Samosas
By Let's Cook It · May 3, 2026 · ❤️ 1
Crisp pastry triangles stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas.

- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 1 h
- Serves
- 12
- #indian
- #snack
- #vegetarian
- #fried
- #appetizer
Ingredients
- 300g plain flour
- 60ml vegetable oil plus more for frying
- 120ml water
- 1 tsp salt
- 500g potatoes, boiled and mashed roughly
- 150g peas
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 green chillies, minced
- 1 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Cilantro, chopped
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Instructions
- 1
Make dough by mixing flour, salt, oil and water into a stiff dough, rest 30 minutes.
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- 2
Heat 1 tbsp oil and sauté onion, ginger, chillies for 3 minutes.
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- 3
Add spices, peas, then mashed potatoes, mix thoroughly and cook 4 minutes.
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- 4
Stir in lemon juice and cilantro, cool the filling.
- 5
Divide dough into 6 balls, roll each into an oval and cut in half.
- 6
Form each half into a cone, fill with potato mix, seal with water.
- 7
Heat oil to 160°C and fry samosas in batches for 8 minutes until golden and crisp.
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- 8
Drain on paper towels and serve with chutney.
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