Samosa Recipe / Vegetable Samosa

Ingredients:
1 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp ghee


1 tsp ground coriander seeds
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
2 Green Chilli
1 Small Carrot
2 large potatoes,  peeled, cut into 1/2-inch dice, and boiled.
1/2 cup cooked and drained green peas
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Kasuri methi
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp turmeric
 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Oil for frying 

Method:
Mix the maida with salt, oil and ghee , combine to form a crumbly mixture. Now slowly add enough water to make a pliable dough, not too soft. Divide the dough and shape into balls. Keep aside covered with moist cloth for 15-20 mins.

Meanwhile, heat a skillet, add oil, cumin seeds and allow to brown. Add the ginger, spice powders and saute for a few secs. Add the crumbled potato and boiled peas and cook over medium flame for a few minutes, approx 3-4 mins. Add kasuri methi and lemon juice, combine. Add the coriander leaves and turn off heat.


Now that the stuffing is ready, prepare the outer layer for the samosas.

Roll each ball with the rolling pin into a slightly thin puri, slightly elongated in shape as shown in the image. Take a knife and divide the rolled puri into two by cutting through the center.

Now take a semi-circle piece of the puri, and make a fold in the shape of a triangle as shown in the image. Seal along the fold. Now place this cone between your thumb and index finger and place a ball of the stuffing inside. Wet your finger and run it along the edges of the dough with water and seal to enclose the stuffing.

Press the ends firmly so that the filling does not come out during the deep frying process. Prepare with the rest of the dough in the same manner.
Heat enough oil in a wide vessel to deep fry the samosas. Heat the oil till hot.

Reduce flame to low medium and drop 2-3 samosas into the oil slowly and deep fry them till golden brown, turning them carefully to the other side so that it cooks on all sides. Deep fry on low to medium heat and not piping hot oil.

Remove onto absorbent paper and serve warm over a cup of chai.

Also, if you like to try different samosa shapes, check out the samosa recipe and also the folding techniques in this video demo:

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