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HOW TO MAKE POTATO AND ONION SAMOSA - Kenyan Style


Samosa is a popular appetizer that is conically shaped and usually filled with fillings such as potatoes and minced meat. It’s usually deep fried in vegetable oil resulting in a golden brown crunchy outer crust.

Ingredients for the Pastry:
• 300g all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil for mixing
• Salt to taste
• Warm water

Ingredients for the filling: 
• 2 large potatoes 
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon red chili powder (Optional)
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 3 green chilies, finely diced (Optional)
• ½ teaspoon ginger, minced
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• 3 tablespoons oil for frying the filling
• Vegetable oil for deep frying the samosas
• Salt to taste


Directions
The Filling
- Peel the potato skin, Wash and dice. Boil the diced potatoes in water just enough to cover the potatoes and add 1/4 tsp. salt. Boil for about 10mins till they soften then drain out the excess water.

- Heat the 3 tbsp. vegetable oil for frying the filling in a frying pan on medium heat.

- Add the green chilies (optional), ginger and garlic. Stir fry for 2 minutes; add the onions and fry till it turns golden brown. Add the salt to taste, curry powder, pepper (optional) and stir fry for 3 mins. Add the diced potatoes and Stir fry for 3 mins. Set aside and allow to cool

The Pastry
- In a bowl, mix the flour, salt and vegetable oil together. slowly add in the water until the mixture forms a pliable dough (can be easily molded).

- Cover with a moist cloth and set aside for 20mins (Covering prevents it from drying)

- Divide the dough and roll into equal sized balls

- Take one ball of dough and roll it out with a rolling pin on a flat surface until it is extremely thin (The other balls should be covered to avoid drying). 

- Divide the rolled out dough into two Halves. Take one half and form a cone. Mix a little flour with water then rub in between the overlapped edges so as to keep the filling inside once you start frying.

- Fill the cone with the potato filling then seal completely by pinching the opening together. Repeat the process till the dough and filling is finished.

- Heat the vegetable oil in a medium sized frying pan for about 2 mins (you can check the oil temperature by dipping the handle of a wooden spoon into the oil. If the oil starts steadily bubbling, then the oil is hot enough for frying), then drop in the samosas in batches of five or six, making sure you don’t crowd the pan. Deep fry till golden brown & Crisp.

- Transfer Onto a paper towel to drain off the excess oil.
Serve hot with ketchup
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