Vegetarian Indian Recipe For Cooking Vegetable Samosa
INGREDIENTS- 1/2 kg flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbs ghee
- ghee for frying
- water
Ingredients for making samosa fillings
- 300 gm potatoes - boiled and mashed
- 200 gm peas and carrots
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbs yogurt
- salt and pepper to taste
- finely chopped bandhania leaves
- flour and water paste for sealing edges of samosas
- Mix together all ingredients for the filling and set aside
- Sift flour and salt together and rub in 2 tbs of ghee
- Divide dough into small balls, to get approximately 21 pieces
- Roll 3 of the balls into large thin rounds, paste with ghee, and place on top of each other
- Heat heavy bottomed frying pan and heat the three balls packed one on top the other in this fry pan
- Turn over and heat on the other side
- Complete all the dough like this
- When done, cut the heated rounds into long strips about 4cm wide and 10 cm long
- Then separate the layers and cut off the ends
- Fill each with the samosa filling and fill in a triangular shape, sealing the edges with flour and water paste
- Deep fry in hot ghee until golden brown
- Drain and serve hot with a chutney
A healthier option would be to bake the samosas instead of frying.