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# Samosa Bites Recipe
## Step-by-step
firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup maida, ½ tsp ajwain, ½ tsp salt and ¼ cup ghee.
crumble and mix well until the flour turns moist.
now add ½ cup water and start to knead the dough.
knead to a tight dough adding water as required.
cover and rest for 20 minutes.
to prepare the stuffing, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing, 2 chilli and 1 inch ginger.
saute until the spices turn aromatic.
keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala, 1 tsp aamchur and ¼ tsp pepper powder.
saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
further add 3 potato, ½ cup peas and ½ tsp salt.
mix well making sure everything is well combined.
add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well. potato stuffing is ready for samosa.
to prepare the puff samosa, knead the dough again.
roll the dough to a slightly thick thickness.
now cut into pieces.
place a tsp of prepared aloo stuffing in the centre.
cover with another piece of the pastry sheet and stick using some water over the sides.
deep fry in medium hot oil.
stir on medium flame until the puff samosa turns golden brown and crispy.
finally, enjoy **puff samosa** or **samosa bites** with chutney.
## Video
## FAQ
Basically a small-sized or square-shaped samosa filled with potato or mixed vegetable stuffing. It is an ideal alternative to traditional samosa recipes as they are small and easy to prepare.
Typically it is a vegetarian savoury snack. However, it can also contain minced meat stuffing which choice of meat. The typical veg stuffing may include potatoes, peas and mixed vegetables.
Yes certainly these bites can be baked as an alternative to deep frying. You may preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees and then bake it for 10-15 minutes or till it becomes crisp. You may have to spray oil on top of the bites to become crisp and tasty. I would prefer deep frying as it yields a more tasty snack.
Well I would not recommend frying these bites ahead of time and serving it later. Having said that, you may prepare the stuffing and sheets in advance and store them in the fridge. You may assemble and shape it and deep fry it when you are about to serve it.
You may serve with the same dipping sauce as samosa. The best choice would be tamarind sauce, green chutney or even the yoghurt mint sauce. Additionally, you may also serve it with tomato sauce, hot and sweet Maggi sauce or any type of tomato sauce.
The significant difference between these two is their shape and size. These bites are small and square in shape, whereas samosas are large and triangular in shape. Apart from these, it carries the same dough and stuffing and hence there shouldn't be any difference in taste and flavour.
Basically, the same sheets of dough used for samosas are used for these bites. In other words, it uses flour, oil and spices to prepare the dough. However, you may use store-bought sheets or even spring roll sheets to prepare these bites.
Yes certainly! You can use different types of filling including mixed vegetable or meat-based fillings. The popular choices are potato, peas, mixed vegetables, cheese, spinach and fetta, minced meat and even sweet taste stuffing like chocolate or coconut.
The typical choice for these bites is plain flour or wheat flour which does contain gluten. Yet you may prepare it with gluten-free flour like corn flour or rice paper sheets.
Yes you can reheat it either in the oven or microwave it. If you are using the oven, you may place it in preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Or you can microwave it for about 30-60 seconds.
Yes these can be made in an air fryer too for a healthy alternative. Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees and fry it for about 8-10 minutes. You may have to spray some oil before it is loaded to air fryer.
## Notes
* firstly, make sure to knead the dough really well, or else the samosa will not turn crisp.
* also, adding ghee to the dough gives a nice flavour and crispiness to the pastry sheet.
* additionally, you can shape the bites to the shape of your choice.
* finally, **puff samosa** or **samosa bites recipe** can also be baked at 180 degree celcius for 30 minutes.
Original recipe by Hebbar's Kitchen: [https://hebbarskitchen.com/samosa-bites-recipe-samosa-pockets/](https://hebbarskitchen.com/samosa-bites-recipe-samosa-pockets/)
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