Lentil Samosa

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/2 tbsp Coriander, Powder
  • 250 g Potato
  • 1/2 cup Spit chickpea lentil or pulse

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp Green chili paste
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 250 g All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon, powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Clove powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp Garam masala
  • 2 Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 5 tbsp Oil

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Description

Ingredients

• 250 gm all purpose flour (maida)
• salt to taste
• 5 tbsp oil
• ½ cup spit chickpea lentil or pulse (Chana Dal) soaked for 1 hour
• 250 gm potato boiled and mashed
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tbsp green chili paste
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• ½ tbsp cinnamon powder
• ½ tbsp clove powder
• ½ tbsp fennel seeds
• ½ tbsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

• Take the flour, salt in a bowl. mix well and add ghee or oil.
• With the fingertips rub the oil into flour to get breadcrumb like consistency.
• Add the 3-4 tbsp water to knead the smooth dough. Cover the dough with moistened kitchen and keep aside for 30 minutes.
• Boil the pulse or lentil. do not overcook it. You can also do it in microwave, just micro for 5 minutes. Pulse must be half-cooked.
• In a large bowl, take boiled mashed potatoes, add ginger paste, green chili paste, garam masala, cinnamon powder, clove powder, fennel seeds, coriander powder, salt to taste. mix all well.
• and at last add lentils into mixture, and just fold it. Stir the mixture carefully, otherwise lentil must be mashed with potatoes and lost its looks.
• After giving rest to dough knead the dough again, Divide the dough into 10-12 pieces of balls.
• Take ball, roll it into your hand, and then roll it using rolling-pin with medium thickness and create 5-6 inch diameter sized roti.
• Cut it into half using knife, divide it into exactly half part.
• With a brush or finger, apply the water on straight edges of it. Fold it in a such way that it take cone like shape. First bring one edge to the center, and bring other edge and place it by overlapping the first one.
• Fill the cone with stuffing. you may required 2 tbsp stuffing.
• Now again brush some water to opened edge and stick well so that it will not open while you frying it.
• Prepare all other samosa in the same way.
• Now heat the oil in frying pan, and fry the samosa at medium heat. You can fry 2-3 samosa at a time. but fry it at medium flame. It will take 5-7 minutes to fry perfectly.