Dough Ingredients
Method
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1. Take a large bowl, add flour, kalonji/black cumin seeds, salt and mix well. 2. Add oil to it and start mixing with your hand until the oil is well incorporated into the flour. 3. After 3–4 minutes of mixing, add water little by little to form the dough. 4. Cover the dough with a moist cloth and let it rest for 30–40 minutes.
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2 cups all-purpose flour (maida) 1 tsp kalonji (black cumin) ¼ tsp salt 4 tbs oil water to knead the dough, around 6 tbsp
Filling
Samosa Samosa is a deep-fried pastry snack stuffed with potato and peas or mixed vegetables in a triangle shape. It is very popular in all parts of India, and in Middle Eastern and Asian countries. It originated from the Middle East and was brought to India by the merchants. It’s usually served with mint, coriander, and a sweet tamarind sauce or chutney. Preparation Time: 40 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Serves: 4–5
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Ingredients
Method
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1. Boil the potatoes until done and peel the skin when they are cold. Mash the potatoes in a bowl and keep them aside. 2. Take a pan and heat on medium flame. Add 2 tablespoons of oil when the pan is hot, add the cumin seeds, crushed coriander seeds and fennel seeds. Add the green chilli after few seconds. 3. Add the boiled potato and cooked peas to the pan and mix everything together. Add the rest of the spices (coriander powder, dry mango powder, garam masala, chilli powder, etc.), salt, and combine all together. 4. Make small dough balls of the same size. Roll one dough ball into a circle or oval shape and then cut into two equal parts using a knife. 5. Take one part and apply some water on the edge to form a nice glue. Make a cone by joining the edges together and now fill the cone with potato and peas filling. Keep some space to seal the cone and make a triangle shape. 6. Add cooking/sunflower oil into the pan for deep frying. Remember to keep the oil at a low heat to make the samosa crispy. Keep the fried samosa on kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
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500–550g potatoes 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 1 green chilli, chopped ½ cup green peas or mixed vegetables 1 tsp coriander powder ½ tsp garam masala ½ tsp dried mango powder ¼ tsp red chilli powder ¾ tsp salt, or to taste 1 litre cooking/sunflower oil for deep frying
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