Samosa Recipe: How to Make Potato Samosa at Home

Samosa Recipe | Method of making Samosa| Aloo Samosa Recipe Step by Step. It is a very popular deep-fried snack recipe made from spicy potatoes and maida. Samosa is a very popular appetizer, street food, and chaat. It can be eaten as a breakfast or light snack with a variety of chutneys, including yogurt chutney, tamarind chutney, and green chutney. There are numerous deep-fried snack recipes in Indian cuisine, but the samosa is the king of them all, without any controversy. There are many variants of the traditional stuffed potato samosa recipe. But here we are sharing the recipe of traditional Punjabi stuffed potato samosa.

Though nowadays many versions of samosa are seen in which fillings of noodles, moong dal, peas, or mushrooms are filled but Aloo ka Samosa is classic or traditional too. A spicy masala is prepared by adding lots of spices to potatoes, which is used by filling it in a layer prepared from flour. Apart from flour, you can also use wheat flour. After this, the samosa is deep-fried. If you want, you can also add paneer along with potatoes and peas in the samosa mixture. You can also make a spicy samosa chaat by adding green chutney, tamarind chutney, onion, sev, and curd on the samosa and feed everyone. Its taste gets enhanced by eating a samosa with mint or tamarind chutney. So let's know the method of making it.

Ingredients

For the dough:

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- ¼ tsp ajwain (carom seeds)

- ½ tsp salt

- ¼ cup oil

- ½ cup water

For the filling:

- 2 tsp oil

- 1 tsp cumin seeds

- ½ tsp coriander, ground

- ½ tsp fennel seeds

- Pinch of asafoetida

- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped

- 1 chilli, finely chopped

- ½ cup peas

- ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

- ½ tsp coriander powder

- ¼ tsp cumin powder

- ½ tsp dried mango powder

- ½ tsp garam masala

- ¼ tsp ground black pepper

- ¾ tsp salt

- 4 potatoes, boiled and mashed 1 tsp coriander leaves, finely chopped done

- 5 cashews, chopped

-2 raisins

-2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped

Other ingredients:

- Water, to seal the samosas

- Oil, to fry

Delicious Street Style Potato Samosa

Instructions

Preparing the samosa dough:

1. Firstly, take 2 cups of all-purpose flour in a large bowl. You can substitute wheat flour. Now add ¼ tbsp carom seeds, ½ tbsp salt and mix well.

2. Now add ¼ cup oil and mix well while kneading the dough. Do not skimp on adding oil as it is very important to make the samosas crispy.

3. Now mix it well and make sure the dough starts taking shape. Add half a cup of water and start kneading the dough.

4. Knead to a stiff dough adding water as required.

5. Now apply oil on the dough and keep it covered for 20 minutes.

Preparing stuffing for samosa:

1. First of all, take 2 teaspoons oil in a large pan and add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon coriander, ½ teaspoon fennel and a pinch of asafoetida and fry lightly. Also add 1 inch finely chopped ginger and 1 chilli.

2. Now add ½ cup peas and fry lightly for 2 minutes. I have used frozen peas here. If you use soaked peas, do not forget to boil the peas.

3. Also, add ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ¼ teaspoon cumin powder, ½ teaspoon dry mango powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and ¾ teaspoon salt. Now fry on low flame till the aroma comes from the spices.

4. Then, add 4 boiled and mashed potatoes to it. I had boiled potatoes in a pressure cooker, which I boiled till 5 whistles. Keep mashing and mixing till the spices are well combined.

5. Now add 5 cashews, 2 tbsp raisins and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix it well and the samosa filling is ready. Now let it cool completely.

Shaping, Folding, and Filling the Samosa:

1. After 20 minutes, knead the dough again a little. Now take a ball sized dough and apply oil on it. Roll the dough into an egg or oval shape.

2. Now with the help of a knife cut it into two equal parts horizontally from the middle. Now, apply water on it and make a cone. Press gently so that it seals properly.

3. Now fill 2 tbsp samosa filling in this cone. Now, apply some water on the edges.

4. Now pull it back to form a pleat. This is very important as this is the backbone of the samosa, which helps the samosa to stand upright.

5. Now press it firmly and seal it. You can store it in this state in an airtight container for 1-2 months.

Frying the Samosas:

1. Firstly, heat oil in a pan and fry the samosas on low flame. Alternatively, you can preheat the oven and then bake the samosas in it at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.

2. Keep stirring them in between and fry them on low flame for at least 15 minutes.

3. When the Aloo Samosas are golden and crispy, take them out on kitchen paper.

Finally, Enjoy the Delicious Aloo Samosas with green chutney and tamarind chutney!

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