Yummy Samosa Recipe

By Vijayjan Nair

Samosa is a very popular snack item in Indian and South Asia as well. But you can find it all over the world in different variations. Basically, the samosa is a stuffed pastry which is either oven baked or deep fried. The fillings are usually made with boiled potatoes, peas, onions or ground beef or chicken. Samosa is chiefly enjoyed with some chutneys.

Samosa is a yummy snack liked by almost all age groups of people. Depending on the regions, the stuffings of the samosas might be different, but the method of cooking always remains the same. For example, the North Indian style samosa is very different from that of South Indian style samosa. In this article, you will get a recipe of Indian vegetarian samosa.

The basic ingredients required are;

250gms all purpose flour, 1 cup water, 500gms potatoes, 100gms green peas, 2 chopped onions, 6 green chillies, 2tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp coriander powder, oil, pinch of chili powder and turmeric powder, coriander leaves( for garnishing) plus salt to taste.

How to Make the Filling:

To make the filling, first you need to boil the potatoes and mash them. Take a pan and add 1 tsp of oil. Put chopped onions and green chillies once the oil is heated. Fry the onions till golden brown and put ginger garlic paste. You can also little chili powder and turmeric powder. After one minute of frying, add green peas and mashed potatoes. Mix them well. Add little lemon juice, coriander powder and salt. Cook for 10 minutes and garnish them with chopped coriander leaves.

How to Make Samosa:

Place the flour in a bowl. Add 3 tbsp of oil and little salt to the flour. Knead the flour by adding water and set aside for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and make them into round flat balls. Roll every balls into a small-sized round chapatti and then cut into 2 equal semi circles. Fold the semi circle into half and seal one side with water to make a triangle pocket. Now fill it with the filling mixture and seal the other side as well with water. Heat the oil in a pan for frying. Fry the samosa in the oil until they turns golden brown. Your homemade vegetarian samosa is ready to be served.

To get a crispy samosa, you can add some rice flour to the dough. Little soda can also be added to the cooking oil to have a crispy samosa outer cover.

Samosa is a very delicious Indian snack. So whenever you get the opportunity, try this recipe and enjoy.

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