Sourdough Samosa Recipe - Zesty South Indian Kitchen (2024)

Sourdough samosa is an ultimate Indian snack made with classic filling, potato, peas, and spices with sourdough starter.

Samosa one the quintessential snack item you will never get tired off. I have earlier tried samosa without sourdough starter it tastes delicious too. But if you give me a choice to choose, I will go with one with sourdough. They make it delicious; every bite is wonderful.

Little history of samosa

Samosa originated from Central Asia before the 10th century and made its way to India during 10^thand 13^thcentury through the ancient trade routes. By 14^thcentury samosa become Indian cuisine. Samosa‘s ancestors are sanbusak pastries (the pronunciation still current in Egypt, Syria, & Lebanon), Sambosa of Afghanistan, Albanian Byrek, and South American Empanadas are closely related to each other. If you want to read more about them, look athere.

Ingredients to make sourdough samosa

Starter: You need use all white starter with 100% hydration.

Flour: All-purpose flour makes delicious samosa. If you want, you can use whole wheat flour however I am not fan of it.

Salt : I like to use sea salt.

Ajwain seeds : Carom seeds this is must as it gives characteristic flavor and helps the digestion.

Oil : You can use ghee, however that make samosa flakier, however the oil makes crisp and tastes like that you get from the store.

Ice Water : You need to use ice water.

Fillings : Classic filling will be potatoes and peas, whereas you can make fillings with chicken, beef, milk solids. If you are vegan try to fill them with chickpeas and spinach.

Spices

Samosa masala: This is a combo of cumin seeds, coriander seeds and fennel seeds, you can use equal portion and needs to coarsely ground them.

Other spices: Cumin powder , coriander powder, chat masala, garam masala and red chili powder.

Lemon juice or amchur powder or dried pomegranate seeds: This gives little tart taste and extra flavor.

Kasturi methi/ dried fenugreek leaves: If you have it in hand use it otherwise skip it.

Tips to make successful Sourdough samosa recipe

1) Always use 10-12-hour old starter. And only use all-purpose flour starter. No whole wheat starter as it can make samosa tangier. Also, no bread flour starter as it tends to make samosa chewier.

2) Make sure to make tighter dough. No smooth it should be like short crust pastry but not too much crumbly.

3) Once you shape them leave the filled dough for some time may be 15-20 minutes to get dry. Yes, it is must while making samosa.

4) Heat oil in medium hot (350°F). When you put samosa, you can see the bubbles coming from the bottom. Not too hot. Best way to check is put a piece of dough and it should not come quickly to the top. I like to use peanut oil as it has constant temperature while frying.

5) Do not worry about crowding the pan, yes you can cook fully filled pan for samosa. As when you put samosas into the oil it will reduce the temperature and cooks for 15-20 minutes.

6) When it is golden brown remove from the oil drain it in kitchen towel. Samosa will cook itself for some more time.

7) If you are looking for restaurant quality samosa, try this one.

8) Are you a fan of flakier samosa then try use ghee instead of oil . Ghee makes flakier ones, while oil makes crispy one. Use canola or vegetable oil. I have not tried with olive oil.

9) Filling: classic filling of samosa is potato and peas and spices, when you are using potato try to use cubes which is cooked fully so that it gets mashed while you are turning them with spatula while cooking but not mashed one.

Chicken samosa with minced chicken, onion, spices

Keema samosa with minced lamb, onion, and spices

Beef samosa with ground meat , onion, and spices

If you are a cheese lover, try paneer samosa .

If you are vegan, try this combo of chickpeas and spinach or spinach and tofu , onion samosa and peas samosa.

10) Try not to make a soggy filling as that can spoil the samosa dough.

This is one of the delicious and easy samosas the goodness of sourdough adds another level of taste. I can assure you that this is one of fail proof sourdough samosa recipe. Serve warm samosa with spicy green chutney and sweet date and tamarind chutney.

If you try this sourdough samosa recipe please tag me @nidhinikhil on Instagram and @zestysouthindiankitchen on Facebook.

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