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Somosa wrappers

You can fill these with potato somosa filling or mushroom bhaji

Serves 20

Tags: Vegetarian, Web

225 g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder (optional)
Mix the dry ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
90 ml hot water
Add the oil and water and mix in
Knead until the dough doesn't break up
Cover and leave for a couple of hours
Divide into 10-12 balls
Take a ball and roll out to 15-20cm diameter
Cut into two semicircles
Take a semicircle and wet from the centre along one edge
Join the wet edge to the other side to make a cone
Fold and pinch the pointed end to seal it
Add filling to about 2/3 of the height of cone
Fold one side over the filling
Wet the other side and fold over the first side
pinch the two corners to seal them
Cover and store in the fridge until you are ready to cook them
Heat a pan containing about 5cm of oil to 190C
After another 30 seconds, take out, drain and lay on kitchen towel
Put the several somosas in the oil
Turn over after 30 seconds
Turn over again after another thirty seconds