Here is a plate full of delicious, scrumptious Somasis -Crunchy,crusty and tasty with a healthy filling which can be altered as per your taste...
Though they taste somewhat like Vegetable samosas, they are much easier to prepare...
- For the dough
Ingredients
- Flour-1 cup
- Rawa -1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Ghee -I teaspoon
- Warm water for kneading
- Oil for frying
- For the filling
- Boiled potatoes-2 Cups
- Boiled green peas -1/2 cup
- Chopped onions-1 cup
- Red chilly powder -1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder-1/2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Oil- 2 teaspoons
Method
To make the dough-
- Mix together the flour,rawa ,ghee and salt .
- Add just enough warm water,little by little and knead a stiff dough.
- Keep aside for 30 minutes.
Method
To prepare the filling
- Heat some oil in a pan.
- Slightly saute the onions .
- Add the boiled and mashed potatoes and green peas.Cook for a few minutes.
- Add the salt ,chilli powder and garam masala powder.
- Keep aside the mixture and let it cool.
- Make one inch sized balls of the dough .
- Roll them out into 3-4 inch diameter rounds,using some dusting flour to make firm chappatis.
- Keep 2 teaspoons of potato filling on the rolled out chappati.
- Close it into a semicircle.Seal well using a little warm water to stick well.
- Heat the oil in a kadai.
- When the oil is hot, drop the somasis into the hot oil and fry till well done.
- Serve hot with chutneys or tomato sauce.
