Samosa - Traditional Way

Hello Friends ...I haven't blogged since a  month and half as I was busy with my project at work :) Today I would like to share one of the popular recipes . Samosa ....


Ingredients:-
For samosa sheets
Maida or all purpose flour  -- 3 cups
Oil -- 4 tbsps
Ajwain -- 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper powder-- 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda --1/2 tsp
Salt  --to taste
Water --to knead the dough


For the stuffing
Potatoes -- 2 potatoes boiled and diced
Ginger garlic paste -- 1 tbsp
Tumeric -- 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves -- finely chopped
Curry Leaves -- finely chopped
Cumin powder --1/4 tsp
Coriander powder -- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder -- 1 tsp(accordingly)
Amchur Powder -- 1/4 tsp
Carrots --1/4 cup grated
Cumin seeds -- 1/4 tsp
Salt -- to taste 
Lemon juice  -- 1/2 tbsp
Onions -- 1/2 cup cut length wise thinly
Oil for deep frying


Method:
For the dough,take the maida,add the ajwain seeds,black pepper powder, baking powder, salt and oil to the maida and mix well. This will make flour to coat well with the oil and it gives the cruncy texture to the samosas.Start adding water little by little and kneading properly make a stiff dough and let it rest for 15 to 20 mins.Cover it with a tissue paper, so it doesn't dry out.


For Potato stuffing,heat some oil in the pan,add the cumin seeds,onions, turmeric, cumin powder and mix well until it turn light golden brown color. Now add curry leaves, ginger garlic paste,green chillies, carrots and mix well. Close the lid and let it cook until the raw smell of the carrot leaves. Now add potatoes, red chilli powder,coriander powder,amchur powder and add little water so the masalas don't burn. Let it cook for 2 mintes and add Salt, coriander leaves and sprinkle the lime juice over it.
Any stuffing of your choice with any variations can be made.


Making Samosa
Make rolls of the dough depending on the size of samsosa you want.Roll the dough in circle first and then make them oval in shape.Cut that oval shape into half.Take that half apply water on all edge,take one end bend it in center and taking other end overlap it on the first edge making it a cone.Fill the cone with the stuffing and seal the edges as shown in picture to get a triangular shape for the samosa.

Serve it with Tomato Chilli Sauce...