Baked Samosa – Potato Greenpeas Filling

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Baked Potato Greenpeas Filled Spicy Samosa

If you have not had an appetizer called samosa yet, you don't know what you're missing out on. It is a crispy and spicy Indian snack which has crisp outer layer made of wheat flour and rich filling of mashed potato, peas and spices. Samosa prepared with this healthy baked recipe is simply irresistible.

Ingredients

1. 3 cups all-purpose whole wheat flour

2. 5 large potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed roughly

3. 1 cup greenpeas

4. 1 tsp cumin seeds

5. 1 tsp coriander powder

6. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

7. 1/2 tsp garam masala

8. Dash salt or to taste

Instructions

Mix the flour with water and salt to taste. Add a little water at a time to it, to make a firm, smooth dough. Keep aside.

In a pan, heat 2 tbsps of water and add the cumin seeds to it. When they stop spluttering, add the coriander, tumeric, red chilli and garam masala powders. Fry for just a few seconds.

Add the potato and greenpeas to this spice mixture and mix well. Season with salt.

Simmer and cook for 7-10 minutes. Keep aside.

Divide the dough you made earlier in to golf ball-sized portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball out into a circle roughly 7-8" in diameter.

Cut each circle into 2 with a sharp knife.

Take one semi-circle and lightly wet its straight edge with water. Fold it into a cone, joining this wet edge and pressing gently to seal well.

Fill this cone 3/4 full with the potato filling made earlier. You can put any semi-dry filling you desire into Samosas - lentils, spinach, etc.

Lightly wet the open edges of the cone and press together to seal well. Continue making your samosas.

Place the Samosas on baking sheet and place in oven for 30 minutes till they turn golden in color. Flip to other side halfway.

Check to see if their done.

Serve hot with Tomato Chutney and Mint-Coriander Chutney.