Once I had some Palak (Spinach). I did not wanted to make the usual palak paratha and my kid wanted to eat samosa. But I did not wanted to give him again something made of maida. Eureka…An idea crossed my mind. I thought let’s make Whole wheat Palak Samosa.
I have fried and baked them both. Baked one is equally good, but obviously the taste of fried one cannot be beaten and occasionally it’s ok 🙂
Next time when I decided to make palak samosa, I already announced it to my son that I am making samosa. But unfortunately or rather fortunately I forgot that I do not have potatoes. I almost started with a bang and realised I do not have potatoes. Now what….First thought let’s skip samosa…but seeing my child’s face, I could not afford to do it. So thought of doing something different, and landed up creating a Vegetable Chinese filling. And believe me they were equally yummy.
Both the filling’s are mentioned below.
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2-3 Cup Whole wheat flour
- 1 Cup Palak (Spinach) Puree (I wash it and simply make the puree in a mixture)
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric (Haldi)
- 1 teaspoon Carom Seeds (Ajwain)
- 1 teaspoon Jeera
- 2 tablespoon luke warm Ghee
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying samosa
For Potato Filling
- 6-7 Medium sized Boiled Potatoes , cut into small pieces.
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric (Haldi)
- 1 teaspoon Jeera
- 1 teaspoon Carom Seeds (Ajwain)
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing)
- Salt to taste
For Chinese Vegetable Filling
- 1 Cup thinly sliced cabbage
- 1/2 Cup thinly sliced capsicum
- 1/4 Cup thinly sliced carrot
- 1/4 cup sprouts (if you have it ready)
- 1/4 cup green onion / normal onion (optional)
- 1 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Vinegar
- 1 clove of garlic grated/crushed
- 1/2 inch of ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Salt to taste
For Serving
Green Corainder Chutney/Imli Chutney/Tomato Ketchup/Chole
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients of the dough and form a medium stiff dough. We do not want a loose dough as it becomes difficult in making the samosa’s. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes till then continue making the filling.
I forgot to add the ajwain seeds to added it later
Potato Filling:
- Cut the potatoes into small cube size pieces. Yes cut instead of mashing it (It’s my mother’s tip on making samosa, but it’s up to you.)
- In a pan, add Oil. Once the oil is hot, add Hing, Jeera. Once the Jeera crackles, add Haldi.
- Add in the potatoes and mix.
- Add Garam masala and Red Chilli powder and mix.
- Yummy filing is ready.
Chinese Vegetable Filling:
- Chop the vegetables and keep ready.
2. In a pan, add Oil. Once the oil is hot, add Garlic, Ginger and Green onion/ normal onion (if you do not have).
3. On a high flame, Add cabbage, carrot, sprouts and cook for 1-2 mins.
4. Add Capsicum and salt and cook for 1 min and switch off the gas.
5. Let the stuffing cool down. Once cooled it is ready to be filled in samosa.
Samosa
- Heat oil in a Kadai.
- Make a medium sized ball and roll them in an oval shape.
3. Cut into 2. Fold along the edges and seal it. Make it in the shape of a cone.
4. Stuff the filling inside.
5. Put a little water on the edges and seal it, with a fold in the centre.
6. Make it flat at the bottom and pinch it on the top to give it a proper look.
7. Make 7-8 at one go.
8. Once the oil is hot (should not be too hot or else the cover will get cooked too fast.) add the samosa and fry till it’s done. The gas should be on medium heat, as whole wheat samosa takes time to cook.
9. If you are baking, spray or brush the samosa’s with oil and let it bake on 180 deg celcius in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, turning in between and checking if it’s done. ( I forgot to take the photographs of it, will post it next time)
Tips:
- For parties or potlucks prepare the samosa’s a day or two earlier. can be even prepared 1-2 weeks earlier. Store them in ziplock or a tight container in freezer. If stored in ziplock, first freeze them in small batches or the shape gets distorted. Once freezed you can make a big bag and store it.
- Defrost it when you need it and fry or bake as required.
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