Samosas

Name: Samosas
Yield: Makes 30
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) potatoes, cut into quarters; 80 g (½ cup) peas; 1½ teaspoons cumin seeds; ½ teaspoon coriander seeds; 2 tablespoons oil; ½ onion, finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon garam masala; 450 g (1 lb) maida or plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons oil or ghee; 3 cm (1¼ inch) piece of ginger, chopped; 2 green chillies, chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1½ tablespoons lemon juice; oil for deep-frying

Preparation info

Makes
30

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

These crisp, deep-fried pastries are the most popular savoury snack in India. This recipe has a delicious spicy vegetable filling but if you prefer a meat samosa, you can use the singhara filling. Samosas are usually served with chutney.

Ingredients

Pastry

450 g (1 lb) maida or plain (all-purpose) flour
1 teaspoon

Asia
India
Snack
Vegan
Spicy

Method

To make the pastry, sift the maida and salt into a bowl, then rub in the oil or ghee until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 185 ml (¾ cup) warm water, a little at a time, to make a pliable dough. Tur