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Matar Samosa Recipe -Green Pea Samosa
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Matar Samosa Recipe -Green Pea Samosa

A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with all purpose flour (maida), tablespoons ghee, salt. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.

Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳

Calories
725kcal
Estimated Cost
375-525
Carbs85g
Protein53g
Fats19g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

21 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Matar Samosa Recipe first, mix together half a teaspoon of salt into the flour

    all purpose flour (maida)(1 cup)salt(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to tasteall purpose flour (maida)(2 teaspoon)
  2. 2

    Rub ghee or vegetable shortening into the flour mixture, with your fingers until it resembles loose bread crumbs

    all purpose flour (maida)(1 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)tablespoons ghee(2)all purpose flour (maida)(2 teaspoon)
  3. 3

    Gradually add water, slowly, and knead to make a soft but firm dough

    water(1/4 cup)
  4. 4

    Roll the dough into a ball, cover with a moist muslin cloth and keep aside

  5. 5

    The next step is to make the filling

  6. 6

    In a kadai or heavy bottomed pan, warm the ghee, add the jeera and allow it to crackle and tip in the chilli paste

    tablespoons ghee(2)tablespoons ghee(2)green chilli sauce(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/4 teaspoon)
  7. 7

    Saute these together for a minute

  8. 8

    Add peas followed by all the other spices and cook till the pea mixture becomes dry and all the water has dried up

    -/2 green peas (matar) - steamed and mashed(1 cups)water(1/4 cup)
  9. 9

    Season with salt and cook again for 2-3 minutes

    salt(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste
  10. 10

    Set the peas mixture aside to cool down so it is easier to handle when shaping the samosas

    -/2 green peas (matar) - steamed and mashed(1 cups)
  11. 11

    Make a flour paste, by combining the flour and water

    all purpose flour (maida)(1 cup)all purpose flour (maida)(2 teaspoon)water(1/4 cup)
  12. 12

    To begin making the samosa cases, divide the dough into small balls and roll them into thin circles

  13. 13

    Cut each rolled-out circle into two halves by running your knife down the center, so you have 2 semi-circles for each disc

  14. 14

    Roll the semi-circles into cones and using a teaspoon fill them with the peas mixture

    -/2 green peas (matar) - steamed and mashed(1 cups)
  15. 15

    Dab the flour paste along the edges of the open side of the cone, press the two edges together and seal

    all purpose flour (maida)(1 cup)all purpose flour (maida)(2 teaspoon)
  16. 16

    Arrange the matar samosas in a platter and cover them with a moist muslin cloth

  17. 17

    Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai on medium heat

    sunflower oil - for deep frying
  18. 18

    Deep fry the matar samosas in hot oil till they are golden brown

    sunflower oil - for deep frying
  19. 19

    Try not to fry too many together as it will crowd the kadai and alter the cooking time

  20. 20

    Remove the Matar Samosa from the kadai using a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper

  21. 21

    Matar Samosa can be served with a dollop of Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and khajoor imli chutney or tomato ketchup, along with masala chai in the evening

    garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon)

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