Samosa
Samosa
Maharajasbazaar
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Category
Indian Starters
Servings
4
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
This Indian starter "samosa" is a fried or baked pastry with a savory filling, including ingredients such as spiced potatoes, and peas. A crispy and spicy deep fried snack that is easy to cook in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Filling
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1 tsp of rapeseed oil
4 potatoes boiled (skin on)
50g frozen peas
½ tsp of cumin seeds
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1 tsp of salt
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½ tsp chilli powder
2 chillies, finely chopped
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1-2 tsp of garam masala
1 tbsp ginger, grated
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2 tbsp of fresh coriander, chopped
Paste
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1 tbsp plain flour in a small bowl
Splash of cold water
Pastry
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200g plain flour
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1½ tbsp rapeseed oil
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Pinch of salt
Approx. 100ml water
Making the samosa
Potato filling
Pastry
Paste
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Rapeseed oil for deep frying
Directions
Filling
Cook the potatoes gently with the skin on (do not boil too vigorously) for about 25 minutes until soft. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Once cooled peel the skin off with your fingers.
Cut into small 1cm sized cubes and place in a large bowl.
In a small frying pan heat the oil and fry the cumin seeds. When sizzling, carefully add the peas and fry gently for a few minutes to soften. Remove from the heat and leave to cool before adding to the potatoes.
Add the grated ginger, salt, chilli, chilli powder, garam masala and fresh coriander to the potatoes and stir - check seasoning and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Paste
Make some flour glue by adding water to the flour and mix into a thick sticky paste.
Pastry
Place flour, oil and salt in a bowl and rub the mixture together.
Using your hand begin to sprinkle in a little water at a time to bring the dough together.
Continue to add the water in this way until the dough comes together. Using wet hands knead the dough until it is soft and no longer sticking to your hands or the bowl.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Heat up a thava or frying pan on the lowest heat setting.
Take a small tangerine-sized ball of the dough and roll it between your palms to make a smooth ball.
Flatten and roll out with a rolling pin to create a thin round disc the size of a side plate, flouring when necessary. Place the disc on the tava for 4 seconds. Remove and place on a chopping board. Using a sharp knife slice the disc in half so you are left with 2 semi-circles.
Making the samosa
Place one semi-circle on your hand with the flat edge at the top and the cooked side facing you. Dip your finger in the paste and spread it across the straight edge.
Fold in the two corners so they meet in the middle ensuring one edge overlaps the other and press together to seal all the way down to create a smooth upside down cone.
Turn the cone over so the pointed end is at the bottom. Using a spoon fill the cone with the potato filling to 2/3 of the way up.
Seal the opening with the paste, creating a triangle pastry. Lie on the tray and pat down to even the filling out. Repeat with the remaining dough until all your samosa made made.
Cooking the samosa
Heat the oil, test it's hot enough by dropping in a little bit of pastry – if it bubbles and floats to the top immediately then the oil is ready.
Very carefully slip one samosa into the hot oil being careful that the hot oil doesn't splash out. Leave the samosa to cook for a few seconds. As the pastry begins to bubble turn it over using a slotted spoon.
Leave it to cook gently until it turns a beautiful golden brown. Once it's cooked remove from the oil and set on some kitchen paper. As you become more confident, fry 2 or 3 samosas at the same time.
Recipe Note
DIETARY INFO: Vegetarian, Lactose Free, Dairy Free
HEAT: Medium
