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Onion Samosas

Onion samosas are a bite sized crisp and flaky savoury snack They are also called Irani samosas and are a popular street food of Hyderabad .
Course Snack, Tea Time
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 Samosa pattis
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour + water as required

Stuffing

  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1/2 cup thin poha
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp dry mango powder
  • 1 ginger finely chopped
  • 2-3 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped

Glue

  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp water

Instructions

Stuffing

  • Mix the sliced onion , poha , red chilly powder , garam masala, ginger , salt and coriander leaves .
  • Mix with your hands , so that the juice from onions is oozed out and soaks the poha.
  • Keep the stuffing aside .

Glue

  • Mix the flour and water and make a smooth paste.

Preparing the samosas

  • Take a Samosa strip and form a cone at one corner .
  • Fill in the prepared stuffing .
  • Now fold the strip over the cone and just go around folding .
  • Seal with the prepared glue .
  • Check here for step by step pics.
  • Brush the samosas with oil .
  • You could now deep fry , bake or use a air fryer to get them crisp and golden .
  • I used an airfryer and preheated it for 3 minutes at 180 .
  • After that put them in the airfryer basket and fried them for 4 minutes ,have them a stir and fried for another 4 minutes .