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Vegetable Samoosa

Ingredients
  • All-Purpose Flour /  Maida - 1.5 cup
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Warm Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Water - as required
  • Onion - 2 medium (finely chopped)
  • Green Chilli - 1 (finely chopped)
  • Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1 tsp
  • Potato - 2 medium sizes (cooked)
  • Green peas - 1 cup (cooked)
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Coriander Leaves - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Oil - as required to deep fry 
Preparation Method
  1. Add flour, cumin seeds, salt, warm oil in a mixing bowl, and mix with hands till the flour become crumble.
  2. Gradually add water and prepare a firm dough.
  3. Apply 1 tsp oil on top of the dough, cover and keep aside for 30-45 mins:
  4. Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds.
  5. Add onion, green chilli, ginger and saute till onion become transparent.
  6. Add salt and tomato and cook for 3-4 mins:
  7. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala and saute in low flame for 1 min:
  8. Slightly crush the potatoes with fingers and add to the pan.
  9. Add green peas, mix well and saute for 2-3 mins: and remove from flame.
  10. Add chat masala and chopped coriander seeds and mix well; allow the filling to cool down.
  11. Knead the dough, which was prepared and kept aside, for another 2 mins:; make medium size balls from the dough.
  12. Roll each ball into the size of poori; cut the poori into equal parts.
  13. Fold each part into a triangle and fill each triangle with 1 tbsp filling; apply some water in the sides and completely seal the edges of the triangle and keep aside.
  14. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan; keep the flame in medium and slowly add the samoosa to the oil.
  15. Fry in medium flame till it becomes golden in colour.
  16. Remove the samoosa from oil and keep in a kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
  17. Hot, crispy, and delicious Vegetable Samoosa is ready to serve with tamarind chutney or tomato sauce.


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