Saturday, September 26, 2020

Methi Samosa

Ingredients:
  • maida 2 cups
  • methi chopped 1 cup
  • warm oil to knead
  • warm water to make the dough soft
  • salt to taste
  • oil to deep fry
  • oil 3 tbsp
  • ginger & garlic paste 1 tbsp
  • cooked peas 1 cup
  • cooked potatoes 2 medium
  • coriander powder 1 tbsp
  • jeera powder 1 tsp
  • mustard 1 tsp
  • turmeric 1/2 tsp
  • fennel seeds powder 1 tbsp
  • garam masala powder 11/2 tsp
  • salt to taste


Method:
  • Samosa filling:
  • First take oil in a kadai or a big pan and put mustard seed after it splutter add peas and fry for sometime then add ginger garlic paste, turmeric and fry again for 2 seconds. t
  • Then add all the dry masala powder and the the potatoes and fry very nicely till it becomes dry.
  • At last add coriander leaves for the flavour.
  • Samosa Crust
  • Take maida mix salt, Methi and warm oil together and make a dough, then use warm water to make the dough soft.
  • Take a big ball of the dough a roll it very thickly.
  • Then cut it into half make a cone and put the above filling into it and close it with the help of water.
  • Repeat the same thing with the other half also.
  • Then heat oil in a kadai to fry the samosa, remember that you should fry the samosa in a low flame.
  • Then enjoy it with any garlic chutney.


Notes:
  • To make crispy ‘samosa crust’, check the flour by making it like a ball, before adding water. That is after you add the oil in the flour, try to make it like a ball and if you can, try to crush it.
  • If it is so, now you can add water and mix the dough. Samosas will come very very crispy in this condition.

Samosa

Ingredients:
  • 4 large boiled potatoes
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cup frozen/ fresh peas
  • 1 large carrot, cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 4-5 green chillies, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste / grated ginger
  • salt and garam masala as per taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 6 samosa patties
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose white flour
  • water


Method:
  • Boil peas and carrots in water until cooked, and then drain water.
  • Cut boiled potatoes into little cubes.
  • In pot, heat oil. When oil is hot, add the cumin seeds.
  • Wait till they splutter and then, add the chopped onions.
  • Fry onions till golden brown.
  • Add ginger paste / grated ginger and fry for a bit longer.
  • Add the chillies, potatoes, peas, carrots, lemon juice, salt, sugar, and garam masala.
  • Mix well, lightly mashing together ingredients.
  • After thoroughly mixed, remove from heat.
  • Your filling is ready.
  • Now take the samosa patties, put the filling, roll it in the shape of a triangle and seal the edges with a flour and water paste.
  • Your Samosa is ready.
  • Heat some oil in a deep pan.
  • Fry your Samosas to light golden brown and serve hot with mint Chutney or any other Chutney.

Samosa with samosa patties

Ingredients:
  • 2-3 cups of cubed boiled potatoes
  • 1/2 cup of finely chopped onions
  • few cauliflower florets (optional)
  • 1/2 cup of green peas
  • 1/4 cup of chopped green coriander
  • 2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • two-three flour( tortillas) samosa patties
  • Red chili powder and salt according to taste.
  • oil for frying


Method:
  • Take some oil in a pan. Fry the onions to golden brown.
  • Put cumin and coriander powder and fry for another minute.
  • Add the boiled potatoes and green peas.
  • Add salt and chilli powder according to taste.
  • Stir for 10-15 minutes.
  • Stir in the chopped green coriander leaves and stir for another minute or so.
  • Your filling is ready.
  • Now cut the flour tortillas lengthwise, put the filling, roll it in the shape of a triangl and seal the edges with a flour and water paste.
  • Your Samosa is ready.
  • Heat some oil in a deep pan.
  • Fry your Samosas to light golden brown and serve hot with mint Chutney or any other Chutney.

Hurigaalu

Ingredients:
  • 1cup Whole Channa
  • 1cup Whole moong dal
  • 1cup Whole green moong dal
  • 1 cup beans
  • 1 cup ground nuts
  • 1 cup peas
  • 2 table spoons sesame seeds
  • 2 table spoons horse gram
  • 5 - 6 red chilies
  • 1 spoon turmeric powder
  • A pinch of Asafetida
  • Salt
  • 1 spoon oil


Method:
  • Soak all pulses over night separately.
  • Drain and dry them in shadow for 4 to 5 hours.
  • Then fry them one by one and make them crispy.
  • Put all of them in a bowl and mix well
  • Grind red chilly, salt, turmeric powder and asafetida powder and grind well
  • Mix the grind masala with the fried pulses and pour one spoon oil
  • So that the masala will stick on the pulses.
  • Serve as evening snack with tea or coffee.


Notes:
  • You can add salt cheedai or fried coconut pieces or curry leaves in this.

Udad Vadai

Ingredients:
  • 1 Cup Udad Dhal
  • 4-5 Green Chilies
  • 1 Pinch Asafetida
  • Salt
  • Oil to fry


Method:
  • Soak Udad dhal for 1/2 hour and grind by adding less water.
  • Add salt, chopped green chilies and asafetida powder.
  • Heat oil in a deep pan and make big vadas buy putting big holes in the center.
  • Turn them occasionally.
  • Remove from fire when they become golden brown.
  • Serve with coconut-ginger chutney.


Notes:
  • Instead of green chilies you can add whole black pepper also.
  • You can add chopped cabbage, greens, onions in the dough to get verities of vada.
  • If the dough is thin, add a little rice flour or rava and mix well.
  • Keep Aside for 10 min. and then make vadas.

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