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Default [Indian Recipe] Samosas

Kamala wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> This is mostly taken from Julie Sahni's book _Classic Indian Cooking_.
>> The curried shrimp filling is my own invention.
>>
>> Samosas are the most traditional snack in India. Often, Indians will make

> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> an entire meal out of different samosas. They're either stuffed with
>> ground meat or potatoes; the potato samosa is more popular.

>
> I don't know about most traditional, I certainly did not eat a samosa
> until I was 15 years old on a high school trip to Delhi and I grew up in
> an extremely traditional, conservative South Indian family :-) :-). That
> said, your recipe sounds delicious. I normally use yogurt to replace
> some/all of the water while mixing up the dough and bake in a hot oven for
> about 20 minutes., turning it once after about 12 minutes.



Those are Julie Sahni's words, not mine.

Bob