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Sandhya's Kitchen

25th May 2011

SK turns 2 !!!! Celebrations with Singara ( Bengali Samosa)

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Proud!! Sandhya’s Kitchen turns 2…
My baby is growing to a toddler.. Passing through the early rough stage, trying to get acquaintances and recognition and get stable while walking.. Many trips , hurting the tender knees… now confidently running around…
SK has given me so much of an identity , allowing my thoughts and scribbling’s to have a reach. Feels  proud when I get to hear from near & far about the blog , about the recipes they tried , successful attempts and their thoughts.. Quite thoughtful of my friends & neighbours who remember to keep aside props thinking about my blog .. Isn’t it very nice of them??? Hugs to Mom & H … specially for picking baking books for me …  Never realised I have a lovely set of silent readers of this space.. A liner from them or a mail from them letting me know , has a heap of significance..
Happy Birthday bloggy baby !!!

Our family has got a lot of Bong Influence… I have spent 6 months in Kolkata when V was born.
For people who are not familiar with Indian Geography , West Bengal(WB) is a state in the eastern part of India. Regional language spoken is Bengali. Kolkata is the capital of WB.Rice & Fish are the favourite food. Common spices found in a Bengali kitchen are cumin, ajmoda (radhuni), bay leaf, mustard, ginger, green chillies, turmeric, etc. People of erstwhile East Bengal use a lot of ajmoda, coriander leaves, tamarind, coconut and mustard in their cooking; while those aboriginally from West Bengal use a lot of sugar, garam masala and red chilli powder. Vegetarian dishes are mostly without onion and garlic. (Source : Wiki)

The tender coriander leaves are homegrown.. My first ever attempt !!
I m such a sucker for shopping… … Loved everything about the place.. and its markets …. Secondly the street food.. Luchi Aloo , Katti Rolls, Putchka’s – they are like Golgappa’s but water has got a different take…  , Rasgulla’s   – who wudnt love them fresh.. I used to gobble 3-4 every day  , Singara’s  – they are the typical bengali samosa’s and we just love them…..
It cant get any better to celebrate this joyous occasion with Singara’s ..  I have done my research on this with Bengali friends & H off course .. You must b wondering what has H to do with Bong cuisine ??He has spent his schooling out there….  The taste still lingers around when it comes to authenticity.
With this discussion I boiled down to my Ingredients
Vegggies -Potato & Peas .
Spices – Panchphoran ?? Nops We use them only for curries . So what is it ?? SOS call to a new bengali friend and got the spice powder recipe..
Outer covering / shell – Just Plain flour . We have a reason for indulgence .For healthier version , I would definitely go for half wheat flour – half plain flour.

INGREDIENTS:
For the outer covering / samosa shell:

Plain Flour 1 Cup + 2 Tblspn
Water Approx 1/4th Cup
Carom Seeds ( Ajwain) 1 Tsp
Cumin Seeds  ( Jeera) 1/2 Tsp
Salt To Taste
Butter 2 Tsp
Oil 2 Tsp
Oil For frying

Singara Filling :

Potatoes 3 Nos medium sized
Garden Peas 1/2 Cup
Oil 1 Tsp
Cumin Seeds 1 Tblspn
Coriander Seeds 1 Tblspn
Red Chilli 2-3
Freshly grated Ginger 1/2 Tsp
Salt To Taste
Sugar 1/2 Tsp

DIRECTIONS:

  • Combine Plain Flour , Carom , Cumin Seeds, Salt and the melted butter. Give it a good mix and obtain a partial sandy texture. Now incorporate the water & the oil and kneed them well. Let the consistency be harder than the chapatti dough. Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 20 minutes .
  • Pressure cook the potatoes to half its capacity so that we can roughly mash them with bits of pieces  around. I have used frozen peas here..Just added them into luke warm water for 5 min , drained them and kept aside.  You can also add small chunks of cauliflower if you like. Its predominantly a winter vegetable .
  • Dry roast Cumin, Coriander Seeds & Dry  Red Chilli for 3-4 min until a lovely aroma is up in  the air . Cool it for 5 min and powder it in the blender.
  • Heat oil in the pan.Drop in grated ginger . Once slightly brown , add in Turmeric and fry for 30 sec . I have used Sunflower oil for the whole process. But if you like Mustard oil , go ahead and try them out for making the potato filling.
  • Add the mashed potatoes , green peas , salt ,sugar and  saute  them  for 2-3 min.….Sprinkle all the powdered spices , give it good stir. 5 More min , turn off the flame , transfer the filling to a ceramic bowl and let it cool down. This takes roughly 10 min altogether..
  • Heat oil in a deep pan for frying. In the meanwhile lets get started with the Samosa covering. Sprinkle some flour on ur work top or ur wooden board where you intend creating roundels of the flour balls.
  • Pinch the dough into equal number of balls . I got 4 of them and now roll them into roundels one by one ,very thin and cut them with a pizza cutter/ cutlery knife into 2 pieces. Shape them like a cone , applying oil on the inner side , fill in the potato filling and seal the edges by pressing the ends together using some water. For a video tutorial check here. Repeat the process with the rest of them and we get 8 singara’s ready for frying..
  • Drop in any small remaining piece of the dough in the oil , to check if its ready for frying. Deep fry them in hot oil and fry them until they turn brown and crispy.Drain them onto a kitchen towel . Repeat the process with the rest of them.
  • Serve warm with Green Coriander Chutney & Ketchup .
    This is how  my plate was post limelight photography.. Cudnt resist setting the table.. Just gobbled then & there…..

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Comments

  1. Shanthi says

    25th May 2011 at 11:26 am

    Congrats and wish you many more to come. By the by lovely crunchy samosas. Feel like grabbing it

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  2. Priti says

    25th May 2011 at 11:27 am

    Congrats and wish many more years of blogging to you …samosa looks just so yum….

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  3. Pari says

    25th May 2011 at 11:35 am

    Dear Sandy,

    Congrats so much and the Singharas are so tempting and sound so delicious. I can completely understand ur feelings as I also celebrated the same a few days back.
    Keep blogging!!! Cheers

    FOODELICIOUS

    Reply
  4. Sandhya Hariharan says

    25th May 2011 at 11:37 am

    @ Shanthi Aunty… Thank u soo much ..glad to receive my first wishes from you on this …

    @ Priti…
    Tat was really v quicky.. thanks a ton

    Reply
  5. An Open Book says

    25th May 2011 at 11:41 am

    congrats sandhya…my bloggy baby turns two this sunday 🙂
    id def love 2 have a samosa now:)

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  6. Prathibha says

    25th May 2011 at 11:58 am

    They look scrumptious…awesome photography…lovely way 2 celebrate..happy birthday 2 ur blog..:)

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  7. Prathima Rao says

    25th May 2011 at 12:00 pm

    Congrats Sandhya!!! And the samosas look so tempting!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  8. lata raja says

    25th May 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Many congratulations Sandhya on the second anniversary of Sandhya's Kitchen….that means I am associated with you for little less than two years….time sure flies:)
    The ever green samosa in whatever name we call it, is a sure delicious way to celebrate!

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  9. Radhika says

    25th May 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Wish your blog many more B'Days Sandhya. Singaras are so crunchy. Inviting you to follow my blog.

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  10. Sandhya Hariharan says

    25th May 2011 at 12:44 pm

    @ Nish ,Pari & Latha Aunty… congrats ya.. Isnt it a nice feeling to see ur baby growing.. Feelings are much mutual….

    Glad to know we are aquainted for around 2 years …

    Reply
  11. Sandhya Hariharan says

    25th May 2011 at 12:45 pm

    @ Prathibha.. Glad u liked them… and Danke…

    @ Prathima.. Thanks ya…

    @ Radhika.. Thank u for visitng my space… A pleasure to know u at ur space tooo

    Reply
  12. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says

    25th May 2011 at 12:52 pm

    Congrats on our blog's 2nd birthday..Samosas are so welcome anytime…liked a bit different version too

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  13. Irene says

    25th May 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Congratulations Sandhya!! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Vardhini says

    25th May 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Samosas look so inviting. Love the clicks. Congrats 🙂

    First time here and I love the recipes. The pictures are stunning. Following you.

    Do visit me as time permits and would love to have you follow me too 🙂

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  15. Ambreen says

    25th May 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Congratulations Sandhya on the 2nd blog anniversary. Singara looks really irresistible!

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  16. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    25th May 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Congrats sandhya,Wish u many more to come…Keep Rocking.
    Samosas luks very tempting and always love ur neat presentation.

    Reply
  17. Kairali sisters says

    25th May 2011 at 2:01 pm

    Happy birthday to Sandhya's Kitchen!!!
    Samosa looks truly awesome!

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  18. Raksha says

    25th May 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Congrats Sandy dear for the 2nd anniversary. These Singara's look yummy and I loved the write up too along with the clicks

    Reply
  19. Rekha shoban says

    25th May 2011 at 2:14 pm

    congrats sandhya…all the best n keep rocking!

    Reply
  20. jeyashrisuresh says

    25th May 2011 at 2:18 pm

    congrats on ur blog anniversary sandhya and best way to celebrate that with a delicious bengali snack

    Reply
  21. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) says

    25th May 2011 at 2:27 pm

    Congrats sandhya's kitchen….wish u many many such milestones of ur blog baby…mutually with u as I celebrated my 1 st bloggy bday last month…great feeling …singharas look really very tempting n that last pic is simply amazing…yummy…

    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  22. Reva says

    25th May 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Congrats Dear… best wishes for more years of happy blogging. The samosas are absolutely delicious…:)
    Reva

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  23. Reshmi Mahesh says

    25th May 2011 at 3:49 pm

    Congrats and wish your blog many more b'days….keep rocking…
    Samosas look superb…

    Reply
  24. Nithya says

    25th May 2011 at 4:18 pm

    Congratsssssssss buddy on completing two years of fantastic blogging 🙂 Luv your blog a lot 🙂 Keep the work going and treat us with your lovely delicacies.

    Awesome Singara. looks damn delicious 🙂 Love the first click a lot :)Very tempting 🙂

    Reply
  25. Satrupa says

    25th May 2011 at 4:33 pm

    Wishing ur blog baby a very happy b'day. I love your blog and would like to see more posts …… 🙂
    The samosa looks perfect. I want some now.

    Reply
  26. Nitha says

    25th May 2011 at 4:47 pm

    Congrats dear… Samosas looks so tempting.. My all time fav.. I think everyone's fav 🙂

    Reply
  27. Priya says

    25th May 2011 at 5:58 pm

    Congrats dear, Happy birthday to ur blog baby..Samosas looks addictive,crispy and inviting…

    Reply
  28. Angie's Recipes says

    25th May 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Happy Birthday to Sandhya's Kitchen!
    Those samosas look very delicious.

    Reply
  29. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    25th May 2011 at 6:07 pm

    Congrats Sandhya and wow, those singhada's look mouth watering. Please do send this with your other veg bong recipes to my event of "Flavors of Bengal" 🙂

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  30. kitchen queen says

    25th May 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Happy b'day to ur blog Sandhya.the samosas look so tempting with the green chutney and since I am a big samosa fan I would love to grab it right away.

    Reply
  31. krithika says

    25th May 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Congrats Samdhya ka..Lovely samosas and lovely lovely blog 🙂

    Reply
  32. Gulmohar says

    25th May 2011 at 10:49 pm

    Congrats Sandhya ! I so want a couple of those samosas now, since it is tea time and also because they look so very tempting 🙂

    Reply
  33. Krithi's Kitchen says

    26th May 2011 at 12:49 am

    Happy Blog Birthday Sandhya!!
    Perfect way to celebrate..
    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
    Event: Serve It-Chilled

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  34. divya says

    26th May 2011 at 1:54 am

    Mouthwatering here, super delicious samosa,yumm!

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  35. RAKS KITCHEN says

    26th May 2011 at 5:21 am

    Congrats and the samosas look awesome,tempting me very much,loved the messy look chutney click (all the clicks are awesome)very much!

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  36. Kalyani says

    26th May 2011 at 1:42 pm

    congrats sandhya !!!!! u have a wonderful blog …. Keep rocking …. samosas look delicious and tempting pictures … i am a regular follower to ur blog …..

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  37. Ananda Rajashekar says

    26th May 2011 at 6:53 pm

    congrats sandhya!! keep it coming and wishes for more years! and singara i need it right away 🙂

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  38. Kitchen Flavours says

    27th May 2011 at 5:31 am

    Happy Birthday SK…..wish u many more yum years to come….u r baby SK is rocking dear Sandhya….love this Singara recipe…..

    Reply
  39. Taste Junction says

    27th May 2011 at 6:44 am

    First time here..you have a lovely blog, and congrats on completing this milestone. Do visit my blog as time permits!!

    Reply
  40. kothiyavunu.com says

    27th May 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Looks great and I am sure tastes as good.Congrats on ur 2nd blog anniversary!! may u achieve many more!

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  41. kankana says

    28th May 2011 at 3:40 am

    Yay Congrats on completing 2 years .. that's a huge achievement 🙂

    Shingara or Samosa both are too close to my heart . They are the best snack to go with the tea .. that's what i feel and i am will never get tired of them!

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  42. Hari Chandana says

    28th May 2011 at 4:03 am

    Wowwwww.. looks so tempting and delicious… beautiful shots as usual.. thanks for sharing dear 🙂
    Indian Cuisine

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  43. Parita says

    30th May 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Congrats!! Singara looks yummy..my mom too recently made samosas 🙂 Love homemade ones!

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  44. shooting star says

    30th May 2011 at 3:26 pm

    congrats!!!.
    the shingara looks yumm…reminds of the taste of these wonderful things back in kolkata..they are just unbeatable!!!

    Reply
  45. Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says

    30th May 2011 at 6:14 pm

    happy birthday to your blog isn't blogging fun 🙂 great samosa

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  46. Usha says

    1st June 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Congrats one your milestone! Wish SK many more to come..

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  47. purabi naha says

    5th June 2011 at 9:55 am

    Hi Sandhya, this is my first time here and I stumbled upon these bengali singaras, and I happen to be a bengali as well! Lovely photographs, Sandhya and well done. Loved your blog. I am your new follower now.

    Reply

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