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Ingredients:
For the pastry: 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 4 Tbsp. oil 4 Tbsp. water
For the chicken stuffing: 2 cups cubed chicken breast 1 onion, chopped 2 medium potatoes 3 tsp ginger/garlic masala 3 tsp garam masala 3 tsp thana jeeroo 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 3 tsp salt 8 tbsp olive oil |
Method:
Pastry
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
- Add the 4 tablespoons on oil and rub it in with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Slowly add about 4 tablespoons water -- or a tiny bit more -- and gather the dough into a stiff ball.
- Empty the ball out on to clean work surface.
- Knead the dough for about 10 minutes or until it is smooth.
- Make a ball.
- Rub the ball with about 1/4 teaspoon oil and slip it into a plastic bag.
- Set aside for 30 minutes or longer.
Make the stuffing.
- Mix ginger/garlic masala, thana jeeroo, garam masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt with 4 tablespoons of olive oil to make a paste.
- Thoroughly blend the spices with the chicken and allow to marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator
- Sauté onions in a pan with 4 tablespoons of olive oil until onion is lightly browned
- Add marinated chicken cubes and stir. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, on medium heat for approximately 20 minutes.
- Add diced potatoes and allow to cook for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring occasionally or until chicken and potatoes are thoroughly cooked. Set aside to cool.
Making the Samoas
- Knead the pastry dough again and divide it into eight balls. Keep 7 covered while you work with the eight.
- Roll this ball out into a 7 inch (18 cm) round.
- Cut it into half with a sharp, pointed knife.
- Pick up one half and form a cone, making a 1/4 inch wide (5 mm), overlapping seam.
- Glue this seam together with a little water.
- Fill the cone with about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the potato mixture.
- Close the top of the cone by sticking the open edges together with a little water. Again, your seam should be about 1/4 inch (5 mm) wide.
- Press the top seam down with the prongs of a fork or flute it with your fingers.
- Make 7 more samosas.
Frying the Samoas
- Heat about 1 1/2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) of oil for deep frying over a medium-low flame. You may use a small, deep, frying pan for this or an Indian wok.
- When the oil is medium hot, put in as many samosas as the pan will hold in a single layer.
- Fry slowly, turning the samosas frequently until they are golden brown and crisp.
- Drain on paper towel
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