Onion Samosa Recipe

A white rectangular plate holds several golden-brown, triangular samosas neatly arranged in two rows. A small bowl of red dipping sauce sits in the background on the wooden table. The samosas appear crispy and freshly fried.
4 from 24 votes

Learn how to make the best onion samosa. These samosas are crispy on the outside and filled with delicious-spiced onion filling. Follow this recipe to learn how to make homemade samosa from scratch, including techniques to fold the perfect samosa. This south Indian samosa is perfect as a snack, appetizer, side dish or even as main dish. If you are vegan, you are going to love this recipe, as this recipe is completely vegan!

A white rectangular plate holds several golden-brown, triangular samosas neatly arranged in two rows. A small bowl of red dipping sauce sits in the background on the wooden table. The samosas appear crispy and freshly fried.

Onion Samosa Recipe

4 from 24 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
WORK TIME 1 hour
DIFFICULTY Medium
Cuisine Indian
Servings 20 yields

Ingredients
 

For the dough:

  • 3 cups 375g Flour
  • 3 tablespoons ml Oil or melted ghee
  • ¾ cup 180ml Water – approximately
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

For the filling:

  • 3 onions chopped
  • ½ Green chili chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala
  • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • 3 tablespoons Coriander chopped
  • 2-3 tablespoons Semolina or poha
  • Oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Make the dough:in a large mixing bowl, mix flour and salt. Add the oil and then start mixing with your fingers, rub the flour with the oil until the oil is well incorporated. Once incorporated, the mixture resembles crumbs.
    2. Start adding water, little by little and mix until dough is formed. Cover the dough and let rest for 30 minutes.
    3. Make the filling: in a bowl, mix all the filling ingredients. Set aside.
    4. Divide the dough into 6 pieces. Roll out each piece very thinly.
    5. Heat a skillet or tawa over medium heat. Cook each circle of dough for about 10 seconds on each side.
    6. Cut each circle into rectangle, then cut into 6X18cm wide strips.
    7. Fold each strip into a cone as described in the video, fill with onion filling. Brush the edges with water-flour mixture and seal the samosa.
    8. Make the thick paste: in a small bowl mix flour and water until smooth paste is formed, is needed add more water or flour.
    9. Heat oil to 350F (175C). Drop the samosas into hot oil, fry until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
    10. Drain on paper towels before serving. Serve with your favorite sauce.
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Video

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Nutrition information is automatically generated and thus we can not guarantee it is 100% accurate.

5 Comments

  1. It’s nice and healthy.

    July 16, 2021
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Not sure about the healthy part, but it is nice 🙂

      July 23, 2021
  2. Χριστίνα Χαλδογερίδου says:

    nice!

    July 21, 2021
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Thanks 🙂

      July 23, 2021
  3. Asha Bothra says:

    Delicious samosas

    February 18, 2024
4 from 24 votes (24 ratings without comment)

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