Punjabi Cuisine

Ingredients:

For covering

• All purpose flour (maida) – 1 cup
• water – for dough
• Carom seeds (ajwain) – 1/4 tspn
• Salt – 3/4 tspn
• Cooking oil – 2 tbsp

Stuffing

• Potatoes – 5 medium
• Boiled green peas – 1/2 cup
• Cooking oil – 2 tbspn
• Cumin seeds (jera) – 1 tspn
• Finely chopped ginger – 1/2 inch
• Green chilli chopped – 3
• Red chilli powder – 1/2 tspn
• Dry mango powder (amchoor) – 1/2 tspn
• Garam masala – 1/2 tspn
• Salt – 1 tspn
• Fresh Cilantro leaves chopped – 1 tbsp
• Chopped cashews
• Raisins – few
• Tamrind  chutney

Preparation:

For Cover:

• Mix  salt, oil, ajwain.
• Add a little water.
• Pat and knead well few times into soft  dough.
• Cover with cloth and keep it aside for 10 – 15 minutes.

• In a bowl add mashed potatoes and salt chilli powder, mango powder, garam masala and green chilli, ginger and mix well.
• Add green peas, cashews and raisins and mix well.
• Finally, add the cilantro and keep it aside.

For Samosa:

• Make small rolls out of the dough and roll it into 4″ – 5″ diameter circle.
• Cut it into a semi-circle.
• Take one semi circle and fold it like a cone. Use water so the sides stick.
• Place a spoon of filling in the cone and seal the third side using a drop of water.
• Take a heavy pan and heat oil in it.
• Fry the samosa until golden brown.
• Serve it with tamarind chutney.

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