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Crispy Punjabi Samosa How to make crispy samosas at home like a confectioner
Ingredients
- 1 cup Maida
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Carom seeds, Ajwain
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- Cold water as required
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Fennel seeds
- ½ tbsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 inch Ginger, chopped
- 2 fresh Green chillies, chopped
- 10-12 Raisins
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder, turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Degi red chilli powder, Degi Lal Mirch Powder
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida, Asafoetida
- 4-5 Potatoes, boiled & lightly mashed
- ¼ cup Green peas
- 1 ½ tbsp Prepared Masala, Prepared Masala
- ½ tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Dry Mango powder, amchur (dry mango powder)
- Salt to taste
Steps
- In a bowl add maida, salt, carom seeds, ghee and mix everything properly until it resembles bread crumb consistency.
- Now add cold water and knead a hard dough. Cover and keep aside for resting at least for 15-20 minutes.
- In a pan add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and roast them lightly.
- Transfer them into a motor-pastel and crush them coarsely and keep aside for further use.
- In a pan add ghee, ginger, garlic, green chillies and saute for a minute.
- Now add raisins, turmeric powder, degi red chilli powder, asafoetida, potatoes, green peas and mash it coarsely, mix everything properly and cover and cook for 4-5 minutes on medium heat.
- Now remove the cover and cook on high flames for 3-4 minutes or until light charred.
- Add the prepared masala, black pepper powder, dry Mango powder, salt and mix everything properly. And keep aside for further use.
- Take a medium portion of the dough, make a round peda and roll it thin in an oval shape.
- Now cut in from the centre and take one half of it and make a cone shape of it and add the filling in it.
- Now apply water on the open ends of the cone and fold it towards you, keep it down and give it a gentle press so that it can stand, make all others in the similar way.
- Heat oil in a kadhai on medium heat and fry the samosas in it until golden brown from all sides, remove on an absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.