Golden Money Bags

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Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tbsp semolina

1 tsp salt

3 tbsp oil/butter

2 potatoes, boiled

1 medium carrot, grated

½ cup peas

1 tbsp peas and onions, chopped

1 tsp ginger and garlic paste

1 tbsp peanuts, crushed

1 tsp soy sauce

Hot and Sour Dip, to serve (Recipe: https://old.desidaawat.com/hot-and-sour-dip/)

Directions

This is the list of ingredients.

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In a pan, heat up some oil.

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Add the onions and ginger and garlic paste.

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Saute them till the onions turn translucent.

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Add the potatoes.

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Mix them in thoroughly and cook for a couple of minutes.

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Add the carrots and peas.

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Next, add the soy sauce.

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Then, add the peanuts.

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Finally, add the coriander.

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Transfer it to a bowl and let it cool down completely.

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To make the dough, take a flat plate.

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Add the all purpose flour and semolina.

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Next, add the salt and oil.

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Add water as needed to make the dough.

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Knead the dough for a few minutes.

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It should look like this once you are done kneading.

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Transfer it to a bowl.

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Cover it with a plate and let it rest for at least an hour.

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Once the dough has rested, grease your hands and take a little dough in it.

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Flatten it on a clean work surface.

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Roll out the dough with the rolling pin.

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Make a thin flat circle.

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Take a little of the cooled down filling and shape it into a ball.

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Put it in the center of the dough.

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Flatten it with both your hands to seal off the edges.

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Pinch it from the sealed side to resemble the shape below.

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This is how it should look like once its done. It should resemble a modak.

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Do the same for the remaining filling and dough.

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Deep fry the money bags in hot oil.

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Drain off the excess oil on a kitchen towel.

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Serve hot.

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