Welcome to the 18th edition of blogging marathon. I have chosen Kids Friendly Snacks for the first week and the first dish I am going to serve you is Samosa. Who only does not like this deep fried delicacy, right from Bengal till Kanyakumari, you can see this samosa in the tea stalls, cafe' s , coffee shops, chat shops, restaurants etc.. This is a very popular snack in every household, it is either store bought or home made. I made this for my nieces and they simply loved it.
Ingredients:
Maida - 3 cups
Oil - for deep fry
Ajwain - a pinch
Salt to taste
For the filling
Potato - 3 big
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Green Peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1 cup sliced
Red Chili powder - 2 tbsp
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method :
To prepare the filling
Boil and mash the potatoes
Boil the green peas and keep aside
Heat oil in a wok and add the Jeera
When the Jeera sputters add the sliced onions
Saute for a minute till it is translucent
Now add the mashed potato and boiled green peas
Add the red chili powder, salt and mix well.
Let this mixture cool
You can add coriander and mint leaves for flavoring
To prepare samosa
Make a dough with the Maida, salt and oil.
Divide the dough into small balls
Keep the filling ready for the samosa
Roll out the dough into thin chapatis
Cut the whole circle into two halves
Make a conical shape out of one half and fill it with the potato curry
Seal the samosa well using a little water.
Samosa is ready to be deep fried. Prepare the whole batch of samosas and keep it ready for deep fry
Meanwhile heat oil in a wide wok and deep fry the prepared samosas in them
Samosa is ready to be devoured with pudhina chutney
This hot samosa is being served at Blogging Marathon#18 and Kid's Delight-Evening snack hosted by Vardhini and started by Srivalli
