Special Samosa!

Category: Vegetarian
Course: Starter
Cuisine: Indian
Technique: Deep fry
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation time: 20 mins
Servings: Serves 4

   Ingredients

     For cover:

     1 cup - plain flour

     2 tbsp -warm oil

    Water to knead dough

     For filling:

     2 - potatoes- boiled, peeled, mashed

     1 - onion, finely chopped

     2 - green chillies, crushed

     1/2 tsp - ginger, crushed

     1/2 tsp - garlic, crushed

     1 tbsp - coriander finely chopped

     1/2 - lemon, juice extracted

     1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder

     1/2 tsp - Garam Masala

     1/2 tsp - coriander seeds, crushed

     1 tsp - Red Chilli powder

     Salt to taste

     Oil to Deep Fried.

    Method

1. For dough: Make well in the flour. Add oil, salt and little water. Mix well till crumbly.
2. Add more water little by little, kneading into soft pliable dough.
3. Cover with moist cloth, keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
4. Beat dough on work surface and knead again.
5. For filling:
6. Heat 3 tbsp. oil, add crushed ginger, green chilli, garlic, chopped coriander leaves.
7. Stir fry for a minute, add chopped onion, saute till light brown.
8. Add crushed coriander, lemon, turmeric, salt, red chilli, garam masala.
9. Stir fry for 2 mins, add potatoes. Stir further 2 mins.
10. Cool. Keep aside. To proceed:
11. Make a thin 5 inch diam. round with some dough.
12. Cut into two halves. Run a moist finger along diameter.
13. Join and press together to make a cone.
14. Place a tbsp. of filling in the cone and seal the open end as above.
15. Put in hot oil, Deep Fried on low to medium till light brown.
16. Do not fry on high, the samosas will turn out oily and soggy.
17. Drain on kitchen towel.
18. Serve hot.