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Mini samosa recipe | potato samosa recipe | how to make Punjabi samosa

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 30 small size samosa

Ingredients
 

For samosa dough

  • 2 cup or 250 grm maida
  • 1 tsp ajwain
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • Water to knead dough

For special masala

  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 3 dry red chilli

For stuffing

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • ½ cup green peas
  • 2 tbsp chopped cashews
  • Special masala
  • 4 medium size boiled and mashed potatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp amchur powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • Other ingredient
  • Oil for frying samosa

Instructions

For samosa 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 coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, and dry red chilli. Grind it into a coarse powder.
  • In a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, a pinch of hing, chopped ginger, and green chilli. Sauté for a minute.
  • Add green peas and chopped cashew. Sauté till it becomes soft.
  • Then add grinded masala and sauté it on low flame.
  • Now add boiled and mashed potatoes, salt, amchur powder and garam masala. mix well. Slightly crush the mixture with a masher. Mix well.
  • Switch off the gas and take out stuffing into a bowl.

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.
  • Then apply little water on the back of the samosa and fold both corners into the inner sides.
  • 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 the wire rack.
  • serve mini samosa with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Notes

  • make stiff and smooth samosa dough; do not make a soft dough.
  • grinded masala gives a good flavor to samosa stuffing.
  • potato stuffing of samosa must be dry.
  • do not use dry flour while rolling the samosa.
  • keep the filled samosa covered with a moist cloth.
  • fry samosa on low-medium heat.