SLC26-W5 - "Fried Appetizers"

Greetings my friends! I am your own friend shahidalinaz. Today I am here with smile and excitement for taking part in this challenge. For this challenge , I made samosa and here to share complete steps. So be with me, don't go anywhere! Friends let's learn together.

◉1- What do you understand by Fried Appetizers?

Fried appetizers are same as small snacks that we usually eat before the main meal. We are cooked these in hot oil that makes them crispy and tasty. When we talk about fried appetizer, this can samosa, pakora, nuggets and french fries. These snacks are not very heavy but these make us feel excited for meal. For me fried appetizer are comfort food, because whenever I am little hungry, I like to grab one. They are simple but always bring happiness and taste.

◉2- Make any one fried appetizer from given recipes in detailstep by step withpictures . You can add filling or ingredients of your choice too.

• Here is procedure, how I made hot samosa.

Dough material

👉First step:
To make the dough, first I took white flour in a bowl. After that I added cumin seeds. Then two tablespoons of oil, and one teaspoon of salt. After that, I mixed it well and then there was a little bit of water in it. I put few water in it and mixed well. Made a dough out of it. I kept this leave dough for 24 minutes.

Ingredients for the filling

👉Second step:
At this time, I started preparing the samosa filling. I have also added lentils along with the potatoes to make my samosas more delicious. So for this, I boiled the potatoes and lentils and kept them. I mashed the boiled potatoes well. Then I added the onion to it. Then I added the green chillies that I had chopped and kept.

Then I added the boiled lentils and then I added the chopped coriander leaves. After adding all these ingredients, I added all the spices to it. I mixed all these things well and prepared the samosa filling with the help of my hands.

👉Third Step:
After that, I saw Doe, and she was perfectly dressed and looked very smart. After that, I made round balls of it. After making the balls. I rolled it out well on a rolling pin and made it into a roti. After that, I divided it into two pieces and shaped it into a samosa and started filling it with the filling. After filling the filling, I made my samosas ready for frying. Then I poured ghee into the pan and when it was hot. I added samosas to it and kept frying them. After frying, I completed this step.

Final picture

My samosa with tag

My picture

◉3-Give some other examples of Fried Appetizers that you like?

There are many fried appetizers that I really like. One of my favourite is samosa and chicken wings. When these are crispy and spicy it feels so good. I also love pakoras, specially in rainy days, this give special vibe. French fries are simple but we can never get bored of them. I also like cheese balls, these are soft inside and crunchy outside. Spring rolls also give taste very good. All these appetizers are light, tasty and easy to share with friends or family.

◉4-With whom do you want to share this delicious appetizer you made?

If I make a delicious appetizer, first people I want to share with are my father. Because eating food with father always make taste double. I like to see smile on my mother and father face when they try something I cook. Also my brothers and sisters, they give funny comments but they enjoy too. Sometimes I also share with close friends, because food always create more love and bond. Sharing appetizer is like sharing happiness, and that is the real fun of eating.