Bengali Singara

Samosa is very popular snacks in all over India. This samosa is known as singara in Kolkata , west bengal.singara is too much popular street food in bengal..In any parts of Bengal you can easily get this lipsmacking singara...we are the bengali refer singara as Telebhaja..singara is little different from samosa,tastewise and shapewise too..Makeing singara at home is little time consuming job but worth it..I have here made phulkopir singara..means bengali style samosa stuff  with potato and cauliflower mixture or sabji...Give a try phulkopir singara in your kitchen and enjoy it with your family in any winter evening

Ingredients:--

For daugh--

Maida /refine flour- 1 cup
Atta /wheat flour- 4 tbsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Water as required

For stuffing--

Potatoes - 2 ,cut into small cubes
Cauliflower- 1/2cup,cut into small florets
Panchforan- 1/2 tsp  (bengali five spice-mixture of cumin seeds ,onion seeds,fennel seeds,mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds)
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chili powder-1/2 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
Peanut - 1tbsp
 Green peas - 2 tbsp
Salt as required

Process:--

Daugh

Take a bowl .add Maida, salt ,baking soda and oil.combine everything..then add Water gradually and knead a smooth but little stuff daugh..cover the daugh with wet cloth or simply cover with a plate for 20 mins.

Stuffing--

Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil .add peanuts and fry it for a minute..then take out ftom pan...then add panchforan. Once you get a nice aroma add potatoes and cauliflower. Stir it for a minute....

Then add turmeric,Chili,cumin powder and salt to taste...stir it for 1-2 mins..then add green peas and give a nice stir...then turn down flame and simmer the gas for 10 mins or till the potatoes and cauliflower cooked well...stir occasionally in between..

Then sprinkle some water and keep cooking for 2- 3 mins..now add fried peanuts .mix well to the potatoe cauliflower mixture...check seasoning..ready stuffing. Keep aside..

Making singara--

Now take a small portion from daugh..roll it like a puri ..cut it from middle with the knife to make two parts

Each part look like a halfcircle ..apply water to straight edge of half circle..now fold the straight edge to make a cone shape.

Hold the cone in your hand ..fill with the potatoe -cauliflower mixture .

.now press to seal the open portion of the cone..seal it properly to secure the stuffing remin inside.. follow the same process for remaining singaras..

Now heat enough oil for deep frying..add 3-4 singara s at a time into the medium hot oil..frying till light brown and crisp ..oil temparature should be on medium..