Samosa

What you’ll need

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• ¼ kg potatoes
• Green peas combined
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 green chiles, chopped
• Spices (optional)
• 2 mint leaves
• 2 sprigs of cilantro (coriander)
• Maida (all-purpose flour)
• Water
• Olive oil or vegetable oil
• Salt
• Vegetable oil, for deep frying

Let’s make it

1. Step 1

   Steam the potatoes and peas separately. Cut the potatoes into small pieces.

2. Step 2

   Heat a dash of olive oil in a frying pan. Add onions and chilis, and sauté until the onions turn transparent.

3. Step 3

   Add the potatoes, peas, and spices. Sauté them while stirring until they are completely cooked.

4. Step 4

   Add mint leaves, and coriander leaves.

5. Step 5

   Mix the flour with enough water to make a stiff dough. Knead in 1 tablespoon of oil and a pinch of table salt. Knead it well.

6. Step 6

   Roll dough into even-sized balls (about 3.5 cm in diameter) and roll them out into circles using a rolling pin.

7. Step 7

   Cut each circle in half to make semi-circles.

8. Step 8

   Place a spoonful of the vegetable mixture onto the dough semi-circles, and fold on three sides to make each one into a pyramid shape.

9. Step 9

   Deep fry the samosas until golden and crispy.

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