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Samosa

Samosa dough, shaped into a cone, stuffed with spicy potato pea mixture and deep fried. A popular snack from the Indian Cuisine This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Samosa

Samosa

Main Ingredients Potatoes, Samosa dough
Cuisine Indian
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 41-50 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg

Ingredients 

  • 4 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces 
  • Samosa dough as required 
  • 1 tablespoon ghee + as required
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried mango powder (amchur) 
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • Salt to taste 
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves 
  • Oil for deep-frying 
  • Tomato ketchup for serving

Method

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, green chillies and ginger and sauté for 30 seconds. Add potatoes and mash well.
  2. Add green peas, chilli powder, dried mango powder, garam masala powder and salt, mix and cook for 1 minute. Add coriander leaves and mix well. Transfer in a bowl and cool.
  3. Divide the dough into equal portions and apply some ghee on each portion.  
  4. Grease the worktop with some ghee, place each portion and roll out into an oblong sheet. Halve each sheet horizontally. 
  5. Twist each halved sheet to shape into a cone, stuff with some potato mixture, apply some water on the edges, bring them together and press to seal to shape into samosas.
  6. Put the samosas in hot oil and deep-fry on medium heat till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. 
  7. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.
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