Indian Cuisine: SAMOSE

Samose are a famous Asian dish which can be salty or sweet, fried or baked. Although here will be shown the most popular recipe for samose the filling can be adjusted up to your taste. It is a very delicious dish that can be served as a snack. You can prepare them a day earlier and fry them the next day before serving.

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If you are making samose for the first time, give yourself some more time for the preparation. After some time it can be all done in 1 hour. Also, try to follow an original recipe that you find on the internet first and later experiment with the ingredients for the filling you like the most.

As you can already see, one samosa snack consists of 2 parts - pastry and filling.

Samosa - Indian Dish

~ For the pastry you will need:

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

~ For the filling you will need:

2 large potatoes (boiled)
1 onion, chopped
2 green chilies, very finely chopped
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon ginger, grated
1/2 teaspoon garlic, crushed
coriander seed
1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
1/2 lemon, juice of
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
salt

~ How to do it?

Mix together the flour, oil and salt and sdd a little water, until mixture becomes crumbly. Keep adding water, kneading the mixture till it becomes a soft pliable dough. Cover with a moist cloth and set aside for 20 minutes. Beat dough on a work surface and knead again. Cover and set aside.

FILLING.
Heat 3 tbsp oil. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and few coriander seeds. Stir fry for 1 minute, add onions and saute till light brown. Add cilantro (fresh coriander), lemon juice, turmeric, red chili, salt and garam masala. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add potatoes. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool. 

Divide dough into 10 equal portions. Use a rolling pin, roll a piece of dough into a 5" oval. Cut into 2 halves. Run a moist finger along the diameter. Roll around finger to make a cone. Place a tablespoon of the filling into the cone. Seal the third side using a moist finger. Deep fry the samosas on low to medium heat until light brown. Serve with tomato sauce or any chutney you love.

~ Enjoy :)

Source - recipe