November 13, 2011

Super quick and easy Samosa (Indian fried Won ton)







On a recent  shopping trip to my regular grocery store, I discovered that the store had setup a new aisle for Asian items. One item that really caught my attention were the all-natural Won ton wrappers and I quickly grabbed a bag, glancing through the ingredients and other information on the package. After reading through all that, I suddenly had an idea of maybe using the Won ton wrapper for an Indian Samosa casing. 

We were having some friends over this weekend so it was a good excuse to try out a deep fried appetizer. The samosa's  were not greasy at all and had a right balance of flavor and crispiness and we all enjoyed it.



Makes 14 samosa
Ingredients
14 - Won ton wrappers (square shaped)
8oz / 250gm / 2 medium - Potato
1 - Carrot
1/2 Cup - Green peas
1/2 - Onion, chopped
2 cloves - Garlic
1/2 Tsp - Jeera / Cumin seeds
1/2 Tsp - Red Chilly powder
1/4 Tsp - Turmeric powder
1/4 Tsp - Chat powder
1/4 Cup - Cilantro, chopped
Salt
Oil

Directions
  • In a pressure cooker, cook the potatoes. Take out the cooked potatoes, coarsely mash them and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add jeera/cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds turn golden brown, add onions and garlic and saute until they are translucent. 
  • Add chilly powder, turmeric powder and chat masala and saute for 1 minute.
  • Add some water and chopped carrots and cover cook until the carrots are tender.
  • Add the Green Peas and mix well
  • Add the cooked potatoes and salt and mix well.
  • Mix in the Cilantro and turn off the heat. Keep the vegetable mixture aside.
  • Take a Won ton wrapper and add 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture on it. Brush water on all the 4 sides of the Won ton wrapper. Fold and shape it in the form of a triangle.
  • Repeat the same process with the rest of the won ton wrappers
  • Heat oil in a deep dish for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, carefully drop the won tons/ samosa into the oil and fry until they are golden brown.
  • Serve hot with ketchup, tamarind chutney or mint chutney.






Notes and Tips

  • You can use minced meat filling for your samosa
  • Make sure you seal your samosa well, otherwise it might crack while deep-frying
  • Fry the samosa as soon as they are sealed else the wonton wrapper tends to become soggy.

7 comments :

  1. Nice clicks n a quick n easy recipe.

    Regards,
    Manju
    Http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com

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  2. From the first hand experience, the samosas tasted really delicious... this is a sure shot at any guest coming to your place. Surely , you would get to see me more often from now on.

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  3. Delicious samosas..innovative idea of preparing with won ton wrappers..yummy !!
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  4. A quick recipe is always welcome , will make for a great party appetizer!
    USMasala

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  5. That's an quick treat....looks yum...love that stuffing....

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  6. Hey .. the samosas were really super quick to make. Have kept the left over veggie filling and with the wrap in the freezer as ready-to-fry samosas.. will try in few days more...

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  7. Using wonton wrappers is a nice quick method to make samosa! Looks delicious and I love this idea. :-) Thank you for your kind feedback on facebook all the time. I always meant to thank you but haven't had a chance. Thanks again!!!

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