How to cook samosa – Simple and delicious
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How to cook samosa – Simple and Delicious
Description
You can choose between 3 different fillings for the samosa:
Delicious Spicy Chick pea Samosa
Delicious Spicy Meat Samosa
Delicious Spicy Potato Samosa
Samosa dough
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons water
How to make Samosa:
Method:
- Sift flour into a mixing bowl, add vegetable oil and mix with your hands until a crumbly mixture is achieved.
- Add the water and mix until you have soft dough. Now knead the dough for 10 minutes.
- Form the dough into a ball and coat the outside with vegetable oil. Put the dough into a plastic bag and set it aside for about 30 minutes.
- Knead the dough again and divide it into 8 equal portions
- Form each portion into a ball. Roll the ball out on a floured surface to make a circle approximately 7 inches in diameter.
- Now cut the circle in half with a sharp knife.
- Take one of the half circles and fold it to make a cone. Seal the edge with a little water on your fingers. Press the edges to make the seal tight.
- Now fill the cone with the stuffing and close the cone by the same method.
- Fry the samosa in a deep fryer or in 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a pan until golden brown.
- Serve with dipping sauces and chutneys.
Spicy and Delicious Chick Pea Samosa:
Ingredients:
- 1 pound boiled chick peas (garbonzo beans), ground
- 1 med onion, chopped fine
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chillies, chopped
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2 tablespoons garlic
- 2 tablespoons ginger, fresh - grated
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Method :
- Soak the chick peas overnight in water.
- The next day, place the soaked peas in fresh water to cover and cook until tender, about 3 hours.
- Place the chick peas into a blender with a little water and puree.
- Put the pureed chick peas into a skillet and add all the other ingredients.
- Add 1 cup of water and cook over medium heat until all the water is completely taken up.
- Allow filling to cool before using to fill samosas.
Spicy and Delicious Meat Samosa :
Ingredients
- 1 pound minced meat (beef, goat or chicken)
- 1 medium onion -- chopped fine
- 1 tomato -- chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chillies -- chopped
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, roasted, ground
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, roasted, ground
- 2 tablespoons garlic
- 2 tablespoons ginger, fresh - grated
- 1/2 teaspoon
- 1 tablespoon oil
Method
- Cook the meat in a skillet with a little vegetable oil.
- Grind the meat in a meat grinder or food processor until it is in small chunks, about 1/8 inches in diameter. Do not over grind.
- Into a hot cast iron frying pan, put the cumin and coriander seeds. Toss for about 30 seconds and remove seeds.
- Add all the ingredients into the minced meat. Cook it with 1/2 cup of water until all the water is completely taken up.
- Let stuffing cool.
Spicy and Delicious Potato Samosa:
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Boiling potatoes (4-5 potatoes)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper - ground
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper - ground
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion - chopped fine
- 1 cup peas, frozen or fresh (not canned)
- 1 tablespoon ginger, fresh - grated
- 1 small green chili pepper, seeds removed - chopped fine
- 3 tablespoons cilantro (coriander), fresh - chopped up
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, roasted, ground
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, roasted, ground
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Method
- Boil the potatoes and peel. Dice into 1/4 inch pieces.
- Into a hot cast iron frying pan, put the cumin and coriander seeds. Toss for about 30 seconds and remove seeds. Grind into powder.
- Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until light brown.
- Add the peas, ginger, green chili, chili powder, fresh cilantro, salt, pepper and 3 tablespoons of water. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add more water if necessary.
- Add the diced potatoes, roasted and ground coriander and cumin seeds, lemon juice, garam masala and stir fry for 3-5 minutes.
- Allow stuffing to cool before filling the samosas.
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Thanks for sharing! I was looking for a good recipe for Samosas. Over the summer I have company most weekends so I'm always looking for new stuff to try out. I'll let you know how I make out with your recipes next week.
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organized living says:
3 months ago
Making my mouth water I must go and make some I will tell you later what they tasted like.