How do you make samosa pastry?

[billyskank]

I know, I could so easily google for it. But it's more fun to ask you lot!

[neweurope]

1. What IS samosa pastry?

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[billyskank]

2. You know what a samosa is?

I suspect this is probably the sticking point...!

Spiced vegetables (typically potato and peas) wrapped up in thin pastry and deep-fried. Delicious. I can make a mean filling, but I've never tried to make the pastry before.

[neweurope]

8. Aaah! Thank you :)

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[supernova]

3. Here's one recipe:

ngredients

For cover:
1 cup plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp. warm oil
water to knead dough

For filling:
2 potatoes large boiled, peeled, mashed
1 onion finely chopped
2 green chillies crushed
1/2 tsp. ginger crushed
1/2 tsp. garlic crushed
1 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
1/2 lemon juice extracted
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/2 tsp. coriander seeds crushed
1 tsp. red chilli powder
salt to taste
oil to deep fry

Method

For dough:
Make well in the flour.
Add oil, salt and little water.Mix well till crumbly.
Add more water little by little, kneading into soft pliable dough.
Cover with moist cloth, keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
Beat dough on worksurface and knead again. Re-cover.

For filling:
Heat 3 tbsp. oil, add ginger, green chilli, garlic, coriander seeds.
Stir fry for a minute, add onion, saute till light brown.
Add coriander, lemon, turmeric, salt, red chilli, garam masala.
Stir fry for 2 minutes, add potatoes. Stir further 2 minutes.
Cool. Keep aside.

To proceed:
Make a thin 5" diam. round with some dough.
Cut into two halves. Run a moist finger along diameter.
Join and press together to make a cone.
Place a tbsp. of filling in the cone and seal third side as above.
Make five to six. Put in hot oil, deep fry on low to medium till light brown.
Do not fry on high, or the samosas will turn out oily and soggy.
Drain on rack or kitchen paper.
Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys (refer chutneys), or tomato sauce.

Making time: 45 minutes
Makes: 20 pieces (approx.)
Shelflife: Bestfresh

[billyskank]

6. Flour, water, oil, salt. Cool - cheers!

I'll try that later.

[demnan]

4. Samoas? as in Indian samoas?

Just buy some of that ready made pastry dough. An Indian lady at work does that. I've never made them myself.

[DS1]

5. I don't know, but make me a dozen while you're at it

[billyskank]

7. I'm gonna make shit loads

there'll be enough for everybody!

[supernova]

9. Make some of that tamarind dipping sauce too!

:9

[billyskank]

12. Next time

I do have some mango pickle that would blow the arse off an elephant, though!

[GCP]

10. Buy the samosas frozen from Trader Joes

They're excellent and a lot easier :D

[billyskank]

11. I believe you

but if I can pull this off, I think it will be more satisfying.

[billyskank]

13. Mmmmmmm

I *love* the smell of cumin seeds frying! :9

[Bossy Monkey]

14. I think we did the recipe out of the Moosewood Cookbook, with delightful

results. That or the Enchanted Broccoli Forest. (Some Mollie Katzen or another, in other words.)

Couldn't find it online in the original form, but here's a link to a recipe adapted from it. The ingredients for the pastry are the same, though:
http://www.featherstonefarm.com/newsletters/04-07-07.htm
about 2/3 way down the page

[yewberry]

15. Chickpea flour!

No, I don't a recipe in front of me, but for some reason it's sticking in my head that samosas are tradionally made from chickpea flour (AKA besan or gram flour at the Indian grocery.)

Good luck!