Alu Samosa Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 tsp Garam masala

½ tsp Lemon juice

½ cup Onion finely chopped

2 tbsp Warm oil

1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped

½ tsp Garlic crushed

½ tsp Ginger crushed

2-3 number Green chillies crushed

Oil to fry

1 cup Plain flour (maida)

2 large Potatoes (boiled, peeled, mashed)

1 tsp Red chilli powder

Salt to taste

½ tsp Turmeric powder

Water

Method

• Make well in the flour.
• Add oil, salt and little water. Mix well till crumbly.
• Add more water little by little, kneading into soft pliable dough.
• Cover with moist cloth; keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
• Beat dough on work surface and knead again. Re-cover.
• Heat 3 tbsp. oil; add ginger, green chilli, garlic, coriander seeds.
• Stir fry for a minute, add onion, sauté till light brown.
• Add coriander, lemon, turmeric, salt, red chilli, garam masala.
• Stir fry for 2 minutes, add potatoes. Stir further 2 minutes.
• Cool. Keep aside.
• Make a thin 5" diam. round with some dough.
• Cut into two halves. Run a moist finger along diameter.
• Join and press together to make a cone.
• Place a tbsp. of filling in the cone and seal third side as above.
• Make five to six. Put in hot oil, deep fry on low to medium till light brown.
• Do not fry on high, or the samosas will turn out oily and soggy.
• Drain on rack or kitchen paper.
• Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys.

**** you can see the recipes of different chutnies in other posts given earlier.