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Mini dry samosa recipe | How to make dry samosa | farsan samosa | besan samosa

Author Nehas Cook Book
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dry namkeen, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 30 samosa

Ingredients
 

For dough

  • 2 cup maida - all purpose flour
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp ajwain
  • 4 tbsp or ¼ cup oil
  • ½ cup or water as required

For stuffing

  • ½ cup fried moong dal
  • ½ cup aloo sev
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Pinch of hing
  • 6 tbsp tamarind pulp
  • ½ cup jaggery
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp cloves powder
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 3 tsp white sesame seeds
  • Salt to taste

Other ingredient

  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

For kachori dough

  • In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, ajwain and oil. Mix well. Add water gradually and knead a tight and smooth dough.
  • Cover and rest the dough for 30 minutes.

For stuffing

  • In a mixture jar, add fried moong dal and aloo sev. Grind it into a coarse powder.
  • Now in a pan, add oil, asafetida, tamarind pulp, jaggery, and water. Mix well and cook till the jaggery is completely dissolved.
  • Add red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, cloves powder, cinnamon powder, garam masala, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, white sesame seeds and salt. Mix well.
  • Add farsan powder and mix well.
  • Cool down the mixture and make a small size ball of stuffing.

Assembling samosa

  • Knead the dough once again to make it pliable. Cut it into equal parts.
  • Roll the ball into an oval shape. Cut to half using a knife. Using one-half lightly brush water on the edges of the straight side and then brings the sides together to bind it. Firmly seal the sides to form a cone.
  • Fill the cone with dry stuffing.
  • Seal the round edge again by brushing little water on the edges and seal the samosa firmly.
  • Prepare all the samosas in the same way.

Frying the samosa

  • Heat oil. Add a bit of dough to check if it rises.
  • Keep the flame low-medium and Now start adding the samosa, 7-8 at a time.
  • Fry the samosa on slow to medium flame stirring often for an even golden color.
  • Remove it from kitchen paper.
  • Let cool to store in an airtight container.

Notes

  • Rub the oil with your fingers until it is well incorporated with the flour.
  • Make stiff dough; do not make a soft dough.
  • Grind dal and sev on pulse grinding so the oil will not release from it.
  • Tamarind pulp increase self-life of samosa.
  • Jaggery gives sweetness to stuffing and balances tamarind sourness.
  • seal the samosa with little water.
  • fry samosa on low-medium heat.