Samosa Recipe | Indori Samosa Recipe | How to Make Indori Samosa

Indori Samosa is triangular pastry filled with spiced vegetables mainly potato with masala.

You can find Samos in any Indian restaurant. This is one of the most popular snack in indore which is very easy to prepare.
You can enjoy it anytime in the day. In Madhya Pradesh (Specially in Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, ,Khandwa) people have it in the morning as a breakfast with Indori POHA and Chay (tea).
In other states like (UP) Uttar Pradesh people also have it as evening snack.
This is a tasty after school snack and children love it.
Served in many movie theatres in India.

Indore is a famous place for eating out, people like to eat snacks in different stalls and restaurants.
Indore Sarafa market has many types of snacks which are served in the night. Typically after 9PM when the sarafa Bazar or Jewelry Market is closed..
Indori Samosa is a specialized Samosa with its special style of cooking and spicy chatney which is served with samosa.

For the Pastry (Outer layer of Samosa)

1 1/2 cups all purpose Flour (Maida)
1/4th cup oil
1/8th cup water
Salt 1 teaspoon
Red Chili powder 1/4th teaspoon

For the filling          

4 medium Potatoes, boiled and mashed coarsely
1/2 cup green Peas, cooked
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp Pepper
Salt to taste or 1 teaspoon
1/4 tsp Red chili powder
1 tsp Dry Mango Powder ( Amchur)
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
3 Tablespoons Oil
1/2 Cumin seeds
A pinch of Asafoetida
1 finely chopped Green Chili
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Oil for frying

Step 1: First make the filling.

- Heat oil and season it with cumin seeds, "Hing" or Asafoetida and finely chopped green chilies.
- Now add the mashed potatoes and the peas.
- Now put in all the masalas like the garam masala,  pepper, red chili powder, dry mango powder and cumin powder.
- Mix well and let cook it for 5-6 minutes covered.
- Add the lemon juice and mix well. Then remove and keep aside.
- Let the filling become cool.

Step 2: Now start making the pastry.

Mix the flour, oil, water, salt and red chili powder to make a stiff dough. Kee            p aside.

Step 3: To put the Samosa together

- Cut the pastry dough into 2 equal parts.
- Take a piece of one of the 2 parts the pastry dough.
- Roll it out into a round about 5  to 8 inches in diameter.
- Cut it in two parts (like semi-circle).
- Moisten the straight edge with a finger dipped in water.
- Then take one semi circle and fold it in a shape of triangle .
- Stuff about a spoon of potatoes mixture in that cone and seal the top edge with a drop of water with your finger and press together to pack.
- Make all the Samosas this way.
- Keep both the dough and samosa covered with a piece of cloth.
- Heat oil  and deep fry the Samosas.
- Fry 4 to 6 at a time for about 2 to 6 minutes turning once after 2 minute or Fry the samosa to a rich golden brown.

These ingredients make 7 to 8 samosas.

Indori samosa is served Hot with Mint Chutney or Tamarind chutney and Tea

samosa recipe video see on

https://youtu.be/PzPQk7w_1-E