Dry Fruits 'N' Poha Samosa

Poha or flattened rice does not regularly find a place in my kitchen.But recently bought Red Poha which seems to have vital health benefits.So planning to incorporate into my daily cooking in the form of Poha/Aval upma or Sweet poha or as dry snack.Other day  I was just fascinated to use it as a sweet stuffing inside a samosa.Improved the idea to incorporate lots of dry fruits into it and it turned to be a tasty snack for my family.If you have a sweet tooth do try this delicacy and enjoy :)

Ingredients:

For the samosa :

• Maida 1 cup
• Butter 3 tsp at room temp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed 
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Oil 2 tsp

For the stuffing:

• Red poha 1 cup soaked in required water
• Sugar to taste adjust according to sweetness preferred
• Cherries chopped finely
• Tutti fruity as needed
• Dry grapes chopped finely
• Badam ,Cashews chopped finely
• Milk less than 1/4 cup
• Condensed milk 2 tsp
• Cardamon to taste
• Ghee to taste

Method:

• Prepare the samosa dough by mixing all the ingredients.Knead well and place it in air tight bowl inside refrigerator for 1/2 an hour.
• Meanwhile prepare the stuffing by soaking the poha for 30 mins and then squeezing and drying out excess water from it.In a bowl mix all the ingredients except milk and condensed milk.In a kadai pour little milk and and when it starts to boil add the mixed stuffing.lower the flame and give a stir till poha absorbs the milk and becomes soft.Top it off with condensed milk and a little ghee.The mixture will be lightly sticky.Let it cool for few mins.
• Now roll the samosa dough into circle and cut a semi circle out of it and make a pocket.Seal edges with maida and water paste.
• Now take a small ball of filling and spread into the pocket and seal the edges and shape the edges with a fork.
• Repeat the same and fry the samosas in hot oil.Make sure oil is not too hot nor too low in heat.
• Crunchy outside, Sweet and chewy inside,these samosas will leave you craving for more ,I say !