Category: Appetizers & Snacks, Vegetarian Recipes
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Yields:
20 Servings
Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 20 Mins
Cook Time:
10 Mins
Total Time:
30 Mins
Here is a recipe for the all time favourite Indian appetizer -the vegetable samosas!
Ingredients
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For the samosa covering:
- For the samosa filling:
- For frying the samosas:
Instructions
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For the samosa dough/covering:
- Mix all purpose flour, semolina, salt, ghee and a little water. Knead it into a soft pliable dough. Keep it covered for about 30 minutes. For Samosa Filling:
- Boil Potatoes. Peel and mash when a little cool.
- Heat 2 tsp.oil in a pan, add cumin, finely chopped onions, green chillies and ginger. Saute for 2 minutes. Then add mashed potatoes and green peas. Add all the spices for the filling. Mix well and turn off the heat. Let the filling cool. To make samosas:
- Take a lemon sized ball out of the dough, lay it on a flat surface and fold this into a cone shape.
- Next fill this cone with a spoonful of the samosa filling and then fold the edges smearing a little water along the edges. (See video for details).
- Make as many samosas with the remaining dough and filling as desired. Keep samosas covered with a damp cloth. For frying the samosas:
- Now fry samosas, a few at a time in medium hot oil for a few minutes until golden brown.
- Serve hot with mint chutney or any condiment of your choice.