Since past few days it has been raining regularly in evenings. Tempted by the weather , I was longing to come up with a snack which would differ from the regular ones. Hence, without experimenting too much I prepared Samosa with chicken as a filling. Samosas are perhaps the most famous snack in North India. We used to get fresh hot and spicy samosa sold only for Re 1 and today the same thing is being sold at Rs. 7 in that shop. Getting back to the weather in Bangalore, I twisted the usual recipe of samosa and made a hybrid samosa using chicken filling for the non veg lovers. Do share your experience of how it turned out at the first instance.
For my vegetarian friends click here for Bengali style samosa/Singara which I posted when I had started blogging.
To make the outer wrapper:
1 cup All purpose flour
1/2 tsp Ajwain
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp Oil
Water to knead the dough
Method:
In a broad vessel take flour, salt, ajwain and pour oil. Mix throughly and with the help of water
make it in soft and tender dough.Cover the dough and let it sit for 20 minutes.
For the filling:
400gms Boneless chicken
2 Onions
1" inch Ginger, finely chopped
5-6 Garlic pods, finely chopped
3-4 Green chillies
1 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
1 tsp Red chilly powder
1 tsp Roasted Cumin podwer
1 tsp Garam masala
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Cook chicken pieces in pressure cooker with little salt. Once chicken is cooled down, use two forks to make fine shreds of chicken . Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a pan and add onions, fry till light pink. Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and mix well. After that add shreadded chicken and saute for 5 minutes. Add red chilly, roasted cumin podwer, garam masala, corainder leaves and salt. Mix well and fry for a minute. Remove from heat, and let this mixture cool for later use.
How to shape Samosas:
Now pinch off equal sized balls from the kneaded dough. Keep the dough balls covered with a wet muslin cloth to avoid drying.Dust a rolling pin and your work surface with flour and roll out the dough into a 6 inch circle. And cut it into half from the center so that you get two semi circles ready. Use your finger tips ans sprinkle water all around the edges to moisten the semicircles. Take one semicircle and make a hollow cone, fill 1 tbsp of chicken mixture and seal carefully the open part by pressing it in between your index finger and thumb. So final look will be triAngle shape.
Now heat oil in a heavy bottom pan till smoking hot and then simmer. Now carefully slide 2-3 samosas into hot oil over meduim heat till golden brown. Drain the samosas thoroughly on paper towels. Serve with your choice of chutney or sauce and enjoy !!!
Oh, I loved your chicken samosas! Perfect on a rainy day!!
ReplyDeleteoh its raining there.........so lucky.........nd the samosas are awesome......
ReplyDeleteOh looks so mouthwatering Deepa!
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ReplyDeleteu can buy me with that deepa.....i love it
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ReplyDeletesamosa is lookin eye catching and mouthwatering
Your chicken samosa looks so inviting! I love samosas especially with chicken filling! Would be lovely if I could have some right now!
ReplyDeleteMouthwatering here,love chicken samosa and your filling sounds super delicious,will surely give this a try.
ReplyDeleteThese sound super delicious =)
ReplyDeletesamosa looks delicious .
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Yup...I know what rains can do to one`s preferences for food!!!! The samosas look so tempting & im gonna try out ur veg version...Im a fan of Bengali food!!!
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Looks super delicious Deeps ..wish can grab a few :)
ReplyDeleteEven itsraining here,feel like having it.
ReplyDeleteChicken samosas looks beautiful, crispy, yummy and tempting. It is perfect time to have samosa as its raining in Perth for past 2 days. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation.
ReplyDeleteLooks fab and crispy..Raining there..How cool is that ? here, it's smoking hot ..
ReplyDeleteSamosa looks so tempting and delicious, you can't go wrong with this..mm..perfect snack for a rainy day..
ReplyDeletePerfect for the season ! Your samosa and a cup of chai ....what more do you need with the rains pouring outside ? A problem I have with my Samosas is that if you do not consume it immediately, the crispiness is gone ! One of my North Indian friend had suggested that I fry them in Hydrogenated Vegetable oil (Dalda)but i never tried it. I see that you have also used oil like me. Did you samosas turn soft after a while ? What did u do to prevent it ?
ReplyDeletelooks so yummy and crispy ...love the filling too...
ReplyDeleteThey look so perfect...
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of prawns samosa's today and I got chicken samosa :)
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Seriously drooling over that wonderful n irresistible chicken samosas....looks absolutely divine..
ReplyDeleteSo inviting and neatly done.. cant stop with one...
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Rain and Samosas go well with each other. I can just sit by the window on a rainy evening, sip a cup of chai and enjoy these delicious looking samosas.
ReplyDeletethey look awesome..cute presentation n lovely samosas
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lovely presentation...beautiful samosas..loved the chicken version..
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ReplyDeletethey look awesome!!!!
filling is too yummy!!!
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You know what .... it's cloudy and raining here. The samosa's are just perfect for the occasion :)
ReplyDeletePerfectly shaped samosa's ..... not sure when I can master it !!
Delicious chicken samosas ....yummmmmmm
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Wowwww... looks so delicious and tempting.. l
ReplyDeleteStunning samosas deepa, you made me crave for it :) Amazing presentation dear.
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Super delicious samosas...loved the tempting third click....The broken samosa...nice presentation....
ReplyDeleteDeepaaaaaa!!! Owh nooooo, how did you know I was craving for chicken samosa lately? I'm gonna grab all over! Looks so yummm, mouthwatering here dear! :D
ReplyDeleteSamosas look so crisp and yumm..Feel like having a bite now with coffee.. :)
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my mouth is watering samosaa looks crispy n yummy
ReplyDeleteAhhh! I love it! Chicken samosa looks really irresistible. Lovely weather here, I'm craving for this right now :)
ReplyDeletei cliked on to your veggie bengali samosas and quite enjoyed them deepa
ReplyDeleteSamosa looks so perfect..Mouthwatering
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Saranya
http://www.foodandtaste.blogspot.com/
I LOVE samosas and after seeing these, really want some!
ReplyDeleteHere it's a tea time..would like to have this yummy crispy samosas..looks so yumm..
ReplyDeleteyou are truly amazing deepa..I want to reach thro the screen n grab one..:P
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These look so delicious that I wish I had one right now:) I would love to try them.
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ReplyDeleteDarun filling recipe...the spicing is also unique..I take note of using roasted cumin :-).
But I dont make samosa these days...somehow , I cant make that crispy ( Khasta ) coating any more...it is so frustrating !!!
Your vege samosa recipe is just too good!!.
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Gosh , i m soooo hungry :-))
ReplyDeleteTHey look perfectly delicious!
Hey Deepa,
ReplyDeleteThe samosas look perfect. Specially the wrapper has come out very professional just like the ones we get outside. You have me craving for these right away....
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Seema
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Hi Deepa
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Samosa with chicken makes me drool....love this one very much:)
ReplyDeletei love this post. those photos makes me feel hungry, so tempting and looks so delicious and crispy,
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