BM # 28 Day 2
Samosas are a weak point with me.As a teenager I used to spend my pocket money on either samosas or paani puri.I still love to eat this lovely Indian stuffed pastry, sandwiched into two slices of soft bread, or a bun .The stuffing’s have changed, but as yet my favorite stuffing is the original , with potatoes.I have stopped making these samosas now, as all are health freaks, but this time I decided to bake the samosas and give them a different look.I knew everyone would eat!…the only thing that was worrying me was the maida, but I have already made baked samosas with wheat flour..and I knew the braiding might get difficult with wheat flour.The samosas turned out pretty and yum, everyone enjoyed, yes I was told …………..wheat flour next time!!
Crust
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Sieve the flour.
Pour the oil in the flour and rub like bread crumbs.
Adding water slowly, make a semi soft dough.
Cover and leave it for 10 minutes.
Stuffing
4 potatoes, boiled and roughly mashed
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp mango powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp Garam masala
Coriander leaves
Few mint leaves, finely chopped
Heat oil.
Add cumin seeds.
Add all the spices and immediately add the boiled, mashed potatoes.
Switch off the gas and add coriander and mint leaves.
Mix well, check the spices to your taste.
Cool the stuffing.
Assembling the samosas
Divide the dough in 6-8 balls.
Roll into a disc.
Make slits in the disc.
Please refer the pics.
Place the stuffing in between.
Braid it like a bread..again refer to the pics.
Preheat the oven and place the samosas.
Brush them with oil.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp,toss and turn in between for even baking.
Awesome braid! Love the cute presentation!
Wow Vaishali, you have presented the good old samosas in a pretty new package.
Nice Presentation vaisali, looks crispy
so beautiful…I have no words…too impressive!
Those samosas are so cute!
Vaishali you are torturing me! Those braided ones look out of the world!..what a beauty..
oops , sorry to ask u, at what temp did u bake, and for how long ? preheat too?
Kalyani
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this is mind blowing stuff, Vaishali !! awesome clicks too !!! Cant wait to try…
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Wow.. very interesting and innovative… awesome.
Kalyani..bake them at 180 deg..preheat for 4-5 minutes and bake for 15-20 minutes.but do check your oven settings, mine is a very old one and I keep checking:))
Wow!Looks awesome Vaishali and the braid looks perfect!Bookmarked to try.
Those look absolutely delicious and so cute. Love the braided look, almost like a fried savory pastry.
OMG these are fabulous. Love the braids.
what an awesome braided bread inspired samosa. I love that perfect golden brown shade just like deep fried ones even though it is baked
Wow Samosa looks awesome…mouthwatering here.
Interesting way to enjoy samosa
Beautiful braids. 11 – Can we make these a day before and refrigerate and then bake the next day? How thick / thin is the disc – can you give an example?
Appreciate your response.
Thanks
Yes you surely can pre prepare the samosas,make sure the potatoes are boiled fresh and the weather is good, with our Indian summer it gets a little difficult, else you can freeze them.
The disc is rolled Just like any other samosa crust thickness.it is totally your personal preferance.