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Aloo Samosa | potato samosa | urulaikizhangu samosa recipe

Aloo Samosa | potato samosa | urulaikizhangu samosa recipe is the potato masala stuffing in the home made wrapping sheets.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting Time20 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: North Indian
Keyword: Aloo samosa, potato samosa, samosa recipes
Servings: 5
Calories: 500kcal
Author: Akila

Ingredients

  • To prepare dough
  • All purpose flour/maida – 2 cups
  • Carom or cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt as per taste
  • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp + 1/ 2 tsp
  • Water – 1/2 cup
  • To prepare filling
  • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
  • Ginger paste- 1 tsp
  • Garlic paste- 1 tsp
  • Green chilli- 1 or 2 finely chopped
  • Frozen green peas- 1 cup
  • Boiled potato- 3 med size
  • Salt – as per taste
  • Chilli powder- 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala- 1 tsp
  • Dry mango powder- 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander leaves- for garnishing
  • To fry
  • Oil – enough to fry the samosas

Instructions

Prepare the dough

  • In a bowl add 2 cups of maida ( all purpose flour).
  • To this add the carom seeds or the ajwain (omam in tamiand if you don’t have ajwain seeds, then replace them with the cumin seeds and a pinch of asafoetida. Here I have added cumin seeds only. Also include the required amount of salt.
  • Now add 2 tbsp of ghee. The ghee or clarified butter gives a very nice flavor to the dough. if you don’t like the clarified butter or the ghee then you can replace the ghee with the oil.
  • Mix the dough with the oil or the ghee adding half a cup of water little by little.
  • Prepare a smooth and thick dough.
  • Thick and firm dough is formed.
  • Slightly rub the dough with half a teaspoon of oil in order to avoid drying. Allow to rest for about 20 minutes.
  • While the dough is resting, you can start preparing the masala.

Masala (Potato StuffinPreparation

  • Now let’s prepare the stuffing for the samosa. In order to prepare the stuffing for the samosa, in a pan add 2 tbsp of oil and once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds and the fennel seeds.
  • Also add the finely chopped green chilies and ginger garlic paste.
  • Sun Temple under the rock smell of the ginger garlic paste goes off.
  • Now add the frozen green peas and the boiled and smashed potatoes.
  • After adding the potatoes, fry for about a minute, add the Masala powders like chili powder, coriander powder and the required amount of salt.
  • Also add the little bit of turmeric, dry mango powder and the Garam masala.
  • Combine the Masala Well and cook the frozen peas and the potatoes well with the masala.
  • Once all the Masala are perfectly cooked, add some chopped coriander leaves and allow the Masala to cool down completely.

Prepare the cone

  • Now let’s start preparing the cone for the samosa. Pick a lemon sized ball from the resting dough.
  • Place the lemon sized ball in a clean surface or on a chapati maker plate and flatten them like a chapati.
  • The pastry sheet should neither be too thick nor too thin.
  • Now cut the pastry sheet into half and fold the upper half to the middle corner as shown.
  • Fold.the lower corner of the pastry sheet so that it forms a cone shape.
  • Fill in the masala or the prepared stuffing inside the cone.
  • Close the edges firmly with little water so that no stuffings comes outside.

Frying the samosa

  • Add enough oil to fry the samosas. Add the samosa in batches like 2 to 3 at a time and fry them for about 12 to 15 min in low to medium flame.
  • Somasa crust becomes light brown and crispy. Now you can remove the samosa from oil.
  • Filter oil and remove them.
  • Tasty Aloo samosa or the potato samosa is ready to be served.
  • Serve it with tomato sauce or the green chutney.

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Notes

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