Calcutta style samosa

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  • sparrow
    • Dec 2006
    • 3974

    Calcutta style samosa

    Ingredients:

    For cover:

    2 cups plain flour
    3 tbsp. melted ghee
    salt to taste

    For filling:

    1 cup cauliflower
    2 cups potatoes boiled
    6-7 green chillies
    1 tsp. ginger grated
    1/2 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
    1/2 tsp. amchoor (dried mango) powder
    1/2 tsp. garam masala
    1/4 tsp. turmeric
    salt to taste
    1/2 tbsp. raisins
    1 tbsp. cashew pieces
    3-4 pinches asafoetida
    1 tbsp. oil
    Oil for deep frying

    Sift flour and salt together.
    Add ghee and mix well.
    Add water to knead a soft dough.
    Cover with moist cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
    Brush liberally with ghee, knead, cover again and keep aside.

    For filling:


    Grate cauliflower, mash potatoes and finely chop green chillies.
    Heat oil, add cashews and fry till light golden.
    Add cauliflower & all other ingredients and mix well
    Add all other ingredients and mix well.


    To proceed:

    Make small balls, the size of small lemons, from dough.
    Knead one into thin chappati about 5" diameter.
    Cut into half, take one, fold into cone, seal edge with some water.
    Fill with one tbsp. filling, seal open edges to form triangular pyramid.
    Seal edges and corners well with moist fingers.
    Make four or five, deepfry in hot oil till golden and crisp.

    Repeat for all filling and dough.

    Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys.
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  • Samanthajones
    • Sep 2006
    • 5008

    #2
    hey!!!..that looks really delicious!!!..thnx a lot!!!..keep up the gr8 effort!!!
    ~Samanthajones~

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