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Chicken Samosa

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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