COCKTAIL PANEER SAMOSA

(Serves about 10 persons)

Ingredients:

¾ cup of maida (plain flour).
¼ cup of suji (semolina). a pinch of baking pd.
¼ tsp of salt.
2 semi heaped tablespoons of ghee .

Filling:

200 grams of grated paneer.
2 small boiled potatoes- mashed coarsely.
3 tablespoons of oil.
¼" piece of finely chopped ginger.
½ tsp of red chilli powder.
Salt to taste.
¾ tsp of roasted zeera (cumin seeds) pd.
¾ tsp of garam masala. (mixed spices)
¼ tsp of amchoor (dried mango pd)
1 tablespoon of kaju ( cashenuts) bits.
1 tablespoon of kishmish ( raisins)
2 finely chopped green chillies.
¼ tsp of sugar.

Cooking Process:

1.	Mix maida,suji, salt, baking powder and ghee.
2.	Add a few tablespoons of water and knead to form a stiff dough.
3.	Keep covered for ½ hour.
4.	Heat oil. Put off the fire. Add ginger. Add salt, red Chilli powder, garam masala, zeera, and amchoor. then return to fire.
5.	Add nuts and cook for a few seconds.
6.	Add potatoes and cook for ½ minute.
7.	Add paneer and mix well. Add sugar and green Chillies.
8.	Cover and cook on slow fire for about 3-4 minutes. Make the filling spicy and keep aside.
9.	Make marble sized balls of the dough.
10.	Roll out thinly and cut into two.
11.	Fold each half into a triangle to form a cone.
12.	Seal the cone by applying water. Fill 1 tablespoon of the filling inside the cone.
13.	Make a small fold or pleate on the joint of the cone.
14.	Now close the cone with water.Press the side opposite to the pointed side against a plate, giving it a samosa look.
15.	Heat oil. Deep fry 8-10 pieces at a time on slow fire.