Recipe of Chinese Samosa aka Veg Chinese Noodle Samosa  

 

Two all-time favourites from India and China come together to surprise you! This unique samosa is made with a filling of noodles and juicy veggies perked up with soya sauce and vinegar. The total effect is mind-blowing, with the crunchy samosa cover giving way to a succulent noodle filling. Serve the Chinese Samosa hot and fresh, while the textures are still fresh and scrumptious. Indeed, a perfect snack that can be served as an evening snack as well as a starter for any party.

 

Preparation Time: 20 minutes.            Cooking Time: 30 minutes.                      Makes 16 samosas.

 

For the stuffing

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)

2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)

½ cup diagonally cut French beans

½ cup diagonally cut carrot

½ cup chopped spring onions (whites and greens)

½ cup shredded cabbage

2 tsp finely chopped green chillies

Salt to taste

½ cup boiled hakka noodles

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp vinegar

 

For the dough

1 cup plain flour (maida)

1 tbsp ghee

1 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

 

Other ingredients

Plain flour (maida) for rolling

Oil for deep-frying

 

For serving

Schezuan sauce

 

For the stuffing

1. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the ginger and garlic and sauté on a high flame for 30 seconds.
2. Add the French beans, carrot, spring onions, cabbage, green chillies and salt and sauté on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Add the noodles, soya sauce and vinegar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally and breaking it lightly with the help of a ladle. Keep aside.

 

 

For the dough

Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a semi-soft dough using enough water. Keep aside.

 

How to proceed

 

1. Divide the stuffing into 16 equal portions.
2. Divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
3. Roll out a portion of the dough into 150 mm. X 75 mm. (6" x 3") diameter oval using a little plain flour for rolling.
4. Cut the oval horizontally into 2 equal portions using a knife.
5. Take a portion of the dough and join the edges using little water to make a cone.
6. Stuff the cone with a portion of the stuffing and apply little water on the edges to seal it.
7. Once again apply little water and seal both the edges to get a perfect triangle samosa.
8. Repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing to make 15 more samosas.
9. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry 8 samosas on a medium flame, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
10. Repeat step 9 to deep-fry 8 more samosas in one more batch.

Serve hot with schezuan sauce.

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