Green Jali Samosa
Ingredients:
For Dough:
- 2 cups Maida (All-purpose flour)
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 cup Spinach (Palak) Puree
- Salt to taste
For Filling:
- 2 medium Potatoes
- 2 tbsp Paneer, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Jeera ( Cumin )
- 1/4 tsp Hing ( Asafoetida )
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 cup Peas
- 1 tsp Green chilli, chopped
- 1 tbsp Green Coriander, chopped
- 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Anardana Powder
- Salt to taste
Method:
Dough:
- Wash Palak and boil for some times and make a puree.
- Now In bowl ,add all-purpose flour,salt and mix well.
- Add oil and mix until crumbled.
- Gradually add Palak Puree and knead until hard dough is formed,cover with a wet cloth and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Filling:
- In frying pan,add Oil,Cumin, Hing and mix.
- Add Potatoes, Salt, Red Chili Powder and mix well.
- Cook till the potatoes are soft.
- Now add Peas into it and cook for another few minutes.
- Add green chillies, green coriander leaves, Coriander Powder and Anardana Powder. Mix Well.Switch of the gas.
- Now add chopped paneer into this and few fresh pomegranate seeds into this.
- Adjust the seasoning and let it cool.
- Knead dough again.
Making samosa:
- Take a small dough,make a ball and flatten the dough.
- Sprinkle all-purpose flour and roll out with the help of rolling pin.
- Now cut the poori in two equal halves.
- With the help of the knife,add cuts lengthwise on one side of the poori .
- Apply water on 2nd half poori and keep the jali poori on that. Press slightly.
- On one side of dough,apply water,join two sides/edges to make a cone and press gently to seal the cone.
- Fill the cone with prepared stuffing,apply water on the edges and bring the edges together and seal the edges properly.
- Prepare the remaining samosas similarly.
- In wok,heat cooking oil and fry on very low flame until golden brown.