Phul Kofir Singara

Phoolkopir Singara

Ingredients

For the Cover

Refined Flour (Maida.)......................................300 grams

Soda bi carb...............................................1 pinch

Salt.......................................................1 tsp

Ghee/White oil..........................................2 tbsp

Lemon juice(Lebur Ros)......................................1 tbsp

Refined Oil.(Tel).........................................for deep frying

For The Filling

Cauliflower (Phoolkopi)...................................1

Potato (Aloo).....................................................1,large

Peas (Motorsuti).............................................1/2 cup

Salt................................................................according to taste

Refined Oil (sada Tel)........................................1 tbsp
Ginger Paste (Ada Bata)................................1 tbsp
Green Chilly, finely chopped.....................................2
Sugar (Chini).....................................................1 tsp

Dry Grind Together

Cumin ...........................................2 tsp
Coriander...............................................2 tsp
Peppercorn..........................................15
Dry Chilly............................................4

Preparation

For the filling

Chop the cauliflower and potatoes into small equal size pieces.heat oil  in a pan and add all vegetables and stir fry together.Add salt to taste,cover and cook.When the vegetables are half cooked add ginger paste ,dry roasted spices, green chilly finely chopped salt and sugar. Stir and mix all well. Add a dash of water and and put back the lid. When all are well cooked and the mix is dry remove and cool to use as filling for singara.

For the cover

Sieve refined flour (Maida), soda-bi-carb and salt together. Add oil and mix. Add the lemon juice and cold water and knead into a stiff dough. Cover with a wet cloth and keep in fridge for 1 hour.

Take out from the fridge and make 12-15 equal size balls. Take a ball  and  roll into a small circle. Cut into two halves. Put the filling in each  half and make tri angles like singara.Seal the edges with water.

While doing this, heat a deep pan with oil for deep frying singara (Samosa). Heat the oil till steaming hot, then remove from flame and put the singara to fry in small batches . Put the pan back on the stove on medium flame. Fry till golden and remove.

Phul Kofir Singara

Phul Kofir Singara is a Bengali  jolkhabar (Snack) Dish.........and this singara is small in size and slightly sweet in taste unlike the non-Bengali variety.