MKR winners Radha and Prabha AKA ‘the Twindians’ share their favourite Diwali recipe – aloo samosas.
Diwali
Ingredients
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For Dough
2 cups of plain flour
¼ tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ cup oil
½ cup water
For Samosa Filling
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp hing (asafoetida)
1 inch ginger chopped
1 finely chopped green chilli
½ cup green peas
½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
½ tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp aamchur powder
½ tsp garam masala
¼ tsp pepper
¾ tsp salt
4 white washed potatoes – boiled and mashed
2 tbsp coriander – finely chopped
Other Ingredients
Oil for frying
Water for sealing the dough
For Garnish
Prepared Fried Samosas
Few Coriander leaves
Method
Samosa Filling
Pressure cooker the 4 potatoes until soft but holds its shape. Strain and set aside to cool.In a large kadai take 2 tsp oil and saute 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp fennel and hing.Add 1 inch ginger chopped and 1 green chilli finely chopped to the oil.Now add ½ cup peas and saute for 2 minutes.Add ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp aamchur, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp pepper and ¾ tsp salt.Saute on low flame until the spice turn aromatic. Add a touch of water, if it is too dry, so that the powder spices can roast well without burning.Now add 4 boiled and mashed potatoes.Mash and mix well until the spices are well combined. Taste to see if the salt and spice is good. Add chilli or salt if required.Add the coriander leaves and fold through the mixture,Set aside and let the samosa filling cool down.
For Dough
In a bowl, add all purpose flour, carom seeds, salt to taste, ghee and mix everything properly until it resembles bread crumb consistency.Now, add chilled water and knead a hard dough. Cover and keep aside for resting at least for 15-20 minutes.
For Assembling
Take a medium portion of the dough, make a round ball, apply ghee and roll it thin in an oval shape.Now, cut in from the center and take one half of it and make a cone shape of it and add the prepared 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 pan on medium heat and fry the samosas on low to medium heat, until it turns golden in color from all the sides, remove on an absorbent paper.
For Serving
You can serve samosas with mint yoghurt, tamarind chutney or any condiment of your choice.