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Free Indian Recipe for
Samosas - Deep Fried
Indian Pastries
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
Directions for Samosas Recipe:
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 beef
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
Cook and stir lamb or beef,
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.
