Potato Samosas

Ingredients

Pastry

2 cups flour, all-purpose

1-teaspoon baking powder

1-teaspoon salt

2 ounces ghee, melted

1 tablespoons yogurt

 Filling

1 onion, chopped

1 pound boiled potatoes, cut into ½ cubes

2 green chillies, finely chopped and seeds removed

1-teaspoon garam masala

Oil for deep-frying

Method

To make the pastry

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2. Add ghee and yogurt, stir until combined.
3. Knead until dough is smooth.

 To make the filling

1. Melt ghee in a frying pan
2. Sauté onion 2-3 minutes.
3. Add potatoes and chillies, sauté 5 minutes.
4. Stir in garam masala, allow to cool.
5. Take walnut-size pieces of dough; roll out on a floured surface, making thin rounds about the size of a saucer.
6. Cut the rounds in half, fold each half into a cone shape, seal sides of cone with water and fill with potato mixture.
7. Seal open end with water.
8. Deep fry samosas in moderately hot oil until golden brown, drain on absorbent paper.