How To Make Kenya Vegetarian And Pork Samosas

Samosas""those delightful tasty little savory patties are one of Kenya"s great gifts to the world.
Samosas are available everywhere in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and yet the samosa varies wherever it is found. That"s the beauty "" you can make Samosas in so many different ways. Each cook adding their own different signatures to a time honored basic Samosa Recipe.

Samosas are cheap and easy to make. Whether you make meat Samosas or vegetable Samosas, make your own pastry or buy the pastry ready-made, Samosas are always appetizing. Served with tea, they form the basis of the perfect snack

When I tasted vegetable samosa for the first time, I just fell in love with its mouth-watering flavor. Whenever I smell samosa, I just can"t resist the temptation.
It is a type of stuffed pastry, originally from South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. It is a very popular snack recipe in Kenya. Now it has got an extreme popularity throughout the globe.

It is served in almost every restaurant. It is a favorite snack of kids, teens as well as adults. It is a popular food item, served in almost all celebrations and parties. It is a triangular or tetrahedron-shaped pastry, stuffed with a spiced mixture of potatoes and peas. It can also be filled with different types of vegetables, paneer, or cheese.

These days, different types of stuffing such as chicken, meat and other materials are also used. Samosa is so tempting that once anyone eats it, he can"t help eating it again. Traditionally samosa is fried, but many Western countries prefer to bake it. By now you must be eager to know how to make this wonderful dish. So let"s know about vegetable samosa recipe.


INGREDIENTS TO MAKE SAMOSAS OF PORK


"150g Ground Pork
"1/2 cup Finely chopped onions
"1 tbsp Crushed garlic
"1/2 tsp whole anise seeds
"1/2 tsp Whole cumin seeds
"1 tbsp Finely chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
"12 Spring roll or egg roll wrappers
"flour paste
"vegetable oil for deep frying.



DIRECTIONS TO MAKE SAMOSA OF PORK


1. In a pan cook the ground Pork
2. Add salt
3. In a different pan heat the oil and add onions
4. Cook until translucent
5. Add garlic, anise, cumin and coriander
6. When garlic is cooked, add the previously prepared ground Pork
7. set aside to cool
8. Fold the wrappers
9. Brush flour paste on edges of the wrappers to keep them glued to each other
10. Fold the bottom part of the wrapper,to overlap with the first fold
11. Fill the pocket with Pork mixture
12. Brush the top part of the pocket and fold over to make a triangle
13. Use the paste to fill any openings in the samosas as not to allow oil to get into them when deep frying
14. Deep fry until golden brown



VEGETABLE SAMOSA RECIPE



Ingredients

For Dough

2 cups Maida or all-purpose flour

2 tbsp hot oil

Salt to taste

Water

For filling

2 potatoes

1 onion

1 carrot

cup peas

1 garlic (optional)

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp mustard powder


5-6 chilies, finely cut

Spice powder (any garam masala)

Chopped coriander leaves

2 tbsp oil


DIRECTIONS

Making the dough


Sieve the flour and make a well at its center. Add 2 tbsp hot oil into the well. Then mix it well. Add an adequate amount of water to prepare semi-hard dough and knead it well. Cover it and keep aside for about 15-20 minutes. When you start to make a covering for samosa, knead the flour again.

Make the filling

First cook potatoes and carrots and cut them into small pieces. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and turmeric powder in heated oil in a pan. When they begin to pop up, add onions to the oil and fry them, until they become translucent.

Then add fresh peas, garlic, ginger, chili and spice powder. Fry it for a few minutes. Then add cooked carrots and potatoes. Fry the mixture in a low heat, until it becomes semi-dry. Then add chopped coriander leaves and remove it from the heat. Let it cool down completely.

Now we have to stuff the filling in the dough to make a samosa. Make lemon size balls of dough. Place the balls on a flat surface and press with a rolling pin to get an average thickness. Cut it to make a half circle. Take one of the half circles. Dip your forefinger in water and line the edges of half circle with the wet finger. Then give it a shape of cone. Stuff it with about 1 tbsp of prepared filling and seal it firmly. In the same way, make samosas with all the dough.

Heat enough oil in a frying pan. Deep-fry the samosa over a medium heat, until it becomes crispy and golden brown. Server it hot along with tomato sauce or tamarind chutney.

You can also add chopped cashews or raisins to the filling in order to give a rich flavor. Samosa can be made using the puff pastry that is available in the supermarkets. If you want to avoid high calories by frying, then bake the samosa in a pre-heated oven.

Source: articlesnatch

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