Aloo Samosa

Aloo Samosa

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook time: 20 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

Tasty Aloo samosas are crispy from outside with a delicious potato filling. If you have never attempted samosas at home before, this is the perfect time to start. Let’s Start!!!

Aloo Samosa

Ingredients

For the filling,

Potato-3 to 4

Green chilly-2

Onion-1 big

Ginger-1/4tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp

Dry Mango Powder-1/4tsp

Chat Masala-1/4tsp

Ajwain seeds-1/4tsp (optional)

Coriander seeds-1/2tsp

Coriander leaves

Lemon juice- few drops (optional)

Salt

Oil

For the samosa dough,

All-purpose flour- 1 cup

Ghee/Butter-2tsp

Ajwain Seeds-1/4tsp

Salt

Water as needed

Preparation

For the filling,

·         Pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles, once done peel off the skin and mash it properly.

·         Heat oil in a pan, then add, ajwain seeds & coriander seeds. Once it splutters, add finely chopped ginger, onion & green chilly.

·         Saute it until it gets transparent and add turmeric powder, dry mango powder, chat masala and salt.

·         Add mashed potatoes and mix well it for 2 to 3 minutes.

·         Drizzle some lemon juice and add coriander leaves.

·         Transfer it to plate and let it cool down. Our samosa filling is ready now.

For the dough,

·         For the samosa dough, in a mixing bowl add all-purpose flour, ajwain seeds and salt.

·         First add ghee and mix up the ghee with flour well. 

• Once the dough holds the shape like the picture shown below, then add water gradually and knead it to form a firm dough.

Making of samosa,

·         Divide the dough into 7 or 8 equal parts depending up on the size needed.

·         Now take a ball of dough and roll it out each part into a round or oval shape. (It should be neither too thick or too thin)

·         Then using a knife cut it into half as shown as in the picture below.

·         Now on the straight edge apply some water or 1tsp water + 1tsp all-purpose flour mix (This will work as glue) with finger tips and fold as like in the picture shown below.

·         Now join the ends bringing the watered edge on the top of the plain edge to give a cone shape as shown as in the picture below.

·         Fill the cone with potato filling and now seal the edges by applying some water.

·         Then make it to triangle shape. Repeat the same process for the rest of the dough.

·         Heat oil in a pan and fry the samosa on medium flame.

·         Stir it continuously to cook evenly. Fry it until it get golden shade.

·         Once done drain it using kitchen tissue.

Tasty and crunchy Aloo samosas are ready to serve…enjoy…

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