Fiji-style cooking and eating Samosa, Bhajia, and Idli with coconut chutney

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: maida

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes offer a healthier alternative with more vitamins.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: jalapeños

Bell peppers provide flavor with less heat.

garam masala

🥗Healthier: curry powder

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Curry powder can mimic garam masala in flavor.

Cut the curry leaves for the main dish.

Cut potatoes into squares.

Add half a cup of Greek yogurt to the mixture.

Add salt and water slowly while mixing.

Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves.

Let the mixture cook a little.

Cut spinach and wash it.

Peel and cut carrots into cubes.

Prepare the Idli by adding the mixture into the cooking device and closing the lid.

Ensure there's water at the bottom for cooking.

Cut onions for the samosa filling.

Add onions to the hot oil in the pan for the samosa.

Mix in the cooked mixture with potatoes and other ingredients.

Add masala and salt to the potato mixture and mix well.

Scoop out the mixture and fill the samosas.

Prepare chutney by cutting coconut, onions, garlic, and green chilies.

Blend the chutney ingredients with salt and turmeric.

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