Pur (Samoosa Pastry) - [Includes Video]

Monday, January 25, 2016


*Includes A Video*

Nowadays it's so easy to go to the supermarket and buy some pastry.
But I will says homemade is the best.
A lot of people can manage mass production, 
but I will say it's a lot of effort. 
This is great to have around the house as a snack (you can spice it),
or for Indian street food dishes. 

Want to apologize for the quality of the video,
I was trying to record while my granny way cooking the pastry.
I have a step by step instruction method,
it is a bit different to how my granny does it,
but it will make it so much easier for you,
also I have tips you can do it and make it easier so you won't need help like my granny did.


INGREDIENTS 

270g four
50g flour (for dusting)
1 tsp salt
180ml water (room temperature is the best)
1/4 cup oil


METHOD 

Video Method 

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Step-by-Step Method


  • Sift the flour and salt.
  • Add the water and mix to form a soft dough, you can add a little flour to soften the dough.
  • Lightly dust the surface with some flour and continue to knead till it's not sticky anymore.


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  • At this stage to make life easier separate the dough into small balls, remember to make them of equal size. 

  • Make sure the surface is dusted (to keep from sticking  keep your rolling pin dusted) with flour and roll each dough ball into a medium circle (not to thin).



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  • When done rolling all the dough layers, spread the first one with a lot of oil (enough to not let the layers stick and dust with flour. My granny does 3-5 layers if they're small and if you make big circles 2-3 is best. Remember to coat with oil before layering the next dough layer. 




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  • Than, roll out the stacked dough circles into flat sheets. It should be extremely thin but not to a point where it tears, after rolling place the flatted stack on baking paper and roll out the next stack.








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  • Next, cut into long strips, the width depends on you if you will be making samoosa's.

* TIP: Cut into strips before cooking, rather than cutting after you have cooked. I learnt this from watching my granny make it, and this tip now makes her life easier because when cooking you need to be quick and if you're cooking the large circles it may be hard to do the cooking steps.









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  • Now to cook, heat a pan (thawa - what you use to cook parathas and rotis) and cook the strips lightly, just to ensure that the strips will peel off easily when needed.





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  • Remove each strip and layer on a baking paper or cloth.






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  • This is how they should look cooked, so if you cook them as strips or in a round circle they should not be over cooked or fully cooked to be exact







  • Stack and you can store in the fridge or freezer. You can also start making samoosas if you want, this recipe allows up till 2 dozen samoosas to be made.


* SERVE: Along with the samoosas or spring roll fillings you can also cut the strips further with a pair of scissors, place in a small pot of cold oil (let it sink to the bottom) and try till golden, remove and leave for the oil to drain. This is a great snack to keep around the house. 



As you can see the pictures for the steps are not of the best quality, and the steps don't match some of the pictures, but that is because we realized the life saving tip after making!
















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28 comments

  1. You are so blessed to have your grandma around to learn from her wisdom and experience. I miss my grandparents<3. I can never figure out how to roll the samosas though, do you have a tip?

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    1. Alhamdulillah they are a blessing, since I live with one of my grandmas she teaches a lot :) you mean the sealing up part of the way to start the rolling?

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  2. I so so so love eating samosas. N i would definitely try makingthe patti at home. Jazakillah.
    My mom's method is also somewhat similar but alas i never learnt from her n we live in different cities now,

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    1. I will be honest we never make, we usually buy. We make the pastry for other dishes and as a snack. But if we didn't need mass production all the time lol I think we would make too. Aww well if you do let me know how it turns out :)

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  3. I love samosas but I've never tried making the pastry myself. Thanks for sharing a how to. :)

    Aaliyah | www.thelifeofaaliyah.com

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  4. We use to make samosas when I was younger. These days I make a different variant of it.
    The strips look like chips! I love it! :) I never thought of using the dough this way.

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    1. I will be sharing more recipes soon Inshallah that incorporate the dough in different ways, it's usually used in the Indian street food menus. Stay tuned :)

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  5. Zainab ,
    appears somewhat tricky,
    really i need a granny to do it, but believe me i will do the rest.

    Eat Healthy Stay Healthy :)

    Myda Tahir
    mydatahir2025@gmail.com
    http://ummeummah.blogspot.com/

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    1. It is a bit tricky! I had to watch my granny make it a couple of times before I started figuring ways to make it easier for her (tips I added in the method). But really I admire those that make batches for their samoosas or to sell. I shared the recipe so those around the world who want to make it or try samoosas or other dishes I will be sharing soon but cannot find the pastry locally can make it themselves.

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  6. I wish I found joy in cooking. This really looks super yummy. I might have to try to convince my husband to give it a try. :)

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    1. Haha so sweet he cooks for you. My dad loves to cook, my mum hardly lets him into the kitchen because he takes forever to 'prep' let alone cook and my mum is like speedy in the kitchen :p

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  7. Wow! These are really from scratch. It may be a lot of work, but it sure looks great!

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    1. I shared the recipe so those around the world who want to make it or try samoosas or other dishes I will be sharing soon but cannot find the pastry locally can make it themselves. It is quite a bit of work, but it can be stored in the freezer and lasts long especially if you make a lot at once. The ingredients are for the smallest batch.

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  8. MashaAllah, making anything from scratch is so much nicer but a lot of hard work, especially if it's the wrapper pastry! Learn as many of the traditional recipes from your gandmother as you can. I wish the personal video recorder was invented when my grandma was still with us.

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    1. I like hoover over her when she cooks traditional Indian dishes lol Alhamdulillah it is a blessing, Inshallah with me sharing some you can share the experience with me :) It is so much nicer making it at home, but certain Indian dishes or ingredients to make at home is incredibly hard and tiring. I shared this recipe for those around the world that cannot find the pastry locally and yet want to try samoosas and other dishes. I will say once you make it, it can be stored in the freezer so you don't have to always make the same batch whenever you crave it.

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  9. ive never tried samosa. but i think it is quote similar to nachos? im not sure. i wanna try to do this. thanks for sharing the recipe and cooking procedure.

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    1. It's an Indian savory dish. A thin strip of pastry wrapped in a triangle shape filled with chicken filling, its sealed up and fried till golden. Nowadays the filling is always different traditionally its chicken and coriander, now it goes from cheese, potatoes etc You're welcome :) I will be sharing other recipes this pastry can be used in which is easier than making samoosas.

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  10. Good effort Zainab... like you said for mass making or quick making, having a stack in the freezer is good.. I make samosa pastry and use it up.. never had to freeze.. :-P

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    1. Haha lucky, but honestly we buy samoosas ready made and have the pastry in the freezer for other dishes. But if you have a small family, it's understandable to make the pastry and fill it up into samoosas on time, less trouble.

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  11. Nothing beats the unique flavour, taste and personal touch of homemade food/ snacks. Alhamdulillah, you still have your Nan alive and healthy to learn from.

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    1. It is a blessing alhamdulillah :) Home-made is always the best lol and I live in a small town so a lot is home made. Shuran for commenting!

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  12. Looks bootiful Maa sha Allah. Allahummah Baarik

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  13. I remember my mum always making samosas, but I have never tried making the pastry myself. Should have a go one day

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  14. That was very good and useful to me. As a novice it will certainly help me. I am glad you are documenting your family history trhu food!

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    1. I tried to show it as easily as I could to make it simple for everyone to understand. I will try and update the step pictures when my granny makes this again Inshallah. I do plan on uploading more traditional dishes that I can learn from my granny, Inshallah I do wish to share them :)

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