Recipe: Yummy Baked Samosa

Baked Samosa. Exclusive deals & promotions for a limited time only Baked samosas are a healthier alternative to the fried versions you find in most Indian takeaways - Manju Mahli's spicy vegetarian version makes a stunning starter or snack. Method To make the dough, combine the flour, baking powder, a good pinch of sea salt and the ajwain seeds (if using) in a large bowl. Making baked samosa recipe: Before you start shaping and filling, line a baking dish or tray with aluminium foil.

For the baked samosa stuffing Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds. Make sure to check it in between as the baking period may differ depending upon the oven. Samosas make up for the nostalgic birthday party moments, the rainy season, canteen with friends, and afternoon snacks with office colleagues. You can cook Baked Samosa using 24 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked Samosa

1. It's of For dough.
2. It's of maida.
3. It's of ghee.
4. Prepare of salt.
5. You need of ajwain /carom seeds.
6. It's of cold water.
7. Prepare of For filling.
8. You need of medium boiled potatoes.
9. Prepare of fine chopped ginger.
10. It's of boiled green peas.
11. Prepare of chopped green chillies.
12. It's of jeera / cumin seeds.
13. You need of hing / Asafoetida.
14. You need of amchur powder.
15. It's of red chilli powder.
16. It's of garam masala.
17. It's of chat masala.
18. It's of turmeric.
19. Prepare of coriander powder.
20. It's of cashew nuts.
21. Prepare of raisins.
22. It's of chopped green coriander.
23. Prepare of salt.
24. Prepare of oil.

But a more refined and healthier version of samosa is the baked samosa. Baked samosa has all the taste and flavour of a regular samosa but without the frying process. In a saute pan add a tablespoon of oil. When the oil is shimmering add in the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and ginger.

Baked Samosa step by step

1. Take all dry ingredients of dough and add ghee and mix with fingers.
2. Knead the dough with cold water. It should be tight dough, like poori or mathari. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
3. For filling, heat oil in pan and add hing and jeera.
4. When jeera crackles add chopped ginger and chillies and turmeric.
5. Add green peas and saute for 2 minutes.
6. Chop or coarsily mash potatoes and put in the pan.
7. Now add chat masala, coriander powder, amchur powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt, cashew and raisins and mix well.
8. Cook for 3-4 minutes and switch off the flame and add chopped coriander leaves. Masala is ready..
9. Preheat the over at 180-185 for atleast 10 minutes.
10. Take some dough, make a ball and roll it on a flat surface.
11. Size should be on a big sized roti.
12. Cut half so that we get two semi circular pieces.
13. Make a cone from the piece and add stuffing in it.
14. Seal the samosa with fork..
15. Now likewise prepare all samosa.
16. When all samosa are ready, bake them for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes take the out from over brush some ghee or oil over the samosa and again bake for another 7-10 minutes..
17. After 10 minutes samosa will be ready.
18. Serve it with green mint coriander chutney, imly chutney and tomato ketchup.

When the seeds splutter, add the onions and saute till soft and translucent. When the onions are cooked add in half a teaspoon each of salt,turmeric and garam masala. Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with an inch of water. Add a teaspoon of salt to the water, then bring to a boil. Remove the potatoes from the water and let them cool briefly.