Dengu Samosa (Green grams)

Name: Dengu Samosa (Green grams)
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups All purpose Flour; 1/2 cup flour for rolling; 4 Tablespoons flour (for bonding); 1 pinch Salt; 2 Tablespoon oil; 1 Litre oil for deep frying; 2 Lemons; 500 grams green grams; 1 bulb of onions; 2 bunch onions (spring onions); 1 bulb garlic; 1 Teaspoon paprika; 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala; 1 Teaspoon cardamom powder

Mercy Ambuka @mercyambuka

This samosas are very moist and tasty .I was able to get 50 mini samosas.The samosas can be frozen and used when needed.

Mercy Ambuka @mercyambuka

This samosas are very moist and tasty .I was able to get 50 mini samosas.The samosas can be frozen and used when needed.

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Ingredients

2 cupsAll purpose Flour
1/2 cupflour for rolling
4 Tablespoonsflour (for bonding)
1 pinchSalt
2 Tablespoonoil
1 Litreoil for deep frying
2Lemons
500 gramsgreen grams
1bulb of onions
2 bunchonions (spring onions)
1bulb garlic
1 Teaspoonpaprika
1 TeaspoonGaram Masala
1 Teaspooncardamom powder

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Steps

1

Start by making the samosa dough,get your 2 cups of flour,put in a container.Add a pinch of salt, squeeze 1 Lemon into this mixture and mix well.Knead adding water little by little until the dough is formed.cover with a tee towel.
2

Prepare your filling.Boil your green grams,add salt,add paprika,add Garam Masala.Boil together but do not over cook the green grams
3

Take your carrots peel and grate them using the medium part of your grater
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Peel your onions
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Chop them into small pieces
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Put 2 Tablespoon of oil into a sufuria add the 1 bulb of onion the purple one.Fry the onions until almost golden brown and add a bit of your garlic,1/4 Teaspoon
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Add carrots and cook for 2 minutes or so. add salt for taste.
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Add your green grams,stir,add the remaining garlic,add your spring onions,add Cardamom powder.Stir and cook for 2 minutes.Switch of the heat and let the filling cool down.
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Start making your samosa pockets.Divide the dough into small pieces of 30 grams each for mini samosas or you can also do 50grams for medium size samosas
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Start rolling out your dough into small circles apply oil in one of the circles.Sprinkle flour and put another circle on top of this forming a sandwich.Put aside.Do this to the remaining balls
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Start rolling out the sandwiched pieces into one round circle,making sure it's thin enough.
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Heat your pan,on low heat. Place your rolled dough on the pan. Let it dry but don't cook it through
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This is what you should have after drying your dough.Carefully seperate the pieces.
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Cut your circle into four quarter
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Make your bonding glue using the 4 Tablespoons of flour.
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Start filling your samosas into a triangular shapes,making sure you seal properly.
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Heat your frying oil,but don't make it so hot.Start frying your samosas.
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This is the final result,I love mine golden brown.You can fry yours to your liking.
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Samosas are so moist and very tasty.Garnish with the one remaining lemon