Chakri Samosa

A snack I used to make during the Holi festival. They taste pretty much like normal samosas, just the shape is different and they are a lot easier to make.

Ingredients:
200 gms flour
150 gms boiled potatoes
200 gms refined oil
Salt to taste
1 tspn cumin powder
1 tspn dry mango powder
3 tspns chopped coriander
2 tspns coriander powder
1 tspn red chilly powder

Recipe:
Sieve the flour, add 2 tbspn oil, some water and knead it. Peel the boiled potatoes, mash them and add all the ingredients. Take some dough and make a round flat bread using the rolling pin. Prick the flat bread using a knife or a fork (it'll keep the flour covering ceisp). Spread the potato mixture over it and roll it in such a way that the mixture is inside. Cut the roll into small discs and fry them in oil. Serve with green or red chutney.

You can keep these rolls in the fridge and use them later.

Samosa

This snack is a favorite among all the Indians and is available in almost every part of the country. Here's a quick recipe of this fried and spicy tea-time snack.

Ingredients:

200 gms flour
200 gms potato
Salt to taste
1 tspn cumin powder
1 tspn red chilly powder
2 tspn coriander powder
2 tbspn chopped fresh coriander
1 tbspn dry mango powder
Oil for deep frying

Recipe:
Seive the flour, add 2 tbspn oil and mix it in the flour with hands. Add water and knead the dough. Cut potatoes into small peices without peeling it off. Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes till they turn golden. Add all the spices, salt and coriander to the potatoes and mash them. Take some dough (size of a lemon) and flatten it with a rolling pin. Cut it into half, fill in the potatoes, close it so that it looks like a triangle. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the samosas. Serve them with red and green chutney and a cup of hot tea.