Samosa

Ingredients:

Maida (all-purpose flour)- 1 Cup
oil - 2 tbsp 
ajwain -1/4 tbsp
Water - To make dough
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

For the filling:

Boiled potatoes - 3
Onion -1 chopped
Red chilli pwd - 1 tsp 
Coriander pwd - 1/2 tsp
Chat masala - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
salt to taste

Method :

1.Mix the maida with salt, oil, ajwain, combine. Now slowly add enough water to make a dough, not too soft. Divide the dough and shape into balls. Keep aside covered with moist cloth for 1 hr.
2 Meanwhile, heat a vessel, add oil, add cumin seeds and allow to brown. Add the onion ,spice powders and a tbsp of water and saute for a few secs. Add the crumbled potato and cook over medium flame for a few minutes, approx 3-4 mts. Turn off heat.
3 Now that the stuffing is ready, prepare the outer layer for the samosas.
4 Prepare each ball as puri. Take a knife and divide the puri into two by cutting through the center.
5 Now take a semi-circle piece of the puri, and make a fold in the shape of a triangle . Seal along the fold. Now place stuffing inside between this cone . Wet your finger and run it along the edges of the dough with water and seal to enclose the stuffing.
6 Press the ends firmly so that the filling does not come out during the deep frying process. Prepare with the rest of the dough in the same manner.
7 Heat enough oil in a wide vessel to deep fry the samosas. Heat the oil till hot . Reduce flame to low medium and drop samosas into the oil .slowly and deep fry them till golden brown, turning them carefully to the other side so that it cooks on all sides. Deep fry on low to medium heat 
8 Remove onto absorbent paper