Potli samosas
This is simply the 'BEST' and most 'UNIQUE SHAPED' samosa I have seen in all my life!These little potli samosas will sure make your guests ooh and aah o'er them. I promise you will love them. This is another one of the Diwali special dishes lined up on my list of things to make this year for Diwali:) This is also something I'd love everyone to try for this coming Cookathon as the theme is appetisers, and this sure is one!
Yield
2 servingsPrep
35 minCook
35 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | vegetable oil |
|
| 1 | teaspoon | cumin seeds |
|
| 200 | grams |
peas, frozen
or fresh, boiled |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
coriander
powder |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
-
kasuri methi (crumbled between your palms) |
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
green chili peppers
chopped |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
red chilis, dried
powder |
* |
| 1 | teaspoon | salt |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cilantro
coriander leaves |
|
| For the dough | |||
| ½ | teaspoon |
-
ajwain, optional |
* |
| 250 | grams | all-purpose flour |
|
| 3 | tablespoons | vegetable oil |
|
| 100 | grams |
water
directions |
|
Directions
1 First, prepare the filling for this dish.
2 For this, do the following: Heat oil in a pan.
3 Add cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
4 Add greenpeas, and green chilli.
5 Mix well.
6 Once green peas are cooked, add corriander powder, kasori methi, red chilli powder and salt.
7 Mix well.
8 Add corriander leaves and mix well.
9 Now prepare the dough.
10 For this, put ajwain seeds, oil, flour and water in a bowl.
11 Knead well and make dough.(Dough should be hard)
12 Roll lengthwise.
13 Now make small round balls out of this (like you would make for rotis/chapatis).
14 Roll out on a lightly floured board until about 6 inches in diameter.
15 Now, put 1 to 2 tsps. of the above prepared stuffing in the center.
16 Close and give shape of a potli ('potli'is a Hindi word which means,"Small Basket").
17 Likewise, repeat for all the balls of dough.
18 Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
19 Drop potlis, gently, into the hot oil and deep fry until golden brown.
20 Remove from oil.
21 Drain on clean kitchen towels/napkins.
22 Serve hot.
Comments
These samosas look and sound delicious, we love Indian food, and this is definitely one of our favorites. Thanks for sharing all kinds of yummy Indian recipes with photos :-)
thanks, happyhangbo...thank you very much.
Thanks for liking it.