When it comes to samosas, there is no other way out but to eat them. However, if there are people who are allergic to gluten found in flour or wheat, we have a healthier take and talk on the topic they can’t refuse. Unlike the samosas.
The gluten-free samosa recipe is not trendy or viral yet; we are here to see if it is. Before we go down the path of shopping for groceries for gluten-free flour, let’s understand the classic samosas better.
So, if you hear the word samosa, it means all-purpose flour or maida, and if not that, at least wheat. Gluten is a type of protein found in all-purpose flour and wheat, and if you’re looking for a gluten-free samosa recipe, you’re at the right place!
Gluten-Free Alternatives to All-Purpose Flour or Wheat Samosa Recipes:
Flours: Gluten-free flour: 2.5 cups
Or, go shopping for groceries if you don’t have the following:
– Corn flour: 1 cup (100g)
– Rice flour: ¾ cup (100g)
– Tapioca flour: 1 cup (100g)
– Potato flour: 1 cup (80g)
– Xanthan gum: 1 tsp (if your mix doesn’t have one)
– Ghee
– Carom seeds
– Salt as needed
For the filling:
- Potatoes: 4 medium
- Peas: ½ cup
- Ghee: 1 tbsp
- Ginger: 1 tbsp
- Green chillies: 1 or 2
- Asafoetida: 1 pinch
- Coriander leaves: 4 tbsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
Spices:
- Cumin seeds: ¾ tsp
- Garam masala: ¾ to 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder: ¾ tsp
- Cumin powder: ½ tsp
- Chaat powder (optional): ½ tsp
The process of this delicious samosa recipe follows a similar path:
- Take the mix of flour, ghee, carom seeds, and salt—mix all the ingredients well.
- Knead the dough as much as you can.
- Cover the dough with a cloth and keep it aside for ½ hour (in a fridge if possible).
Once you are done shopping for groceries and have purchased all the necessary ingredients, the next stage comes easily.
- Boil the potatoes in hot water until tender (should not be mushy). Or in a pressure for five whistles. Crumble and avoid mashing.
- Heat the ghee in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds to bring in a unique flavour.
- Once they begin dancing, add ginger and green chillies until the kitchen smells aromatic.
- Add in the green peas.
- Mix in the magic masala: red chilli, cumin powder, garam masala, fennel powder, hing, and chaat masala.
- Stir in the crumbled potatoes and salt; mix well. Add coriander leaves and keep aside.
Now comes the last stage of this tasty gluten-free samosa recipe:
- Knead the dough gently and smoothen it.
- Roll a few into circles or oval shapes.
- Cut into semicircles.
- Join the edges to make a cone by applying water and sealing it.
- Fill the cone and close it by smearing water on both edges.
- Deep fry or air fry them.
To Conclude
Samosas are West and South Asia’s quintessential snack and have become deeply rooted in Indian culture. Known by many names, the samosa recipe differs for each region and has ingredients you may want to hunt down while shopping for groceries.
The truth of life is that there is no way out of a relationship with samosas, and you are bound for life—thanks to their flavours, varieties, and ease of eating. Whether homemade or store-bought, you will find they make a big Bermuda triangle in your life, and you can’t do with just one.
