Baked Samosas( less oily, low calory snack)

Baked Samosas

While fried samosas have got their own wonderful taste they are very high in calories, so  I dedicate this recipe to all health and figure concious people who love eating but get detered some times due to oil and clories involved in fried samosas.


Preparation time: 15- 20 min.

Baking time: 10 - 15 min.

Servings made: Total Samosa made from above material  10 - 15.

Ingredients Required For Baked Samosas 

• 200 gm.  Maida (Refined wheat flour) .
• 3 gegg's White (Yolk to be discarded)
• 10 gm.  Butter 
• 4 medium sized Boiled Potatoes 
• 2-3 teaspoons Par boiled peas 
• 1 teaspoon finely cut  Green chilies 
• 1 teaspoon Dry mango powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon Red chilly powder 
• 1 teaspoon Garam masala 
• 1 teaspoon Coriander leaves finely cut 
• Salt to taste
• 50 ml. Milk 

Directions to prepare Baked Samosas

• Mix butter and maida nicely till it resembles bread crumbs.
• Beat egg white and add it to the butter maida mixture with continuous mixing and kneading.
• If required add little milk to it while kneading. 
• Knead the mixture to a soft but firm dough. Make sure the dough is firm, other wise the samosas will not be crispy.
• Keep the dough covered for 5 min.
• Mash potatoes to small pieces (not to pulp).
• Take1 tea spoon of oil in a wok and heat the oil, add cumin seeds let them splutter. 
• Add the following and cook for 5 min., mixing them continuously:
• Potatoes
• Peas
• Dry Mango powder
• Turmeric
• Green chilies
• Red Chilly powder 
• Take the above mixture in a bowl and add garam masala. Allow it to cool.
• Make small balls from the dough and roll them to 5-6 inches diameter circle.

Dough for baked samosa,rolled ball of dough and filling of potato,peas and spices

• Cut them to half with the knife, and make a cone out of the half piece and fill it 3/4 with the potato mixture.

Making cone of one half of the rolled ball of the dough

Filling the cone with potato, peas and spices mixture

• Seal the open ends by applying drop of water and pressing them together firmly. 
• Repeat the same for all the dough and bake them in preheated  oven at 150 C till they become golden in color(some prefer it slightly brownish golden). Turn them over when top side starts becoming golden brown.
• Bake again till other side also becomes golden brown.(Approximately 5-7 min. each side

Samosa getting baked

Enjoy the crispy less fatty samosas with coriander chutney / Hariyali chutney

Baked Samosas

http://jyotsna-pant.blogspot.com/2011/10/green-coriander-and-mint-chutney.html

http://jyotsna-pant.blogspot.com/2011/10/sweet-tamarind-chutney.html

http://jyotsna-pant.blogspot.com/2012/06/hariyali-chutney-raw-mango-chutney.html

Tip(s) :

• Do not bake to dark brown color.

•  For those who do not take eggs, eggs can be replaced by butter/ghee. 

Suggested variation:

• Minced meat (mutton / chicken ) can taken instead of potatoes.
• Coarsely ground powder of roasted moong dal can be taken instead of potatoes and peas.