Samosa Or How To Make Samosa Recipe with step by step photos
Making dough for Punjabi Samosa-
For making the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | dough, in a deep bowl take maida. You can even use half and half whole wheat flour and maida or just atta to make samosa if you are health conscious but, they would not give the same result.
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Add melted ghee. The addition of fat is known as ‘moyan or moyen’ in hindi. Do not hesitate to use large amount of fat as it provides the samosa with that perfect crispy texture on the outside and avoids the formation of air bubbles on the outer covering.
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Add carom seeds. Also known as ajwain, it imparts a sharp and pungent taste and aids in digeation.
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Add salt to taste.
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Mix well and add water.
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Add just enough water to make a stiff dough. Quantity of water required to make a stiff dough is less so take care and add little water at a time. If the dough is soft the samosa crust won’t be crisp and flaky.
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Knead well and cover with a lid or damp muslin cloth and keep to rest for 15 minutes.
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Making the stuffing for the Veg Aloo Samosa-
To make the samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | heat oil in a broad non-stick pan.
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Add the cumin seeds and a pinch of asafotida.
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Once the seeds crackle, then add the ginger-green chilli paste.
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Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Do not brown it or else the flavour will change.
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Add the boiled and chopped potato cubes.
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Then add the boiled green peas. Learn how to microwave green peas.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes while stirring continuously, while doing so lightly mash with the back of the spoon so that all the ingredients blend and mix well.
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Add the garam masala. While garam masala is readily available in the market, if you want to learn how to make it at home, refer our detailed recipe with video of homemade punjabi garam masala. Instead of garam masala you can add pav bhaji masala.
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Add some dry mango powder for tang.
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Add the whole coriander seeds. If you wish you can crush them lightly and then add.
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Add salt to taste.
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Finally add chopped coriander.
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Again mix well. The stuffing for Mumbai roadside samosa is ready. For variation, you can also add some mint paste made by blending mint leaves, green chilli, lemon juice and salt.
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How to make Veg Samosa at home-
Before you start stuffing the samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | take enough oil in a deep kadhai and put to heat on a slow flame.
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Take the rested dough and knead again and divide it into 2 equal portions.
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Take one portion and roll it into an oval shape. If you are not comfortable rolling it into an oval, roll it into a round shape.
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Cut the oval horizontally into 2 equal portions using a knife.
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Pick one portion and hold it on your palm.
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Start rolling it from one end.
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Roll on to the other end to form a cone.
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Press the end of the cone so that the stuffing is well sealed inside.
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The cone is ready to be stuffed.
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Stuff the cone with the prepared potato-green pea mixture and press it lightly.
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Apply a little water on the edges and press to seal.
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Once sealed press the edge on your palm. Repeat with the remaining dough to stuff more samosas.
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Before you start stuffing the samosa | Mumbai roadside samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | take enough oil in a deep kadhai and put to heat on a slow flame.
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Deep-fry the samosas on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
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Drain the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | on an absorbent paper.
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Serve the samosa hot with green chutney or sweet tamarind chutney.
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You can enjoy them as it is or use the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | to to whip up a variety of dishes like Samosa Pav, Toasted Samosa Sandwich and Samosa Chaat.