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Onion Samosa
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Onion Samosa is popular for its crispy crust on the outside with a spicy onion filling, which is usually served with a cup of coffee/tea. This is a good tea time snack, perfect snack for dinners. Punjabi style samosa stuffed with potato filling is common, South Indian crispy samosa made with onion filling is very popular in South India.

Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: samosa
Servings: 15 count
Author: Sivagami Meganathan
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Maida
  • Salt as needed
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 4 tsp Maida (for paste)
  • Oil for frying
Stuffing
  • 2 Onions
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 2 Green chilis (Chopped)
  • Salt as needed
Instructions
  1. Add 2 cups of maida in a bowl and add the required salt, and 2 tsp of hot oil. 

  2. Add water little by little and make a soft dough.

  3. Cover and keep it aside for 15 minutes.

  4. Take 4 tsp of maida and make it a thick paste with little water.

  5. In a bowl add 2 chopped onions, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder,1 tsp chilli powder, 2 green chilis, and required salt.

  6. Mix everything well and keep it aside.

  7. Make the dough into small equal size portions.

  8. Roll it as a thin sheet.

  9. Heat a pan on low flame, place the sheets and cook for 5 seconds on each side.

  10. Now cut the edges and cut it into 2 or 3 rectangular sheets.

  11. Fold it as cones and fill the stuffing inside.

  12. In the last fold, seal it with the maida paste.

  13. Now the samosas are ready to fry.

  14. Heat oil in a pan, drop samosas one by one.

  15. Fry until it becomes golden brown.

  16. Drain it in a kitchen towel.

  17. Serve hot with tomato sauce.