Samosa Recipe How to Make Samosa

Read this samosa recipe to learn, how to make crunchy, crispy, delicious, and mouthwatering samosas at home. I'm sure you all going to love it.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes 

Servings: 8-10 Samosa

Ingredients

For Samosa Covering

• 2 Cups Organic Maida or All-purpose Flour(250 grams )
• 1/4 Cup Oil or Melted Ghee (or 60 ml)
• 1/4 Cup Water (+ 2 tbsp )
• 1/2 to 3/4 Teaspoons Ajwain
• 3/4 Teaspoon Salt

Potato Filling for Samosa

• 4 potatoes (or 500 grams)
• 1/2 cup green peas (boiled or frozen)
• 1 tablespoon oil or ghee
• 1 Tablespoon Ginger Paste
• 1-2 Green Chilies Chopped
• 4 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp amchur
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (As per taste)

Spices

• 3/4 Teaspoon Jeera
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
• 3/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder

Recipe Instructions

1. First, boil 4 potatoes in a pot or cooker, but make sure they don't become mushy. (See Notes)
2. Now, crumble and keep it aside.

Making of Samosa Covering

1. Take a large-sized bowl and add maida, ajwain, salt, and ghee or oil. Mix them well.
2. Now, rub the flour for 4-5 minutes in between your palms to incorporate ghee properly.
3. Take a handful of flour and press down with your fingers. Make sure it holds a shape and doesn't crumble.
4. Pour water little by little and combine the flour to make a dough.
5. The dough must be stiff & hard not the soft.
6. Cover your dough and keep it aside for 20-25 minutes.

Preparation of Potato Filling for Samosa

1. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil into a pan and heat it up. Then, add 1/2 teaspoon of cumin.
2. When the oil becomes to sizzle, add ginger and fry until it smells nice.
3. Now, add 1/2 cup green peas and saute for 3 minutes.
4. Then, add red chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder, and chaat masala. Again saute for 30-45 seconds.
5. Now, combine potato and mix salt.
6. Mix them well and saute for 3-5 minutes. 
7. Next, combine coriander leaves and keep aside to cool down a bit.

How to Make Samosa

1. Knead the dough to make it slightly smooth.
2. Take out 5 portions from the dough and roll them to make balls. Cover the remaining dough.
3. Make the rolling area a little bit of sticky and then flatten a ball. After that sprinkle some oil.
4. Now, convert the flatten ball into an oval shape of 8.5 inches long 6.5 inches wide by rolling them.
5. Now, divide it into two equal parts.
6. Smear water over the straight edges and gently join the edges to make a cone.
7. Press the cone firmly to seal from the inside also.
8. Stuff the cone with the prepared potato masala and press down. Smear water on the edges properly.
9. Bring the edges together and create a pleat on one side. 
10. Now, bring the pleat back and seal it well.
11. Kindly make sure the samosas have been sealed well.

Samosa Deep Frying

1. Now pour sufficient amount of oil into a deep cooking pot and begin to boil it until medium hot. 
2. Now, add 5-6 samosas into the oil and fry them on a low flame for a few minutes.
3. When the samosas crust turns firm, flip them and fry on a medium flame until the samosas become crunchy and golden in colour.
4.  Your tasty samosas are ready. Serve them with green chutney and enjoy.

Quick Cooking Note

• The boiling potatoes should not be soggy but firm and well cooked. If you're using a stovetop cooker then 4-5 whistles are fine.