Hot Samosa

Category: Side Dishes | Blog URL: http://anusouthrecipes.blogspot.com/

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Ingredients

For dough:

cup All purpose flour (wheat) - 1

cup Sooji - ¼

Warm water

Salt to taste

Oil

For filling:

Potatoes - 4

medium Onion - 1

medium Tomato - 1

Turmeric powder - a pinch

teaspoon Chilly powder - 2

teaspoon Coriander powder - 1

teaspoon Garam masala - ½

teaspoon Curry powder - ½

teaspoon Mustard seeds - ¼

teaspoon Urad dal - ¼

Coriander leaves - for garnishing

Salt to taste

Preparation

For dough:

Mix the flour, sooji, salt, and oil together to make a smooth dough. Knead the dough for about 4-5 min to make smooth.

Set the dough aside and cover it with plastic food wrap. Let the dough sit for 20-25 min.

For filling:

Boil potatoes in pressure cooker for 2 whistles. let it cool. Remove the skin and mash well.

Heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dal, onion and fry till onion turns light brown color.

Now add tomato and cook till becomes soft. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala, curry powder, salt and cook till it leaves oil from sides.

Now add mashed potatoes and mix well and cook for 6-7 min. Turn off heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Making samosa:

Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and make into balls.

Roll each ball into circles and cut each circle in half. Put a tablespoon of filling in the center and fold it to triangle.

Heat oil in a wok and deep fry the samosa till it becomes light brown on both the sides.

Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.