Vegetable Samosa

Ingredients:

·         1 cup Peas

·         1 cup chopped carrots

·         1 medium sized Onion finely chopped

·         Few Coriander leaves finely chopped

·         ¼ tsp Turmeric powder

·         1 tsp. Red chilli powder

·         1 tsp Garam masala

·         2 cup Maida/All-purpose flour

·         Water (desired amount)

·         Salt to taste

·         Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

To make Vegetable stuffing:

·       In a pan, heat little oil, add onion, beans, carrot, coriander and sauté finely for few minutes.

·       Add the turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, salt and sauté it, reduce the heat and leave it in stove for 5 -10 minutes till the raw smell is gone.

·       Check for the salt.

·       Turn off the heat and let it stand to cool well.

 To make Pastry:

·       In a bowl, take the flour, salt and mix it together.

·       Add the water little by little and knead the dough until it forms soft and non-sticky dough.

·       Keep the dough in a covered container aside for 2 – 3 hours at room temperature.

To make Samosa:

·       Divide the dough into small portions and roll each portion into a small ball.

·       On a lightly floured surface place a dough ball and roll it into flat & circular shape roti’s using a rolling pin.

·       Cut the circular shaped roti’s in to half.

·       Now roll each half of the roti into small cones and place a little prepared vegetable stuffing in to the cones and stick the edges with little flour paste (little flour mixed in water) to make a triangular cone shaped samosas.

·       Repeat the above for the remaining dough.

·       In a deep pan, heat oil for frying, slowly drop the stuffed samosa into the oil and deep fry until it turns crisp and light brown spots appears.

·       Remove the deep fried Samosa from oil and place it in a paper towel to drain the excess oil.

·       Serve the Vegetable Samosa with Tomato ketchup/Sweet Tamarind Chutney