Deep Fried Indian Pastries

(Samosas)

 


Samosa is snacks which every Indian love to eat..  Samosa is famous for its taste and you can find verity of samosa in India... Deep fried Indian pastries is an another version of Indian samosa..  If you like samosa then diffientlty you love this too..  Here we know about how to prepare deep fried pastries.. 

Ingredien

 

Pastry

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 tablespoon shortening

2 cups all.purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup cold water

Cut margarine and shortening into flour and salt

until mixture resembles fine crumbs; stir in egg

yolk. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time,

tossing with

fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost

cleans side of bowl. Gather pastry into a ball;

knead on lightly floured cloth.covered board until

smooth, about 1 minute.

 

Filling

1 lb. ground lamb or mutton

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Vegetable oil

Chutney

 

Method

 

Cook and stir lamb or mutton, onion and garlic in

10.inch skillet until meat is light brown; drain. Stir

in salt, coriander, cumin, ginger and pepper. Cool.

Divide pastry into fourths. Cover with damp towel

to prevent drying. Roll one fourth into 12.inch

circle (dough will be springy and may be slightly

difficult to roll).

Cut into 4.inch circles; cut circles into halves.

Moisten edges with water. Place 1 teaspoon filling

on each half circle. Fold pastry over filling to

form triangle. Press edges to seal securely. Repeat

with remaining pastry.

Heat 1 to 1 1/2 inches of oil to 375oF. Fry about 5

pastries at a time until light brown, turning 2 or 3

times, 3 to 4 minutes; drain. Keep warm in a

200oF oven.

Serve warm with chutney.

Makes about 60 pastries.