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Vegetable samosas are made with a potato and peas filling complemented by aromatic spices, raisins, and more. It is stuffed inside a cover made of flour and then fried in cooking oil. Here are the easy steps to make vegetable samosa at home.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Vegetable samosa is a delicious snack loved by most Indians.

Serve the samosas alongside a variety of chutneys, creamy yogurt sauce, simple fresh salad, and sliced onions.
Vegetable samosas taste savory, spicy, and subtly sweet.
Vegetable samosa resembles the taste of meat samosas, paneer samosas, spinach samosas, cheese samosas, sweet potato samosas, mixed vegetable samosas, lentil samosas, mushroom samosas, pea samosas, tandoori samosas, keema samosas, vegan samosas and more.

The Ingredients:

To make the dough:

2 cups refined wheat flour (maida)

½ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

2 tbsp refined oil
Water – As required
Oil – For brushing

To make the filling:

6 pieces potatoes (small to medium pieces)
¼ cup green peas

Water – As required
1 tbsp refined oil
½ tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp cashew nuts (broken pieces)
½ tbsp raisins
1 piece onion (medium, finely chopped)

3 pieces green chilies (finely chopped)
1 tsp ginger (deskinned and finely chopped)
1 tsp garam masala powder

1 tsp chaat masala powder
½ tsp salt
¼ cup coriander leaves

For deep frying:

Refined oil – As required

I came across it at a food stall in Kolkata, where a man was cooking with a rhythm like a musician. The crowd, the spice in the air, the clang of ladles—it was intoxicating. I ordered out of curiosity, not hunger.

The flavor hit me like a memory I didn’t know I had. Back home, I tried to recreate it with what I had, fumbling through guesses. It wasn’t quite right the first time, but close enough to transport me back. Over time, it’s become something I make when I miss the chaos and poetry of the streets.

How to Make Vegetable Samosa? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: First, to make the dough, take a bowl, put 2 cups of refined wheat flour (maida), ½ tsp of regular table salt, 1 tsp of sugar, ½ tsp of carom seeds (ajwain), and 2 tbsp of refined oil in it. Mix everything nicely to make the dough for the samosas.

(Pro tip: Do not add too much water at once. Add water gradually as required because you will need stiff dough for making the samosas. Also, do not over-knead the dough).

Step 2: Now, brush the dough with a little bit of oil. This will prevent it from drying and keep it soft. Let it rest for about 1 hour or so. You may cover the dough with a piece of moist cloth.

Step 3: In the meantime, wash and clean 6 small to medium pieces of potatoes. Put them in a pressure cooker along with ¼ cup of fresh green peas, add an adequate amount of water and pressure cook them for about 4 to 5 whistles on a medium flame. When done, cool the potatoes, peel the skin, and cut them into small pieces.

Step 4: Now, take a kadai or a frying pan, heat it, and put 1 tbsp of refined oil in it. When the oil is hot, add ½ tsp of cumin seeds in it and let it crackle. Now, put 1 tbsp of broken cashew nuts and ½ tbsp of raisins in it and stir them for about a minute or two to roast them nicely.

Step 5: When the raisins have swollen up and the cashew nuts start to change their color, add 1 medium-sized onion (finely chopped), 3 pieces of green chilies (finely chopped), and sauté them for a minute or two until the onions turn translucent.

Step 6: Now, add 1 tsp of deskinned and finely chopped ginger and sauté along.

Step 7: Now, when the onions turn to a nice golden brown color, add the pieces of boiled potatoes and green peas to them. Mix them nicely.

Step 8: Next, add 1 tsp of garam masala powder, 1 tsp of chaat masala powder, and ½ tsp of salt to it. Stir well for about a minute and also mash a few pieces of potatoes.

Step 9: Finally, add ¼ cup of fresh coriander leaves, mix them well, turn off the gas stove, and let it sit for a while so that the ingredients cool off completely.

Step 10: Now, take a small portion of the dough and make fairly large dough balls. Take one of these balls at a time, roll it out in an oval shape, and then cut it into half.

(Pro tip: If you want to make mini samosas, do not roll the dough too long).

Step 11: Take one of the two pieces, rub a little bit of water on the wider part, and fold it into a cone shape.

Step 12: Place a little bit of the filling into the cone.

(Pro tip: Make sure that you do not overfill the cone with the filling, or else it will be hard to seal it).

Step 13: Rub a little bit of water on the ends of the dough this time and seal the edges to complete the cone. The cones should be made carefully so that it the samosa sits on its base. Now, one piece of samosa is ready for frying. Repeat steps 10, 11, 12, and 13 to make all the samosa cones.

Step 14: Now, to deep fry the samosas, take a heavy-bottom kadai, pour an adequate amount of oil into it, and heat it on a low flame. When it is warm enough, put the samosas carefully into the oil so that you do not splash hot oil.

(Pro tip: Note that the oil should not be too hot. Otherwise, it will fry the coating quickly and burn it while the stuffing inside will not be cooked properly. Low and slow cooking is the best way to deep fry samosas).

Step 15: Let them cook for about 10 minutes. Stir them occasionally to fry them evenly on both sides. Remove them when they turn to a nice golden brown in color.