HOW TO MAKE SAMOSA
Ingredients
The dough :
120g flour
3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
A pinch of salt
Half teaspoon of spice ( thyme or any other)
Warm water
The filling :
2 medium Irish potatoes
2 handfuls of green peas
1 large carrot
200g minced beef/ meat
2 cooking spoons of vegetable oil
Stock cubes
1 stalk of spring onion ( cut into thin circles )
1 teaspoon of curry powder
Salt and ground pepper ( to taste )
1 pinch of garlic powder ( optional)
Feel free to customize the filling to your taste but the classic Indian Samosa must contain Irish potatoes and green peas .
How to make
Filling
Wash and peel the irish potatoes and carrots . Dice into tiny bits , add green peas . Add a little salt and cook for about 5 minutes . Take off the heat once the get soft and set aside.
Slice onions in circles . Set aside .
Heat up vegetable oil in a small pot, add the onions , curry and garlic powder, and stir for a few seconds .
Add the minced meat and stir – fry until it turns to a pale colour.
Add stock cubes , pepper and salt to taste .
Add the cooked vegetables and mix together on medium head for about 3 minutes .
Dough
Pour flour into a medium mixing bowl .
Add warm water, salt and vegetable oil . Mix until you have a smooth, stretchy dough .
Cover mixture with an airtight plastic wrap and leave to breathe for 15 minutes , then knead the dough to make it more stretchy .
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to a thickness of about 2 – 3 mm .
Cut the dough in circles . You can use the tip of a round glass bowl if you do not have a circular dough cutter .
Cut those circles in two equal halves and smudge water on the straight part of the semi – circular dough . Don ’ t close it yet .
Put a spoonful of the filling into the dough . Repeat until all the dough is finished. Heat up vegetable oil in medium heat .
Make sure the oil is not too hot for it . Fry until the colour changes to light brown .
Place the fried samosa on a paper towel to drain off excess oil .