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Samosa


Samosa

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Author: Bhavna

Ingredients

  • All purpose flour 1 Cup (16 tbs)
  • Wheat flour 1 Cup (16 tbs)
  • Clarified butter/Ghee 1 Tablespoon
  • Oil 4 Cup (64 tbs), divided (2 tablespoon for dough 2 for filling and the rest for frying)
  • Cumin seeds 1 Teaspoon , ground
  • Carom seeds 1 Teaspoon , ground
  • Salt 2 Tablespoon (use as per taste)
  • Water 1 Cup (16 tbs)
  • Baking powder 1 Teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds 1 Teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder 1 Teaspoon
  • Onion 1 Cup (16 tbs), roughly chopped
  • Shredded paneer 1 Cup (16 tbs)
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 Teaspoon
  • Green chili paste 1 Teaspoon
  • Cauliflower 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
  • Green peas 1 Cup (16 tbs), shredded and thawed
  • Garam masala/Curry powder 1 Teaspoon (Cup (16 tbs))
  • Amchur powder 1 Teaspoon
  • Coriander 1 Teaspoon , finely chopped

Instructions

GETTING READY

  • 1.In a bowl add flour, wheat flour, salt to taste, cumin, carom, baking powder and mix well.
  • 2.Add oil and ghee mixture and mix adding water a little at a time knead well to get medium soft dough.
  • 3.Wrap with a plastic wrap and keep aside for 15-20 minutes.

MAKING

  • 4.In a non stick pan add 2 tbsp oil over medium heat add cumin seeds, turmeric powder and onion and let the onion cook.
  • 5.Then add ginger garlic green chili paste and salt to taste.
  • 6.When onions are done add cauliflower and peas, let it cook and mash big chunks once cooked.
  • 7.Stir adding garam masala, amchur powder, coriander leaves and shredded paneer and let it cool down for about 20 minutes.
  • 8.On a rolling board or block unwrap the dough and knead again to smoothen.
  • 9.Apply little oil, sprinkle little flour on the board and roll a golf ball size of the dough.
  • 10.Then apply oil and flour on the rolled dough and fold over many times to get good number of layers as desired.
  • 11.Then finally roll thinly to get 12 inch diameter circle and halve it if you want to make big samosa.
  • 12.Fold the half to get cone shape, fill with the filling and seal the ends with the help of water to get triangle shaped samosa.
  • 13.In a deep fry pan heat oil on low heat and fry the samosas until golden brown and crispy.

SERVING

  • 14.Serve the samosas on a serving plate with mint or coriander chutney or ketchup.

Bhavna

Hello!
Bhavna is a founder/owner/host of her youtube channel Bhavna’s Kitchen & Living with over a million followers. Being a food enthusiast, Bhavna has been creating recipes and blogging about food since 2008. Love for healthy living motivated her to get certified as a “National Nutrition Educator” to educate herself and community around her to eat balanced, nutrient dense food. Her goal is to help people live healthy life through food and not medicines.
Bhavna is a mother of two. Her life is full of activities and love sharing her passion for food, fitness, fashion, gardening, traveling and more on her YouTube channel, Facebook page, Instagram and many other platforms. Bhavna was born and raised in India but reside in the USA at present.

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