Ever heard of a person who failed at using pre made samosa sheets? Well I did! In my defense as soon as I had started to work with the sheets my other daughter (we were blessed with another girl back in November last year) woke up and I had to abandon everything. When I came round to using the sheets they had dried out a bit and any attempt to fold led to tears (pun not intended) 🙁 . Funny thing this was my first time using the pre made sheets. Usually I make my own samosa pockets. Anyway after that epic fail I went back to what I actually know so today I share how I make samosa pockets.
Just the thought of making samosa pockets is intimidating but trust me it’s easier and faster than you think. Once you get the hang of it and master the ‘tricks’ you’ll be rolling out your own.
The use of lime juice may seem strange, however I came to learn that the juice prevents the formation of air pockets on the samosas when deep fried. Since using it I’ve noticed that the ‘pimples’ are pretty non existent.
For the samosa pockets, this is what you’ll need;
Ingredients
2 cups flour, extra for dusting and kneading
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup water, extra 2 tablespoons in case the dough is a bit dry
Juice of one lime
Method
In a bowl mix the flour and salt.
- Make a well, then pour in the water
- Pour in the lime juice
- Using a wooden spoon, mix the dough until it’s sticky.
On a floured surface, knead the dough until soft and no longer sticky. Lightly oil the dough and let it rest for about 10 minutes.
- Once the dough is rested, divide it into quarters.
- Roll out each quarter into a log and cut to form 3 equal balls.
- Repeat the above procedure to yield a total of 12 small balls
- Keep the small balls covered to keep them from drying out.
- Take one of the small balls
- Using a rolling pin,roll out the ball into a small disc.
- Repeat the process to form 3 small discs.
- Take one of the three small rolled out discs and brush with some vegetable oil.
- Dust the oiled disc with some flour.
- Take another rolled out disc and place on top of the oiled and floured one.
- Repeat the procedure, brush some oil on the second disc.
- Dust with some flour
- Place the third disc on the two that have already been staked up.
- Dust the three layers with some flour and prepare to roll them out.
- Using a rolling pin, firmly roll out the stacked up discs.
- Keep flipping over to ensure the discs roll out while still maintaining a circular shape. Heat up a heavy bottomed pan, I used the one for making chapatis. No oil is needed.
- On a heated pan, place the rolled out dough.
- The idea is the dough to partially cook, flip after air pockets start to form on one side, then remove from the pan.
- Now the fun part, gently lift the top layer and gently pull away from the other two.
- Pull away gently to keep the sheets from tearing.
- Repeat for the second layer
The sheets will be light and almost translucent.
- Once all the sheets have been precooked, stack them together.
- Using a knife, cut the sheets in half
- Samosa pockets ready for use.
Now the sheets are ready to use. Before using the sheets, prepare an edible glue using flour and water. 
- Take one of the sheets.
- Bring the end furthest from you to form a triangle.
- Using a brush or your finger, apply some of the edible glue of the piece that is left.
- Fold over to seal the pocket.
This will form a cone, with a cavity for the filling.
- Fill the cone with your preferred filling, don’t stuff.
- Using your thumbs close up the cone.
- Apply more of the edible glue on the hanging flap.
- Then fold over to seal the samosa.
There you have it, a beautifully formed samosa that is the ready to be cooked.
And there you have it!
How to make samosa pockets at home,don’t let the somewhat lengthy post scare you, this is actually pretty easy to do.
Do try this method out,I’d love to see your results.
Happy Cooking!
Nice Jess I shall try this always wanted to know how to cook Samosa. Saturday plan
Thank you Liz.
Did you make them.
Jess I made them actually easy always thought Samosa’s are hard but will try again my pockets were smaller though
Waow! am so impressed, I never knew I would do this.u av really helped me,4 sure my dreams r valid.May the good Lord bless u 4 ur good work.
Aww thank you Mary. Yes, now you can enjoy your very own samosas.
Wau!! Now I know. Thanx a lot.
You’re welcome
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Thanks for the recipe. Just a quick one, what temperature was your water? Does it matter if it’s cold or warm?
You’re welcome. The water was cold (straight from the tap)
It’s long since I made samosas. I hope I find time to try this recipe of yours. I have bookmarked it!
This is such a great recipe. Following was quite easy and the pictures and step-by-step instruction makes everything so clear. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Winnie.
You’re welcome.
Thank you Winnie.
I hope you do try it out.
The pictorial recipe has made this my to go food blog!its simply incomparable, good job lady!
Hi Naomi,
Your kind words have made my day, Thank you.
I love samosa but I can’t make them myself. So, I am gonna save this post to use it soon for some samosas.
Have a nice weekend
Michelle
http://twenty7bymichelle.com/road-trippin-jutland-denmark/
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for stopping by when you do make the samosas be sure to tag me on instagram 🙂
Hi, I have some leftover ndengu in the fridge and wanted to try out ndengu samosa and I don’t know how to make the pockets because the last time I did it, it was heavy. I found your blog and let me try out and tell you how it turned out.
Hi? Yay! All the best, awaiting your feedback.
Hi do you also make samosa pockets for sale?
Hi Muna, sadly I don’t make for sale
This is awesome! Thanks for the recipe. I am going to try it out. Been wondering how to make samosas at home.
Thank you Gladys, do try and let me know how it goes.
Hi can you please tell me if these have to be used straight away and how long the pastry pockets will last till they have to be used ty
Hi Stuart, You can cover in a kitchen towel and freeze them. Just remove them like 1 hour before using to thaw them.
Hello thanks alot,i wanted to know how to make samosa pockects,thanks alot.my other question is could i make the samosa ,fill them up ,seal them and put them in the fridge so i deep fry them the next day in the morning.
Hey? Yes you can
I have failed on making pockets ts really a hard task
oh bummer.
What exactly went wrong?
Nice recipe. I invited some lady to teach me but she didn’t cut the preheated discs into two halfs. Now I know.
Thanks dear.
Thank you Mary. I’ve realised some people do it differently. Depending on the size of the discs one may just use them as is.
Pls where can I put the samosa before putting it in the freezer,so dat it will not gum together. Because the one I did, and put them in a take away rubber and put in the freezer, gum together. I could not remove it. please tell me what to do, to avoid sticky together. Thanks
Hey Binta, so sorry about the samosa pockets. Have you tried putting some flour between the layer before wrapping and freezing them?
I’ll also try different storage methods and get back to you.
Wonderful
Thanks
Hey Binta,
I took me a while to find such a wonderful post and I appreciate you. Limes however are hard to find where I live and if found they are a whole lot of expensive. Is there an alternative for avoiding blister bubbles?
Thank you Binta.
Hi. Is it ok to substitute lime juice with lemon juice?
Hey?
It’s ok.
I have always loved samosas I tried this and even though I didn’t have perfect triangles,it was amazing. thanks!
Yay Annette, thanks for the feedback. you are welcome.
Hey I tell you making samosas is enjoyable. Your illustrations are self explanatory.
Thank you
Hi I loved your samosa recipe I’ve been looking for a good one for so long.. q quick question , when I fry my samosas the inside of the pastry goes brown and discolours to some parts of the samosa, what am I doing wrong ?
Also how thick do you roll out your pastry for samosa ?
Look forward to hearing from you
Thanks
Hi
I apologise for the delay. Could the too much browning be the temperature of the oil?
As for the thickness of the samosa pastry, the small rounds are about 1/8th of an inch thick then when combined you try to roll it out wider and thinner.
This is indeed a helpful recipe for samosa. Can i freeze these pockets? looking forwards for more such recipes. Thank you.
Now I know hope it will work
Iused this recipe and my samosa pockets came out amazing. Thanks for the easy to follow steps.
Hey Sly
Awesome, you are welcome.
hii..! thank u veryy much.. am enjoyng doing my own samousa .. always eat others samousas .. now i can really enjoy saying to people that i created my own samousas and its all because of u.. Indeed, am really every much excited to complete it..! mayB i will post photo to u!! Thank u once again .. really enjoyng doing!!
Thanks for this..recipe of making tha pockets..am now ready for the challenge..will have to surprise ma lady n kids one of this weekends..thanks a bunch
Awesome. Lemme know how it goes.
Thanks for this step by step procedure .this is a must try for me .will post the outcome
You’re welcome.
Looking forward to the feedback.
This is an amazing recipe ! The pictures and step by step instructions made it really easy!
Thank you Noria. Glad you like it.
Let me try it out just now. Can i refrigerate the pockets
Yes you can. You can even freeze. Put in a Ziploc bag. When ready to use, let them thaw on the counter top.
Thanks i have been searching for this know ready explore
Enjoy the ride.
Thank you alot even if u a a slow learner forsure u cant be left behind waw I have liked the way you explain the procedures
Thanks.
Hi this is a great recipe and I have tried it a few times but I have a problem when frying the inside of my pastry goes brown I’m assuming it burns – I seal the pastry well so no oil can seep in but do you think it could be because my pastry is too thin and it cracks ?
Hi
Glad you liked the recipe.
Yes it could be the pockets are on the thin side.
Also the temperature of the oil shouldn’t be too high.
So how thin should the pastry be ? Should be translucent that you can see filling in it ? Or a bit thicker ? Thanks xx
Hi
Thin but not thin that one can see the filling.
Thank you let’s see how I get on next time , many thanks for your tips and lovely recipes
Thank you for the recipe! It’s awesome method you’ve shown to make the wrappers thin. I tried it today and was scared that the stacked wrappers won’t come off neatly but they did! Thanks you for the clear step by step instructions accompanied with the pictures! Really helpful!
Hey?
This is great feedback. I’m happy the tutorial was easy to follow.
Hi I almost finally nailed this great recipe .. they were better today than they have been .. when combined and rolled out, how thick should it be ? Thanks xxx
Hi
That’s awesome to know that you are getting better at it.
As for thickness about 1/2 a centimetre
It was really helpfull and the pics made it easier, thanx a lot
You’re welcome.
I’m glad you’ve found it helpful.
This article is much helpful. We have made it with my family n appreciated the results. Thanks Gatuiri
Glad it worked out.
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How big to roll the sheet?
I don’t have dimensions but until thin enough.
Thankyou Gatuiri, l never knew l could do this… Bless u.
I loved yo receipe its easy ànd fun to make
Thanks I’m going to give it a try
Now I can make my own pockets
You made that look so easy, thank you for your help. So excellent, you deserve 100 stars
You’re welcome
Wow# am gonna cook now for new year 2021
Perfect
Thank you for sharing, I shall give it a trial
Today.
Hi, I was just wandering if you could make the pockets and store them for later use. Ps thanks for the recipe!
Hi
Yes, you can wrap them tightly with some cling film.