Indian Chaat Recipes
Punjabi Samosa Recipe
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups maida or all purpose flour
- 4 tbsp ghee or oil
- 5-6 tbsp Water i added 5+ 1 tsp water
- 1 tsp carom seeds ajwain
- tsp salt as required i added ¾salt
- Oil for deep frying
For the filling
- 3 medium size potatoes
- cup ¾ to 1peas/matar fresh or frozen
- 1 in green chili and ½ inch ginger madea paste or chopped finely
- tsp ¾garam masala powder
- tsp ¼ or ½red chilli powder
- 1 tsp dry mango powder amchur
- 1 tsp fennel powder saunf powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder dhania powder
- tsp ¾cumin seeds jeera
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves dhania patta
- 2 tsp to 2.5oil
- salt as required
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Instructions
- Place flour, carom seeds, salt in a bowl.
- Mix well and add the ghee or oil in a steady stream.
- With your fingertips, knead the ghee/oil in the flour until the mixture resembles bread crumbs
- Add 1 or 2 tbsp water and form a soft dough.
- Cover the dough with a moist cloth and set aside for 30-40 mins.
- Meanwhile make the filling.
- Boil the potatoes and peas. Peel and chop the potatoes into small cubes.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add the cumin and wait for it to crackle. Add the ginger-green chili paste and saute till the raw aroma of the ginger goes away.
- Lower the flame and add all the dry spice powders one by one.
- Add potato cubes & peas along with salt.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from the flame and add the chopped coriander leaves. Stir well and set aside.
- Knead the dough lightly again. Divide into 6 equal pieces and roll each into a smooth ball.
- Watch the video on how the samosa gets its shape. Water is used to seal the edges.
- Keep them covered with a moist kitchen napkin.
- Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is ready for deep frying, gently slide the prepared samosas & quickly reduce the flame to low.
- Turn over in between and fry the samosas till golden.
- Drain samosas on paper towels. Serve hot with your favourite dip!