Easy Samosas

In the spirit of Ramadan (one of the months in the Muslim calendar), I will be telling you how I make samosas, which is a cultural part of our meal that is eaten after sunset during the month of Ramadan.  Yes, it is fried, and yes, we all say to each other that we are going to cook less fried items but end up making it anyway.  These triangle objects are just so tempting, it's hard not to take one or two or even three.  You can dip them in sauces or eat them crushed with chick peas, yogurt, onions, coriander, green chili, Shan's chaat masala, and many other things.  Sounds tasty already right?  Just thinking about it makes me want to go fry them right now but I will show you how to make it first so we can munch on them together. :)

Traditionally, for the outer part, women would knead their own dough and roll them into small or medium-size balls.  They would then flatten them out into a circle and cut it in half, which would be enough to make 2 samosas.  I am definitely sure women still do that but for those who don't have the time or energy to make like 20 samosas, I have a much easier way to make them, which will taste just like home-made ones. :)

But before I show you the product I use, let's talk about the filling.  I will tell you how I make my potato samosas. 

Ingredients

•  3 potatoes - boiled, peeled, and mashed.
• 1 Tbs fresh coriander
• 1 small green chili pepper
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• Salt
• green peas (depends on how much you want to put in it)

Just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, and you have your mixture.  :)  

The product for the flour that I use are Goya's 10 discos, which are usually used for empanadas.  You can find it in the freezer section at your local grocery store.  One packet makes 20 samosas, which is perfect because that's just how much I want for now. :)

Basically, you have the circles already made for you, and all you have to do is cut it in half and make samosas.  Let's say I have half a piece, now how would I fold it?  Very easy.  Hold it with the semi-circle on the bottom and the straight line on the top.  Fold the right corner in so there will be about 30 degrees angle on the left side.  My deepest apologies for the math lesson here.... Now all you have to do is fold the angle in and you can fill it with potatoes and close it.  They will simply look like this:

Now they are ready for some deep frying.

End results:

I obviously like to drench the little bit oil left in some paper towel before I put them in a serving dish or a tray.  These are so easy to make that I made about 40 just in one sitting and brought it to my local mosque so other people can enjoy them as well. :)

You can fill it with anything you want.

Til next time, keep frying. :)