Samosa, I love it, due to my pregnancy craving I always ask my hubby to buy it from the Indian stores. Always I buy with lot of enthusiasm; you can call it crazy about thinking of eating them. And I end up disappointed. I think one should take cooking class how you shouldn’t make samosa from these stores. I don’t know how they can spoil a simple dish, which requires only a few minimum steps to make it. They either make entirely with potato without any spice or salt or on the other hand load it with tons of chili powder.
Most of Indian restaurant here, think if you want, just buy it, whether you like or not we don’t care, we will make it this way, rest is your headache. But in India, the street food vendors make it very tasty and appealing as they make their living by selling samosa. Furthermore there is tons of choice; where you can go and get it. Customer rules there.
Samosa originated from Central Asia before the 10th century and made its way to India during 10th and 13th century through the ancient trade routes. By 14th century samosa become Indian cuisine. Samosa‘s ancestors are sanbusak pastries (the pronunciation still current in Egypt, Syria, & Lebanon), Sambosa of Afghanistan, Albanian Byrek, and South American Empanadas are closely related to each other. If you want read more about them, take a look at here.
Due to traveling and immigration from India towards various countries, samosa became a popular and famous Indian snack in other parts of world
Samosas are crispy flaky pastries deep fried; filling may be varied from potato and peas which is standard, to minced meat with herbs and spices. In West Bengal you can find sweetened reduced milk version. Whether it is spicy or sweet, samosa makes awesome combo with tea or coffee.
Finally one day I decided to make it on my own. The first time I made it my pastry crust was very thick, so the next time I made it thin. The first couple of times, I used slightly hot oil for frying and ended up with blisters in the pastry crust. So the third time, I tried with slow flame and got less blisters in the pastry crust. I also went with the standard filling, potato and green peas, with whole coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garam masala, little turmeric, ginger, lemon juice and cilantro leaves.
Trust me they are far better than what I had bought from the Indian restaurant. Even it was approved by my 2 ½ year old princess. I didn’t do any substitution with whole wheat flour as I wanted to try the original version first and then go for substitution. You can also play with various fillings as samosas are very forgiving. Here goes the recipe. Try this it won’t disappoint to you.
One year ago: 100% Whole wheat bread with Oat meal and Raisins
Two year ago: Trinidad doubles from my kitchen
Two year ago: Trinidad doubles from my kitchen
Print recipe from here
What you need
Dough
All purpose flour: 1 ½ cup
Ghee/Clarified butter: 2 tablespoon
Salt: ½ teaspoon
Cold water: ¼ + ⅛ cup
Cold water: ¼ + ⅛ cup
Filling
Potato: 2 big
Green peas: ½ cup ( I used frozen)
Ginger chopped finely: 1 tablespoon
Green chili: 1 no
Whole coriander seeds: ½ teaspoon
Cumin seeds: ½ teaspoon
Red chili powder: ¼ teaspoon
Gram masala: ¼ teaspoon
Turmeric: ⅛ teaspoon
Cilantro/coriander leaves: 2 tablespoon (chopped finely)
Lemon juice: ½ of one lemon
Salt: ½ teaspoon or to taste
Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
For frying
Canola oil: 4 cups
How I made
First make the dough covering:
Mix the flour and salt, Add the ghee and mix till you get a bread crumbs texture.
Slowly add Chilled water to this mixture and make soft dough. Knead well for about 8 minutes.
Cover and set aside to rest for at least half hour.
To make the filling:
Boil potatoes with a pinch of salt until they are fully cooked using a pressure cooker. Remove the skin and mashed in into thick pieces and set aside.
In a sauce pot heat little oil add crushed whole coriander seeds and cumin seeds and toast for a while, then add finely chopped ginger and green chilies saute for a minute. Now add the green peas along with turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, and salt. Then add mashed potato and cook for a couple of minutes until it turns into a dry mixture. To this add chopped coriander leaves and mix once again. Do not add water, let this cool completely. Finally add lemon juice and mix everything once again and set aside.
To make the samosa:
First knead the pastry dough which has been sitting for ½ hour, divide them into 8 portions and put them under to a kitchen towel to avoid drying. Take one portion, dust the work surface with little flour and roll out into a 5 inch circular disc, then cut that into two pieces in the center.
Take one half fold to form a cone, apply little water at the over lapping seam and glue. Fill the cone with a spoon of potato filling and again seal the open edges with water. Repeat the same process and make more samosa.
In the mean time heat oil in a thick bottomed pan on medium flame until it reaches hot, there is no need to be smoking hot. . Deep fry the samosa in batches do not over crowd. Always fry them on low heat until they turn golden and crispy on the outside. It takes about 5 minutes to each samosa.
Drain excess oil with a paper towel and serve with tomato ketchup or mint coriander chutney.
Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 15 no
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: Yes I will
I am linking this samosa to Hearth and Soul Blog Hop 78 hosted here
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says
Swathi, I just learned about Namak Para from a local Indian friend and so made some myself last week. I took it over to him to get his verdict on my effort. He said it was excellent, that his mother made it all the time when he was growing up and he's been eating all his life, so "he knows." We had it with samosas and tea that afternoon. So now I want to make samosas and, right away, thought of you! I'll let you know when I make some.
Shree Kanneppady says
Book marked this recipe.. i was trying to make samosa in triangle shape, every time it turned out in a circle or square shape. your pictorial recipe gives more idea.. i'm going to try this today. 🙂 thankx a ton
Shree
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maha says
yum n spicy samosas.....perfect evng snack......
JishasKitchen says
ohh its my fav too and even I had the same experience, when I bought it from the Indian grocery store..hmm...but I must say that yours look so tempting and perfect....Please parcel me some..:)
The 21st Century Housewife© says
When my son was little he had a friend whose mom would make samosa and bring them out to all the children who were in the playground. They were amazing, and store bought never measure up to her lovely recipe. Sadly I did not know her well enough to ask for her recipe, so thank you for sharing yours! It looks and sounds delicious - I love the spices you have used. Maybe now I can make samosas like my son remembers 🙂
El Oteador de los Mercados says
A delicious recipe that I have in my house.
Sonali Pradhan says
wow...samosas look so tempting n delicious...:-)
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Julia says
Excelent!! I love it!
Have a good weekend!!
Jill | Dulce Dough says
These look so yummy Swathi!
Pushpa says
Samosas look delicious,nice snack.
Jay says
excellent presentation swathi, yummy n inviting samosas..:)
Tasty Appetite
Joanne says
I love samosas also so I'm super glad you posted a recipe for them! Definite yum.
Reeni says
Your samosa are far superior to any I ever had Swathi! Very tempting and delicious!
SpicyTasty says
My all time favorite snack. Home made is always tasty. Looks fabulous.
Nithu
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Claudia says
We had a charming little Indian restaurant in town where I loved the samosas, however she is closing in a week or so. Ever think about moving to Hawaii??
Kristy Lynn says
ooooh i've made various samosa fillings before but always got the "dough" from the Indian store in town - i'd love to try making it. well done! and thanks!
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
Those samosas look so perfectly cooked, Swathi! I love the combination of filling ingredients you used!
Elisabeth says
Hi Swathi I am simply salivating over these wonderful tasty, crispy, light, samosas. You have the best...ever, step-by-step tutorial directions, that one could learn all your fabulous dishes to make; just getting some of the special ingredients here, locally, is not always easy! We do have a very nice Indian market, just have to drive a little far for it, but it would be well worth the 1 hr. drive!
So sorry for commenting back so late...no excuses, just family stuff!
xoxo
Cajunlicious says
So happy I found you on Apples and Twinkies, you've got yourself a new follower! These look absolutely delicious 🙂
xo Jessica @ Cajunlicious
Rosita Vargas says
Lucen tentadoras y exquisitas,quiero probarlaaaaas,cariños y saludos.
The Café Sucré Farine says
mmm,mmm,mmm! Now these are making my mouth water! thanks for a wonderful tutorial too!
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♥peachkins♥ says
Samosa looks appetizing!
Treat and Trick says
Looks addicting and I love your stuffing! Thanks for the info about the lens dear...
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Sensible Vegetarian says
This looks lovely Swathi, will make people to crave for it even without pregnancy.
Olah Momma! says
Bookmarked this recipe. Just another one I hopped today. Never made samosa before, and this one sounds really yum.
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MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. says
Yumm and perfectly done samosa dear.Luv it
Sobha Shyam says
yummy and lovely samosas..great snack..
Sushma Mallya says
Wow I am craving for those ....looks so yummmmmm!
Suja says
My favorite tea time snack, looks delicious and tempting clicks.
Uma says
Samosaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...I luv luv it..Who says No dear? I am totally addicted to it.
VineelaSiva says
Swati the samosa looks very yummy.Can i have the plate.
Priya says
Wish i could have some rite now, these beauties makes me hungry.
vineetha says
I stopped buying samosa from outside for the same reason,but never thought of making it myself.I m so lazy to do deep frying,but maybe during holiday time I will prpare everything and ask hubby to deep fry..ha ha ..
Hamaree Rasoi says
Samosas look so tempting and thanks a lot for sharing step by step pics of the process.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Shri says
Swathi! With all the deep fried cooking going around in the holidays, this is too bad! :-D!!!!
They looks perfect and very tempting!
Kaveri says
Those look very inviting Swathi. Feel like having some right now.
Maayeka says
very tempting samosas,with nice presentations and lovely clicks..
Renata says
I love samosas, only had them a couple of times in restaurants. Yours look so much better!
Sayantani says
send me the plate please. looks so so good.
Happy Cook / Finla says
In my early years of marriage i used to make so much samosas as that as one Indian snack hubby loved and now I have not made them for years. These look absloutley crisp and yumm.
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Tina says
tempting and delicious samosa...
Hari Chandana says
Perfect and tempting samosa.. Yummy 🙂
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Loveforfood says
i love samosas.
Anu says
Samosa's looks really yummy..feeling hungry now..
Poonam says
Allways on a look for samosa recipe....Yummy...Thanks 🙂
Curry Leaf says
Love the samosas. Yours look perfect. Ofcourse we should take a class from the store on how not to make these. 🙂 Take Care
Nish says
I usually make uneven samosas!! Yours look perfect!
Anitha Chowdary says
Way of explaining post is too good very easy to do that thank you very much
Ramya says
Looks soo tempting:-) Nothing can beat this all time fav:-)
Reshmi Mahesh says
Delicious samosas...Nice explanation..
Kalpana Sareesh says
super yummy n delicious samosa..
Sharmilee! :) says
Wow nice stepwise and yummy samosas
Chitra says
super delicious....samosas....mouthwatering here 🙂