Triangular dumplings/Samosa

Triangular dumplings/Samosa:

Samosa is a very common and relished snack in India. It is served in almost every occasion in all parts of India. It is a triangular shaped dumpling filled with potatoes and peas curry. Though it is commonly filled with potatoes it can also be filled with many other varieties of vegetables. I will present here a recipe of samosa which is filled with potatoes and peas. Samosa is a good accompaniment for evening tea and can be served with tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour/ maida: 1 cup
• Potatoes: ½ lb
• Peas: 1 small cup
• Mint leaves: few
• Ginger paste: 1 teaspoon
• Green chili paste: ½ teaspoon
• Lime juice: 1 teaspoon
• Oil for frying
• Salt for taste
• Water for mixing flour

Preparation:

For the outer layer:

• In a bowl sieve the all purpose flour/ maida, add salt and 2 teapoons of oil to it. Mix it thoroughly so the oil mixes well with the flour.
• Now adding very little water as needed, knead the flour into a ball. Cover it and keep it aside for ½ hour.

For the filling:

• Bake/ boil the potatoes and peel the skin. Cut the potatoes into 1” pieces and keep aside. In a sauce pan heat 1 teaspoon of oil, add the mint leaves, ginger paste and green chili paste to the pan and fry it for 1 minute.
• Add the cut Potatoes, peas and salt to the pan and stir. Close it with a lid and let this cook for 3 min. When the filling is not very hot garnish it with lime juice.

Preparing and frying the samosa:

• Now make the kneaded all purpose flour/maida into 2” size balls and roll them out round and flat of about 6” circles with a roller.
• Cut the rolled rounds into two semicircles. Now on one of the semi circle apply water on half of the straight side of the semi circle. Make it a cone by sticking the watered half to the other half of the straight side.
• Fill the cone with the prepared potato and peas stuffing and stick the opening side by applying water as needed to make it triangle shaped.
• Prepare all the remaining samosas accordingly and keep aside. The quanties mentioned will make about 15 samosas.
• To deep fry the samosas heat oil in a frying pan. Add the prepared samosas to the heated oil in the pan and fry them until they turn light brown in color. Serve them with hot tea and tomato sauce.

Warnings:

• Add salt, ginger paste, green chili paste and lime juice according to your taste.
• Make sure to stick all the sides of the samosas by using water, if not the stuffing will come out once the samosas are put in the oil for frying.

Alterations:

• Add garlic paste when adding the ginger paste while preparing the stuffing if you like.
• Stuffing can be prepared using any kind of vegetable you like or even leftovers can be used.