearly any part of india. Golden brown and crispy on the outside and soft and spicy on the inside punjabi samosas taste as good as they look.
Ingredients
Samosa Cover
Maida - 2 cups
Ghee - 2 tsp
1 tsp -owa /carom seeds /vamu/ajwain
1 tsp black pepepr powder
Salt - according to the taste.
Stuffing/filling
Potato - 2-3 boiled & mashed
1 small onion chopped finely
Green peas - 1/2 small bowl
Cashews - 12-15 (optional)
Raisins - 25-30 (optional)
Green chilli - 3-4 (chopped)
Ginger - 2 inch long piece (grated)
Coriander leaves - 1 table spoon (chopped)
Coriander powder - 2 tea spoon.
Garam masala - 1/4 tea spoon.
Amchoor powder / chat masala - 1/4 tea spoon.
Salt - according to the taste
Oil - to fry.
Method -
1.Put oil and salt, ajwain,pepper powder into the maida and mix well. Knead the flour with the help of luke warm water. The dough should be hard. Cover it and leave for 30 minutes to set.
2. Boil the potatoes.Peel the boiled potatoes and mash them with hands.
3.Now heat 1 table spoon oil in a pan,add the onions and sauté till they turn translucent and put coriander powder, green chilli and ginger into it. Roast the masala and add mashed potatoes to it.
4 Now add garam masala, salt and amchoor powder to it. Stir the masala with spoon to mix well. Turn off the flame. Let it cool down and put cashews and raisins to it. The filling to stuff the samosa is ready.
5.Now make 10 equal sized balls from the dough. Take one ball and roll it into a thick flat disc of 8 inch.
6.Cut the disc into two equal parts with knife. Fold the one part in a cone shape. Stick the ends of the samosa with water.
7.Stuff the samosa with a filling. Now place a plate at the end of the samosa and stick it with the help of a water. Check the shape of the samosa. Prepare all the samosa in the same manner.
8.Heat oil in a pan and put 4 samosas into it to fry. Fry them till they turn brown on a medium flame. Once the samosas are properly fried, take them out on a plate. Fry all the samosas in the same manner.
9.Hot and crispy Samosas are ready. Serve it with coriander chutney and sweet chutney.
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