COCKTAIL SAMOSAS - SAMOSA WITH A DIFFERENCE......

COCKTAIL SAMOSAS - SAMOSA WITH A DIFFERENCE....SOFT , SPICY, CREAMY COTTAGE CHEESE WITH SHREDS OF SPINACH WRAPPED IN A CRISP GOLDEN BLANKET.....

Ingredients :
All purpose flour - 200 gms
Oil - 1/4 cup
Cottage cheese - 250 gms
Spinach - 1/2 cup (finely cut length wise )
Green chili - 3-4 nos
Ginger - 2 inch piece (chopped)
Salt - according to taste
Butter - 2 Tsp
Oil - for deep frying

Method :

Mix the flour with 1/4 tsp of salt and rub in the oil.
Add water to knead into a tough but smooth dough.
Leave aside for half an hour.
Heat butter in a pan and stir fry the spinach.
In a blender add the cottage cheese, green chilies, ginger and salt according to taste and blend well until it forms a smooth dough.
Cool the spinach and mix it well with cottage cheese  dough.
Make 3 balls out of the flour dough and roll them into thin circular sheets.
Using a metallic tumbler or a ring cut each sheet into small rounds.
Cut each round into two semi - circles.
Hold each semi- circular sheet in your hand and give it a conical shape.
Fill a tablespoon of the cottage cheese filling in the cone and press the sides tightly to give it a samosa shape.
Arrange the samosas in a steaming dish (don't stick them together) and steam them for 10 -12 minutes. (DO ADD A TSP OF OIL IN YOUR STEAMING WATER).
Once steamed, cool them and deep fry them golden.

 Steaming the samosas before deep frying, makes the outer crust thinner and crispier.