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Samosa recipe | Punjabi Samosa | Aloo Samosa recipe

Learn how to make Punjabi aloo samosas. Samosas are one of the most enjoyed tea time snack. It is one of the most popular street food.
Servings 12 -15
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

Outer Dough

  • Maida/APF 2 cups
  • Oil/ghee 3 tbsp
  • Water as required
  • Salt ½ tsp or as required
  • Ajwain/Oman ½ tsp

Filling

  • Potatoes ½ kg
  • Cumin ½ tsp
  • Oil 1 tbsp
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
  • Red chilli powder 1 tsp
  • Cumin powder ½ tsp
  • Garam masala ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder ½ tsp
  • Salt as required
  • Mint leaves 1 tbsp finely chopped optional
  • Coriander leaves 1 tbsp finely chopped

Instructions

Preparing Dough

  • Take Maida, salt and ajwain in a bowl and mix.
  • Add oil/ghee to it and mix so it looks like crumbs
  • Add water and knead to smooth stiff dough. Dough should be tight.
  • Cover and keep aside till we prepare the filling.

Filling

  • Boil potatoes in cooker for two whistles
  • Peel the skin of potatoes
  • Mash the potatoes slightly.
  • Heat oil and add cumin seeds.
  • Once it browns add ginger garlic paste and saute nicely.
  • Then add the potatoes and saute for one minute.
  • Now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt
  • Saute nicely for 5-10 minutes till everything is combined
  • Add finely chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
  • Now the potato stuffing is ready.

Making samosas

  • Take one small round ball of the dough and flatten them
  • Roll it as round neither too thick nor too thin
  • Cut them as semi circle
  • Take one half of semi circle and apply water on the sides and bring too edges together so it looks like a triangle.
  • Fill the potato stuffing
  • Seal the edges and press them so it is tightly sealed
  • Repeat the same for rest of the dough
  • Heat oil in pan
  • Fry the samosas in medium flame stirring till it is golden
  • Drain them in kitchen tissue.
  • Serve them hot with green chutney or tamarind chutney or tomato sauce.

Notes

I made it less spicy for kids. You can increase the red chilli powder if you like it more spicy.
You can add chaat masala too. I generally don't use them.
Use ghee or butter for better results.