Keto samosa !! yes you heard it correct, Samosas can be fit into keto recipes too. Samosa is everyone’s favorite go to dish. The freshly cooked veggie center folded in a thin-crusted pastry always turns out to be what you expect: delightful. But since the traditional samosa wrapper and potato filling don’t cut it on a low-carb diet, we have been experimenting to come up with a rivaling low-carb version. In this recipe we used a keto-friendly dough–One that’s reliable and foolproof. This keto samosa contains only 5gm Carbohydrate.
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 200gm cauliflower finely chopped Or you can use minced Chicken/Mutton qeema
- 1 medium onion
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger or you can use ginger paste
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander ground
- 1 teaspoon garam masala ground
- 1 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds whole
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh coriander chopped
For the dough:
- 3/4 cup super fine almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 250gm mozzarella cheese finely shredded
* TIP – You can also use ready made keto tortilla for the outer covering.
Method of cooking keto samosa
For the filling:
- Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Add butter. When butter has melted and stopped foaming, add the cauliflower/Chicken and onions.
- Sprinkle the salt over the vegetables. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the edges have started to brown and the vegetables are cooked through.
- Stir in ginger, coriander, garam masala, ground cumin, cumin seeds, and chili flakes. Stir for 1-2 minutes to allow the spices to toast. Turn off the heat.
- Stir in the coriander. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add salt to taste.
For the dough:
- Set up a double boiler. Can use a large sauce pan with about 1 1/2-2 inches of water in it and a medium mixing bowl that fits on top.
- Bring the water in the lower part of the double boiler to a simmer over high heat. Once it is simmering, turn heat to low.
- Meanwhile, place the almond flour, cumin, salt, and mozzarella in the top part of the double boiler. Stir together.
- Stirring the mixture constantly, heat until the mozzarella cheese melts and the mixture forms a dough.
- Turn the dough out onto one of the pieces of parchment and knead a few times to equally distribute the ingredients. Shape the dough into a small bowls (peda) and make a roti out of it.
- Cut that roti into half and keep aside.
To assemble:
- Spoon the filling onto the center of each semi circle roti, Fold it like samosa and keep on parchment paper.
- Make fork holes in each samosa to provide a place for steam to release. Bake in a preheated oven for 14-17 minutes or until golden brown or Air Fry them for 15 mins.
Your keto samosa is ready to be eaten with keto chutneys
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