Samosas are a traditional Indian snack, that are very popular in all Indian households. They are delicious pastry parcels usually filled with a spicy vegetable filling and deep fried until golden brown and crispy. Samosas are commonly served with tangy tamarind chutney and green coriander chutney.
Samosas sizes and their fillings differ from state to state of India. Where as in the state of Gujarat samosas are dainty little pastry triangle filled with peas and potatoes,carrots they will differ in the state of Punjab where the Punjabi samosas are larger and primarily filled with a potato filling only. In other states cabbage, paneer-Indian cheese, fried fruits and nuts and also lentils are used as a filling too.
There is a very precise art in folding the samosas which although can be tricky is not too hard to master as practice makes perfect. I remember as a child my mum and aunts used to fold some 300 samosas for our family gatherings It was almost like a production line.Samosas are also commonly sold by street vendors and its a favorite street food for all Indians.
This month I created a step by step pictorial on how to make the perfect samosas. You can read all about my samosa recipe at the Foodies 100 site where I have written a guest post all about making these delicious samosas.
You can read the recipe for my Gujarati Style vegetable samosa here. Please do drop by the Foodies 100 website to check out the easy recipe with step by steps pictorial instructions.
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I work for the ambulance service and I'll never forget the patient we went to at an Indian wedding, they were fine thankfully but I was so amazed by all the food!! They wouldn't let us leave without a few samosas! :)
ReplyDeletelooks good. I always grab something like this when hungry on the go.
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Dominika
Looks absolutely delish... so tempting...
ReplyDeleteI love Samosa! We have similar pastries in Jordan but we fill them with white cheese or meat and they're very popular during the month of Ramadan
ReplyDeleteAlways wanted to have a go at samosas. I love making homemade pasta and dim sum so need to try these next :)
ReplyDeleteI love samosas and I think I'm right in thinking they'd be dairy free? If you weren't using paneer, obviously.
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely - I'm finally getting over my aversion to deep frying, so I'll have to put these on my list!
ReplyDeleteYou can airfry these. Brush oil on them and airfry. Of course it won't taste as nice as deep fried but it's the healthy version.
DeleteWe induldged in Samosas at the weekend and I had forgotten how nice they were! These look delicious x
ReplyDeleteI adore veggie samosas, thanks for sharing the step by step, I can have a go at my own now.
ReplyDeleteSuch great photos! I just want to reach into my screen and take a bite!
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I love samosas, but I haven;t made my own before. They do look really simple to make though.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite snack.. can eat few of these .. so irresistible !
ReplyDeleteI would love to know how to make samosas so I will pop over to have a look.
ReplyDeleteWow-these look amazing! I could do with one of them right now x.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had samosas in such a long time, these look great! xx
ReplyDeleteohhhhh I love samosa's but I've never tried to make my own. They look delicious
ReplyDeletei adore veg samosas so this is something i would definitely try
ReplyDeleteI love samosa's but have never tried to make them myself
ReplyDeleteI love samosas, but have never made them before - these look delicious!
ReplyDeleteOhh I love samosas but not sure I'd have the confidence to gve them a go, I'm not good at deep fat frying! Mich x
ReplyDeleteI love samosas. Perfect picnic food.
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely! I've never made samosas myself but I might give it a try now!
ReplyDeleteI love samosas, I'm definitely popping over to Foodies 100. GG
ReplyDeleteI love samosas, your photos look sensational too!
ReplyDeleteOoh how brilliant! I do love samosas but I've never made my own. Yours look absolutely delicious :)
ReplyDeleteI love samosas so so much mmmm
ReplyDeleteThese look and sound absolutely fantastic. Wish I could eat some right now!
ReplyDeleteI Like Samosa,fabulous photos......Nice Share.....
ReplyDeleteOh gosh these look amazing. I love a samosa....yum!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves samosas, I bet he'd enjoy some homemade ones.
ReplyDeleteI love samosas - I have never tried making them. These look great :) Kaz x
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