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Aloo samosa with homemade dough
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Aloo Samosa with Homemade Dough

A crispy, delicious, and spicy samosa, is perfect for Ramadan cravings. This is a very easy method to make samosa at home. You can freeze it or fry and use it right away.
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: Aloo Samosa,, Homemade Aloo Samosa
Servings: 16
Calories: 246kcal
Author: Saba Ahmad

Ingredients

Ingredients for Dough

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp carom seeds or ajwaian
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1/2 cup water or as needed

Ingredients for Filling

  • 1 lb potatoes Boiled
  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 tbsp oil canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1 green chili

Spices

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp red chili
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red chili or chili flakes
  • 1 tsp dry roasted cumin coriander powder
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds crushed
  • 1 tbsp chat masala

For Frying

  • 3 cups Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Add enough water to cover the potatoes in a big pot. Put the pot on the stove over medium-high heat and boil until the potatoes are soft let the potatoes cool down.

Make Dough

  • In a bowl, add flour, salt, carom seeds, and ghee or oil. Mix it with your hands and then slowly add water while kneading until a hard dough forms. It's slightly harder than the regular dough for rotis. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it rest.

Prepare Filling

  • In a pan, over medium heat add 1 tbsp of oil, then add cumin seeds, give it a minute then add all of your spices. Cook spices for 1-2 minutes.
  • Lower the heat and now add boiled potatoes and roughly break them with your hands. Mix everything.
  • Now add 1 cup of peas and mix.
  • Add green chilies and cilantro. Take it off the heat to cool down.

Shape Samosas

  • Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll to make dough balls.
  • Dip the dough ball in a little bit of oil and roll it into an oval-shaped roti. They don't have to be perfect. Now with the help of a knife or a pizza cutter, cut the roti into two.
  • Apply water on the flat side of the rolled dough and bring the other end to make a cone shape. Check the video for details.
  • Add a tablespoon of potato filling, and apply a little bit of water to close the edges of the samosa.
  • Keep repeating until all of the dough is used.
  • You can freeze the samosas at this point or fry them on medium-low heat until golden and crispy.

Fry Samosa

  • Heat oil in a deep pan. To check if the oil is ready, drop a small piece of dough in it. It floats slowly to the surface, which means the oil is ready to fry samosa.
  • Fry over medium-low heat for 4-5 minutes per side and enjoy with green chutney.

Video

Notes

Note:
1. If you don't have ghee, you can also use oil to make the dough.
2. Feel free to adjust the spice level according to your liking.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 171mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg