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Samosa has been a popular snack in the India and around the world for many years. The Samosa recipe from India generally contains flour (maida), potato, onion, spices, peas and green chili. Samosas are often eaten with chutney, such as mint, coriander or tamarind. There are many different vaiations of samosa recipes. Mostly its the stuffing that changes as you can have vegetarian samosa and meat samosas. Below you will find an easy to follow samosa recipe for vegetable samosas. Other samosa recipes are very similar but use different filling.
Samosa Pastry:
The pastry used for samosa can be a little messy. If you would like to save time then don't make your own pastry. You can buy ready-made samosa pastry from the shop. For fried samosas, use Filo Pastry and for oven cooked samosas, use Puff Pastry.
Vegetable Samosa Filling - Stuffing:
# 3-4 Potatoes (boiled, peeled & mashed)
# 1/2 cup Green Peas (boiled)
# 1-2 Green Chilies (finely chopped)
# 1/2 tsp Ginger (crushed)
# 1 tbsp coriander finely chopped
# 1/2 tsp Garam masala
# Salt to taste
# Red chili powder to taste
For Stuffing:
- In a bowl add mashed potatoes and all masalas (salt, chili powder, garam masala) and green chilles, ginger and mix well.
- Add green peas and mix well.
- Add coriander and keep aside.
To Proceed:
- Make small rolls of dough and roll it into a 4"-5" diameter circle.
- Cut it into 2 parts like semi-circle. Take one semi circle and fold it like a cone.
- Place a spoon of filling in the cone and seal the third side using a few drops of water.
- Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry till golden brown (fry on a medium flame - if its too high then the pastry will get burnt).
- Serve samosa hot with mint and coriander chutney and/or tamarind chutney.
Samosas are available everywhere and you can make Samosas in so many different ways. Each cook has their own samosa recipe with a little twist.
Samosas are cheap and easy to make. Whether its vegetable Samosas or meat Samosas, Samosas are always appetizing. For me they are the perfect snack.