5 from 21 votes
Vegetable Samosa
Vegetable Samosa features a crispy, deep-fried pastry shell filled with a spiced mixture of mashed potatoes, green peas, and aromatic seasonings like garam masala and chili powder. The dough is rolled and shaped into cones before stuffing and sealing. Frying yields golden, crunchy samosas with a warm, savory, and mildly spiced filling ideal as snacks or appetizers.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
16
Calories:
64 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
Samosa Dough
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
- 2 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ajwain optional
- 1/4 cup water you may need more
Samosa Filling
- 1 pound potato mashed
- 1-2 green chilies finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur), optional
- 1/2 cup green peas boiled
- cashews optional, few, chopped
- raisins optional, few
- 1 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
Samosa Dough
- Mix together the flour, oil, salt, and ajwain.
- Then add the water a little at a time.
- Knead several times into a soft pliable dough.
- Cover it with a moist muslin cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes.
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Samosa Filling
- Combine the mashed potatoes, green chilies, ginger, salt, and spices in a bowl, and mix well.
- Mix in the green peas, cashews, raisins, and cilantro, and set aside.
Samosas
- Make small balls of dough and roll them into circles with a diameter of 4 to 5 inches.
- Cut each circle in half. Take one semi-circle and fold it like a cone, using a drop of water to seal the edge.
- Place a spoonful of filling in the cone, and seal the third side using a drop of water.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a kadhai or deep pot over medium heat, and deep fry till golden brown.
- Remove the samosas from the oil and allow the excess oil to drain over paper towels.
Nutrition Information
Calories
64kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
88mg
(4%)
Potassium
136mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
45IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5.1mg
(6%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 64
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 64kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 88mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 136mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 45IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5.1mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.