This is another great street food around the Dakshineshwar Kali Goddess temple in Bengal. The samosas are fried in Vanaspati (Dalda) and are super crispy and has that extra flavor . At home I fry in vegetable oil. But there is something special about the filling which is simple not too spicy and bursting with flavors. Today I am going to share the recipe of a samosa which I had in the Bankura district of Bengal I have been recently. The filling contained fried groundnuts and coconut pieces.
Ingredients
2.vegetable oil(2 tbsp.)
3.potatoes(250 gm)
4.cauliflower (2)
5.Nigel seeds or onion seeds(1/2 tsp)
6.cumin powder(1/2 tsp)
7.Green Chillies(as per taste)
8.Turmeric powder(1/2 tsp)
9.Salt(as per taste)
13.Oil(2 cups) for frying
Making the dough
Making the filling
- First peel the potatoes and wash the vegetables in water.
- chop the potatoes and cauliflower into small pieces.
- In the wok add a tbsp. of oil and add Nigel seeds.
- Fry the groundnuts and coconut pieces
- Add the vegetables and sauté it.
- Add the turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt and stir.
- Add salt and little water and cover cook till the vegetables are and the mixture is dry and is ready to leave the sides of the pan.
- Add green chilies and cook for some times.
- take out the mixture and let it cool.
- Heat the oil on medium heat
- Add the prepared samosas into slightly hot oil keeping over medium flame and let it cook slowly.
- It will take 5 to 7 minutes to get light brown.
- Take it out and serve hot with hot or cold beverages.
Fulkopir shingara
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1.2 cups all purpose flour
- 2. vegetable oil 2 tbsp.
- 3. potatoes 250 gm
- 4. cauliflower 2
- 5. Nigel seeds or onion seeds 1/2 tsp
- 6. cumin powder 1/2 tsp
- 7. Green Chillies as per taste
- 8. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
- 9. Salt as per taste
- 10.1 tbsp. ginger paste
- A handful roasted groundnuts
- Coconut pieces finely chopped
- 13. Oil 2 cups for frying
Instructions
Making the dough
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Mix the flour ,oil and salt together to make a flaky mixture.
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Add water and slowly knead to form a tight dough
Making the filling
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First peel the potatoes and wash the vegetables in water.
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chop the potatoes and cauliflower into small pieces.
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In the wok add a tbsp. of oil and add Nigel seeds.
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Fry the groundnuts and coconut pieces
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Add the vegetables and sauté it.
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Add the turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt and stir.
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Add salt and little water and cover cook till the vegetables are and the mixture is dry and is ready to leave the sides of the pan.
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Add green chilies and cook for some times.
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take out the mixture and let it cool.
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Heat the oil on medium heat
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Add the prepared samosas into slightly hot oil keeping over medium flame and let it cook slowly.
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It will take 5 to 7 minutes to get light brown.
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Take it out and serve hot with hot or cold beverages.
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