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- From: waring@ima.infomail.com (Sam Waring)
- Subject: Samosas
- Message-ID: <3a1_9503051936@ima.infomail.com>
- Organization: University of Chicago -- Academic Information Technologies
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 22:39:06 GMT
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- MMMMM----- Recipe via UNREGISTERED Meal-Master (tm) v8.01
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- Title: CURRIED SPINACH SAMOSA
- Categories: Breads, Indian
- Yield: 16 servings
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- MMMMM---------------------------CRUST--------------------------------
- 1/2 c ;Water
- 1/3 c Safflower oil
- 1 pn Salt
- 3 c Flour (?? check this qty)
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- MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
- 1 T Sesame oil
- 1 bn Scallion; finely chopped
- 3 md Carrot; diced
- 1 lb Spinach, fresh
- 1 pn Salt
- 1/4 ts Curry powder
- 1 T Tamari
- 1/4 c ;Water
- 1 T Kuzu (Japanese arrowroot)
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- Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine water, oil and salt in a small saucepan
- and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and heat the mixture with a whisk
- until it has a milky appearance. Add to flour in a large bowl. Gently
- knead the dough just until mixed well. Form into a ball and let sit for
- 30 minutes (or cover and place in a refrigerator until needed and then
- bring to room temperature).
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- For the filling: heat oil in a skillet. Saut# onions and carrots for 1
- minute. Sprinkle with salt and curry powder and add chopped spinach.
- Cover and steam over medium heat until spinach wilts and the carrots are
- tender, about four minutes. Season with tamari. Dissolve kuzu in 1/4
- cup water, add to spinach mixture, and cook for about 1 minute, stirring
- constantly, to thicken and glaze. Divide the dough in half and roll out
- until about 1/8" thick. Using a saucer or a small plate as a guide, cut
- the dough into 4" circles. Place two tablespoons fo filling in the
- middle of each circle. Fold over and pinch edge shut. Using a fork,
- poke a few holes in each samosa. Place on a oiled cookie sheet and bake
- for 30 minutes. Delicious hot or cold.
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- Nutritional info per serving: Protein: 4 gm.; Carbohydrates: 24.5
- gm.; Fat: 6 gm.; Calories: 160; Sodium: 111 mg.; Cholesterol: 0 mg.
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- : Whole Foods Market
- : Austin, TX
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- Title: SAMOSAS
- Categories: Indian, Appetizers
- Yield: 16 samosas
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- 1 c Flour
- 1/2 c ;Water, lukewarm
- 5 ts Oil
- 1 pn Salt
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- MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
- 4 md Potato
- 1 ts Cumin seed
- 1/2 ts Red chili powder (opt)
- 1 ts Pepper, black
- 1 c Peas, frozen
- Salt; to taste
- 2 ts Oil
- 1/2 bn Coriander leaves
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- Making Dough: Add pinch of salt and oil to the flour, and mix it well.
- Add water slowly to flour and knead well to make a soft dough.
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- Making Filling: Boil potatoes. When tender, peel and cut into small
- pieces. Boil peas and set aside. Pluck cilantro leaves, wash, chop and
- set aside. In skillet, heat oil. Add cumin seed followed by potatoes
- and peas. Add salt and pepper. Mix well and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Let cool and add coriander (cilantro) leaves.
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- Samosas: Take a ball of dough and roll it round, flat and very thin
- like a tortilla. Cut in half. Bring the two ends of the straight end
- together in the form of a cone, and seal the end with water. Put about
- 1 teaspoon of filling in the cone pocket and seal the top again with
- water. Deep fry samosas in oil at medium heat until brown. Serve with
- chutney or ketchup. (You can use egg roll skins or flour tortillas
- instead of making dough and use the same filling. Make into any shape
- you want.) Makes 14 to 16 samosas.
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- From: Texas Folklife Festival, 1991
- Posted by: Karin Brewer, Fidonet Cooking Echo, 8/92
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