Samosa

Samosa is a stuffed and deep fried snack. It is an appetizer and it is very popular. Samosas are cheap and easy to prepare.

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For Stuffing

Ingredients

Potato finely Diced       1cup
Onion finely Chopped  3tbsp
Frozen Pea                  1/4 cup
Curry Powder               1tsp
Ginger Grated                1tsp
Garlic paste                   1tsp
Green Chili                    1
Ground Cumin Seeds   1tsp
Salt To Taste
For the dough

All Purpose Flour            2cups
Oil                                  4tbsp
Salt To Taste

Method
Making stuffing
Boil the potato and peel, dice into cubes.
Heat a pan with oil add onion fry till it becomes tender.
Add peas, garlic, ginger, green chili, curry powder potatoes and salt.
Cook for two minutes and mix well. Add coriander leaves.
For Dough
Mix flour salt and oil, make a dough adding enough water.
Knead the dough for five minutes and keep.
Making Samosa
Knead the dough and divide it into small ball sized portions.
Roll each ball into a circle about 8" diameter.
Cut the circle into half with a knife.
Take each half circle fold into a cone shape by joining the edges with water.
Fill each cone with potato filling.
Wet the edges of the cones and seal them.
Deep fry these samosas and serve with chutney.

Oats Kozhakattai

Oats Kozhakattai

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I used to make this oats kozhakattai for my husband. Everyday he takes oats with milk. For a change, I made this kozhakattai like upma kozhakattai. Very easy to prepare.
Ingredients

Oats                             2cups
On                               1
Green Chilies              6
Curry Leaves               few
Coriander Leaves        few
Mustard Seeds           1tsp
Urad Dhal                     2tsp
Chana Dhal                 2tsp
Salt to Taste
Method
Dry roast the oats for four minutes in low flame.
Powder one cup oats in blender
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds. urad dhal and chana dhal.
When the mustard splutters add the chili, curry leaves and chopped onion and fry.
Add  half cup of water  and let it boil.
When the water boils add salt and powdered oats and the oats
Mix well . If needed add little more water and coriander leaves..
The dough should be thick.
Make  small sized balls out of the dough and keep.
Heat the idli vessel and keep the kozhakattais  and steam them. Let it cool.

Salted Maida Biscuits

Salted Diamond Maida Biscuits

Salted  Maida Biscuits

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Maida                         1 1/2 cups
Hot Ghee/Oi               1tbsp
Sesame Seeds         1bsp  
Cumin Seeds             1tsp
Red Chili Powder1     /2tsp
Method
Add maida, salt, chili powder, sesame seeds cumin seeds and salt together and make a smooth and firm dough and knead it
Take small ball sized dough and roll into slightly thick roti.
Prick the roti all over with a fork and cut into diamond shapes
Heat a pan with oil. Add the diamond shaped pieces and deep fry them, till they become gold.