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Samosa Or How To Make Samosa Recipe

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


Table of Content
About Samosa Or How To Make Samosa Recipe
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Ingredients
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Methods
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Making dough for Punjabi Samosa
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Making the stuffing for the Veg Aloo Samosa
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How to make Veg Samosa at home
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Nutrient values
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samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | with 24 amazing images.
Samosa! Does this snack need any introduction? Originally one of Mumbai’s favourite roadside snacks, Mumbai street style samosa is now so famous across the country that it is available in almost every bakery, restaurant and tea stall.
While some enjoy it plain, others like to smash it and top it with sauces or make a chaat out of it. Have it the way you like it, but here is how to make the perfect, authentic Samosa.
While it is possible to make quicker versions with readymade patty sheets, this samosa recipe is about how to make it from scratch including the ajwain flavoured dough and the scrumptious potato stuffing!
Notes and tips on Mumbai roadside samosa recipe. 1. Do not hesitate to use large amount of fat as it provides the samosa with that perfect crispy texture on the outside and avoids the formation of air bubbles on the outer covering. 2.The oil should not be very hot or smoky hot, or else the Mumbai street style samosa will get cooked from the outside immediately and not from the inside.
Use the Mumbai street style samosa to to whip up a variety of dishes like Burmese Samosa Curry Soup Samosa Chips Sandwich, Samosa Kadhi Chaat and Chole Samosa Chaat.
Also do try other variants of the samosa like Spicy Rice Samosa, Poha and Sprouted Vatana Samosa, Pyaz Ke Samose, Chinese Samosa, and Paneer Samosa.
Learn to make samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | with detailed step by step photos and video below.
Samosa Or How To Make Samosa Recipe
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Total Time
40 Mins
Makes
4 samosas
Ingredients
For Samosa Dough
1/3 cup plain flour (maida)
1/2 tsp melted ghee
a pinch of carom seeds (ajwain)
salt to taste
For The Samosa Stuffing
3/4 cup boiled potato cubes
1/3 cup boiled green peas
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1/4 tsp whole coriander (dhania) seeds
salt to taste
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
Other Ingredients For Samosas
oil for deep-frying
For Serving With The Samosas
Method
For the samosa dough
- To make the samosa dough, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead into a stiff dough using enough water. Cover the dough with a dish or a wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
For the samosa stuffing
- To make the samosa stuffing, heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and ginger-green chilli paste and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the potatoes and green peas, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Mash lightly using the back of the spoon.
- Add the garam masala, dry mango powder, coriander seeds and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Add the coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
- Divide the stuffing into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed to make the samosas
- Knead the dough well till smooth and elastic and divide the dough into 2 equal portions.
- Roll out a portion of the dough into 150 mm. X 75 mm. (6" x 3") diameter oval.
- Cut the oval horizontally into 2 equal portions using a knife.
- Take a portion and join the edges to make a cone.
- Stuff the cone with a portion of the stuffing and apply little water on the edges to seal it.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing to make 3 more samosas.
- Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry the samosas on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain the samosas on absorbent paper.
- Serve the samosas hot with green chutney.
samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | how to make samosa | Video by Tarla Dalal
Samosa Or How To Make Samosa Recipe recipe with step by step photos
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For making the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | dough, in a deep bowl take maida. You can even use half and half whole wheat flour and maida or just atta to make samosa if you are health conscious but, they would not give the same result.
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Add melted ghee. The addition of fat is known as ‘moyan or moyen’ in hindi. Do not hesitate to use large amount of fat as it provides the samosa with that perfect crispy texture on the outside and avoids the formation of air bubbles on the outer covering.
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Add carom seeds. Also known as ajwain, it imparts a sharp and pungent taste and aids in digeation.
- Add salt to taste.
- Mix well and add water.
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Add just enough water to make a stiff dough. Quantity of water required to make a stiff dough is less so take care and add little water at a time. If the dough is soft the samosa crust won’t be crisp and flaky.
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Knead well and cover with a lid or damp muslin cloth and keep to rest for 15 minutes.
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For making the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | dough, in a deep bowl take maida. You can even use half and half whole wheat flour and maida or just atta to make samosa if you are health conscious but, they would not give the same result.
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- To make the samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | heat oil in a broad non-stick pan.
- Add the cumin seeds and a pinch of asafotida.
- Once the seeds crackle, then add the ginger-green chilli paste.
- Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Do not brown it or else the flavour will change.
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Add the boiled and chopped potato cubes.
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Then add the boiled green peas. Learn how to microwave green peas.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes while stirring continuously, while doing so lightly mash with the back of the spoon so that all the ingredients blend and mix well.
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Add the garam masala. While garam masala is readily available in the market, if you want to learn how to make it at home, refer our detailed recipe with video of homemade punjabi garam masala. Instead of garam masala you can add pav bhaji masala.
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Add some dry mango powder for tang.
- Add the whole coriander seeds. If you wish you can crush them lightly and then add.
- Add salt to taste.
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Finally add chopped coriander.
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Again mix well. The stuffing for Mumbai roadside samosa is ready. For variation, you can also add some mint paste made by blending mint leaves, green chilli, lemon juice and salt.
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- Before you start stuffing the samosa recipe | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | take enough oil in a deep kadhai and put to heat on a slow flame.
- Take the rested dough and knead again and divide it into 2 equal portions.
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Take one portion and roll it into an oval shape. If you are not comfortable rolling it into an oval, roll it into a round shape.
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Cut the oval horizontally into 2 equal portions using a knife.
- Pick one portion and hold it on your palm.
- Start rolling it from one end.
- Roll on to the other end to form a cone.
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Press the end of the cone so that the stuffing is well sealed inside.
- The cone is ready to be stuffed.
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Stuff the cone with the prepared potato-green pea mixture and press it lightly.
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Apply a little water on the edges and press to seal.
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Once sealed press the edge on your palm. Repeat with the remaining dough to stuff more samosas.
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Before you start stuffing the samosa | Mumbai roadside samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | take enough oil in a deep kadhai and put to heat on a slow flame.
- Deep-fry the samosas on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
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Drain the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | on an absorbent paper.
- Serve the samosa hot with green chutney or sweet tamarind chutney.
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You can enjoy them as it is or use the samosa | Mumbai street style samosa | veg samosa | authentic samosa | to to whip up a variety of dishes like Samosa Pav, Toasted Samosa Sandwich and Samosa Chaat.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 142 cal |
Protein | 2.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 12.4 g |
Fiber | 1.3 g |
Fat | 9.4 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 4.1 mg |
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Prajal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Tarala ji for the wonderful recipe. I made samosa chat and my daughter and husband loved it. But can we use wheat flour instead of maida, as Maida gives stomach ache to mu husband.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
You can give it a try as we haven''t tried with whole wheat flour.

Foodie #497248
March 13, 2025, midnight
I tried it out and samosas turned out so good. thank you

Surabhi Ganu
March 13, 2025, midnight
I have tried this recipe today to make samosas as a tea-time snack. I love this recipe... it is perfect in all its proportions and photographs help in the shaping of the samosa as well. Thank you for being such a big help and a source of yumminess in my life!

Kalai
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Mam, 1cup flour equal to how much gram in your many receipes. 1cup water or oil equals to how much Milli litre Thanks

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, 1 cup is approx 200 gms, it is best to buy a set of measuring cups and spoons.

Sarda Gupta
March 13, 2025, midnight
HI Tara ji aap ki sachi recipes bahut achi aur easy hoti hai.I am your big fan thankyou for making cooking so easy and enjoyable.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sarda, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

Amit
March 13, 2025, midnight
Wow,,,for the first time in forever,,,my samosa looks so perfect nd not just looks rather they taste awsm too... Thanks ma''am...!!!

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Amit, We are very happy to know you loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you liked them.. Happy Cooking !!

Gagan
March 13, 2025, midnight

jaswinder
March 13, 2025, midnight
it respie is very good...taste is too much good..I like it

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Jaswinder. We are delighted you loved the Samosa recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Thanks for your kind words.

Candy
March 13, 2025, midnight
I would like to know where I can get the spices haven''t heard of any of them but love samosas going to attempt to make them myself instead of getting my landlord to make them for me

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
You need to go to an Indian grocery store. To understand the spices, click on any of the blue links of the ingredients. Thanks.

Namarata gathani
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can we fold samosa n keep them ready to fry after an hour or will we have to fry them immediately

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Namarata, Make sure you cover them and keep , otherwise they will dry out

mona
March 13, 2025, midnight
Yippeee first tym my samosa made perfect thnku so much tarla dalal

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Mona, We are very happy to know you loved the recipe, do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!

Shipra Bhatia
March 13, 2025, midnight
Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! Superb recipe.... the flavour of potatoes was awesome. These samosas came out better than the market ones!

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Happy to know you liked the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and share with us your feedback. Happy Cooking!

rupam saha
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can i take another things instead of green peas

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Rupam, Use any other Finely chopped vegetables

palak jha
March 13, 2025, midnight
tarla dalal uh r awesome uh hav n answer to my every question i just luv uh i really enjoyed it

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Palak. We are delighted you loved the Samosa recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Thanks for your kind words.

Ankita
March 13, 2025, midnight
I want to know that samosa dough should be hard or soft as chapti dough

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Ankita, The dough should be stiff as mentioned in the recipe.

U.Purohit
March 13, 2025, midnight
Taralaji''s recipes r always great... Wonderful taste n easy method. Thank u very much.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks U Purohit. We are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.

n_katira
March 13, 2025, midnight
Like all other Tarlaji's recipes this is also a hit recipe

mohan c nair
March 13, 2025, midnight
Dear tarlajii, It was an experience for me to check the recipe of Samoa, and now by your support I made it nice and tasty. I had doubt in which flour used, and how its folded. The filling also now exciting. Thank you Tarlaji and I usually checks your recipes when I prepare one at home. Thanks for your support jii. Regards from Cochin.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thanks Mohan. We are delighted you loved the Samosa recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Thanks for your kind words.

mulenga kowa
March 13, 2025, midnight
not that bad.but the folding part not clear

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Mulenga, You can watch the video to understand it better, below is the link for the same... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgdUWKOwtQ

isan
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for such an amazing recipe.

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes you loved.

hiina
March 13, 2025, midnight
I love this

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, Thank you for your kind words. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them. Happy Cooking !!

Sam
March 13, 2025, midnight
I don''t have green peas at present. Shall I make without the same

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, You can make it without peas, its fine.