Samosa Recipe
Delicious homemade samosa with a spicy potato filling, perfect for any occasion. These triangular crispyIndian snacks are the most popular savory snacks in India and now you can makethem at home with this easy-to-follow recipe.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the dough
- 2 cups All-purpose flour (250g)
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 cup Oil or melted ghee (60ml)
- 1/3 cup Water (80ml)
Ingredients for the filling
- 3 medium potatoes (500g) boiled
- 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable or sunflower)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon cilantro seeds crushed
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ginger & paste paste
- 2 green chili finely chopped
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 10 cashews, crushed (optional)
- 1/4 cup water (60ml)
- 1 cup green peas 150g (optional)
Instructions
Making the samosa dough.
- Before you start, boil the potatoes and mash them lightly and keep them aside for the filling part.
- In a large bowl add all-purpose flour, salt and mix. Add ajwain (optional).
- Add oil or ghee, using your fingers massage everything together until it looks like breadcrumbs.
- Now add in the water (little at a time ) and knead until you get a stiff dough. Don’t overwork the dough or your pastry will become hard.
- Let your dough rest for 30 minutes. Cover with a damp cloth.
Making the samosa filling.
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot add cumin seed and crushed cilantro seeds (fry for 30 seconds).
- Add the spices (turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala and salt. Stir the spices well and cook them for 2 minutes.
- Add ginger & garlic paste and green chilies and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add the boiled potatoes from earlier and mix well. If you want to add peas to your filling you can put them in at this stage. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add lemon juice, cashews nuts, water and cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
- That’s the filling made, put it aside and let it cool down completely before putting together your samosas.
Putting together your samosa (see diagram above recipe card).
- Divide the dough into 6 even dough balls. To prevent the dough from drying out keep it covered with a damp cloth.
- Roll out the dough balls one by one into a flat round shape.
- Cut in half.
- Take one half and fold in the edges to form a cone. Use water to seal the edges together.
- Hold open the cone and fill it with the filling.
- Seal the opening with water and press down with a fork.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal
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