Jalapeno Samoosa Recipe

COURTESY: KHATIJA EBRAHIM

Ingredients
1 kg chicken mince
Oil
1 tablespoon green chilli paste
1 tablespoon garlic
Salt to taste
2 Jalapenos slit in the middle
1 bottle JOJOS BURSTING JALAPENO SAUCE
1⁄2 cup crystal sauce
2 to 3 cups grated Gouda cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1⁄2 cup chopped spring onions
Handful finely chopped dhania (coriander)

Method
Add a good amount of oil in the pot followed by the green chilies and garlic, let this sauté until you can smell the flavor. Add in the slit jalapenos and the chicken mince, using a big dishing out spoon start separating and mixing the mince, add salt and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add in the sauces and cook on low until all the sauce has sunk into the mince and the mince should be completely dry, let this cool down until completely add the cheese, spring onion and dhania (coriander), give it a good mix. This is ready to be filled. 1 kg mince plus cheese should fill approximately 10 to 12 dozens SAMOOSAs depending on the size of your purr.

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