Hyderabad

Onion samosa

Name: Onion samosa
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Hyderabadi
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups for the patti maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/3 cup water; Salt, to taste, divided; 3 thinly sliced onion; 1/3 cup dry roasted and crushed poha (flattened rice); 1/2 cup shredded cabbage; 2 minced green chilli; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp chaat masala; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed

Thin, crackly triangles stuffed with spiced onion. The Irani cafe's tea time partner.

60 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayHyderabadi Irani cafe onion samosa.

The original

238kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Onion samosa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1¼ cups, for the patti

Water⅓ cup

Saltto taste, divided

Onion3, thinly sliced

Poha (flattened rice)⅓ cup, dry roasted and crushed

Cabbage½ cup, shredded

Green chilli2, minced

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp, chopped

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Garam masala½ tsp

Chaat masala½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed

Method

4 steps

1Make a soft dough of maida, water and a pinch of salt; roll thin rounds, stack with oil and flour between, roll again and cook lightly on a tawa. Peel apart and cut into strips.
2Mix raw onion, crushed poha, cabbage, chillies, coriander, spices and salt just before folding.
3Fold each strip into a cone, fill, and seal the end with flour paste.
4Fry at 170 C until golden and blistered.

Serve it like this

Pile in a paper lined basket with green chutney and ketchup. Serve hot with chai.

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