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Successful Samosa Dough Recipe
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Successful Samosa Dough Recipe

Wonderful samosa dough, step by step. This dough is suitable for frying and can be filled with meat, cheese, chicken, vegetables, or whatever you like!

Total time115 min
Prep75 min
Cook40 min
Yield6 servings
DifficultyHard
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Recipe tags

Salads and appetizersInternationalNut freeHardLong cook

Recipe story

Samosa dough... a successful recipe that works with all the fillings you can think of

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or butter
  • 3/4 cup lukewarm water, or as needed
  • Meat filling:
  • ground meat
  • finely chopped onion
  • a little oil
  • 1 medium tablespoon ghee
  • a pinch white pepper
  • a pinch seven-spice blend
  • a pinch cinnamon
  • salt to taste
  • Cheese filling:
  • mozzarella cheese
  • grated kashkaval cheese
  • feta cheese
  • a sprinkle of nigella seeds (black cumin)
  • a sprinkle of chopped parsley — optional
  • Add the water and knead for at least 15 minutes
  • Cover the dough with plastic wrap and a cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes
  • After resting, cut the dough into large pieces and let them rest for 10 minutes
  • Roll the dough into thin rounds and cut into small or medium circles
  • Fill them as desired, seal with your fingers, and deep-fry in hot oil until golden; they can be frozen until needed
  • Meat filling:
  • Sauté the ground meat in oil and ghee until the color changes
  • Add the finely chopped onion to the meat and cook until the filling is done
  • Sprinkle salt and spices, stir, then remove the filling from the heat
  • Let it cool before filling the samosa dough
  • Cheese filling:
  • This easy samosa dough recipe is from a friend and cook on the 'Sho Tabkheen Al-Youm' website:
  • Wutfa Hani Rahal
  • Click her name to visit her page and discover all her delicious recipes
  • Also here is the layered samosa pastry dough
  • Find the best pastries on our site... learn how to make the successful honeycomb pastry dough
  • #recipes #recipe #samosa #sambousek #sambousek #sho_tabkheen_today

Method

  1. Rub all the ingredients together except the water until they resemble sand
  2. Add the water and knead for at least 15 minutes
    Timers: 15 min
  3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap, then a cloth, and let it rest for 30 minutes
    Timers: 30 min
  4. After the time is up, divide the dough into large pieces and let them rest for 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min
  5. Roll out the dough into thin sheets and cut into small or medium round pieces
  6. Fill them as desired, seal with your fingers, and fry in plenty of hot oil until golden. They can also be frozen until needed
  7. Add the finely chopped onion and stir with the meat until the filling is cooked through
  8. Season with salt and spices, stir, then remove the filling from the heat
  9. Let it cool before filling the samosa dough
  10. Mix the ingredients together and fill the dough immediately

Notes and serving ideas

  • Flaky Samosa Dough
  • Successful Honeycomb Dough
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