Ingredients:
For the dough:
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Semolia flour [Sooji] - 1/2 tbsp
Oil - 1.5 Tbsp
Salt - 1/4 Tsp
Lukewarm water - 1/4 cup
For the filling:
Potato - 2 large
Green chillies - 1 chopped
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Mango powder [amchur] - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Cashew nut and raisins - optional
Method:
Dough
- Mix flour, sooji, salt and oil together and knead to make a soft dough
- Cover the dough with damp cloth and leave it aside for 30 minutes
- Boil potatoes and cut them into small pieces
- Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds and let it crackle
- Now add chopped chillies, coriander powder and stir it nicely
- Add green peas and cook till they get tender
- Add the potato pieces and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Add garam masala , amchur powder and salt
- Mix the filling nicely and adjust the seasoning according to taste
- Before filling the samosas prepare a paste by mixing 1tbsp all - purpose flour and 2 tbsp water and keep it aside
- Knead the dough once again and divide them into 3 bals
- Roll each ball into 6 inch diameter and divide the circle into half by running a sharp knife to get two semi-circles
- Apply the all-purpose flour paste on the sides and hold the semicircle with your hand and gently roll it to make a cone
- Now fill it with potato mixture leaving enough space to close the broader end of samosa
- Gently seal the samosa by pinching the sides
- Repeat the same step with left over dough balls
- Heat oil in a pan to medium heat and when the oil is hot enough, place the samosas in the hot oil
- Fry the samosas till they are golden brown in color and they are ready to serve with chutney
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