Air fryer Samosa Recipe (mini air fryer samosa)

Mini Air Fryer Samosa is a small Punjabi samosa baked to perfection in an air fryer. This is an ideal snack or appetizer that is healthy and low-calorie. Same taste, but minus all the calories

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• THIS AIR FRYER SAMOSAS RECIPE
• INGREDIENTS FOR THE SAMOSA
• TOOLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THESE MINI SAMOSAS
• PREPARATION TO MAKE AIR FRYER SAMOSAS
• Step By Step Instructions Video
• Tips To Make the Perfect flaky crispy Air fryer samosa
• HOW TO AIR FRY SAMOSAS ?
• CAN YOU BAKE SAMOSAS IN THE OVEN?
• SERVING SAMOSAS
• HOW TO RE-HEAT SAMOSAS
• WANT TO MAKE AIR FRYER SAMOSAS FOR A CROWD ?
• STORAGE & SHELF LIFE, MAKE-AHEAD TIPS
• Can samosas be frozen?
• So how do you fry frozen samosas.
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THIS AIR FRYER SAMOSAS RECIPE

AS MUCH AS I love my desserts, I personally love savories as well. So what is a party or an occasion without Starters and appetizers.

These Air fryer Samosas are just the right idea for party savory bakes.

• Are typical Punjabi samosas that are small, like bite-sized. filled with a medium spicy sauteed potato filling

• Baked not fried; but the same taste
• Suitable for the low-calorie and health-conscious
• uses very little oil.
• Perfect as appetizers or starters for parties, game night snacks, movie night snacks, and birthdays.
• All the deliciousness minus the calories

INGREDIENTS FOR THE SAMOSA

FOR THE DOUGH - you will need

1. All purpose Flour - any all purpose flour will do. No wheat flour. Just plain all purpose flour
2. Melted room temperature butter / Oil - the flour to fat ratio is 2 cups : ¼ cup oil
3. Salt to taste
4. carom seeds (ajwain) OPTIONAL
5. Water as required - water is needed for kneading the samosa dough. you will use water as required.

FOR THE SAMOSA FILLING - to make the potato stuffing to fill the samosa pockets

1. Boiled and mashed potatoes - buy nice firm potatoes, Boil them in pressure cooker. or you can boil them in a steamer. Peel and then mash
2. oil/ghee for tempering
3. Cumin Seeds
4. Cumin Powder
5. Red chili Powder /Kashmiri/paprika powder
6. Amchur powder
7. Fresh Coriander - chopped for garnishing

TOOLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THESE MINI SAMOSAS

• Air Fryer - I like the range Philips have to offer in terms of their sizes and options
• bowls for mixing
• Pastry board or Silicone mat or chapati chakla(used for making Indian Rotis and chapatis)
• pastry brush
• rolling pin

parchment paper or silpat or rolling marble stone

PREPARATION TO MAKE AIR FRYER SAMOSAS

The process of making the air fryer samosa however remains the same, as making traditional Punjabi samosas just the final step will differ, instead of deep frying, these samosas will be air fried.

So, to make this samosa, This is the best flow of work I have come up with -

1. To start with, first boil the potatoes, peel, mash, and set them aside.
2. Then move on to making the dough for the samosa - The dough will need to rest for at least 20 mins. before filling and shaping the samosas.
3. And while the dough is resting make the potato filling for the samosa. - Its an easy simple filling just takes about 5 mins to make And while that is on the counter cooling move on to the next step
4. The next stage is making the samosa pockets.
5. Baking, Frying, or Air frying

Step By Step Instructions Video

Tips To Make the Perfect flaky crispy Air fryer samosa

To make the air fryer samosa dough pastry. It starts with the flour, mixing and the consistency and frying them. careful and meticulous approach helps in giving the right results

1. Flour and Fat ratio

The Flour and fat ratio is an important factor in making these samosas flaky and crispy. The Right amount of fat to flour is what is needed to make the samosas crispy and flaky. So the right ratio is

All purpose flour: Fat ( oil, ghee, butter)

250 grams( 2 cups) : 60 ml ( ¼ cup )

1 kilo ( 4 cups) : 240 ml (1 cup)

2. Fat Temperature - So what temperature should the fat be?

For the fat, you may use oil ghee, or butter. It is important that the oil or any fat remains at room temperature and liquid state.

Butter or ghee can be melted and brought to room temperature and then use it. Using hot fat brings bubbles to the dough and your outer samosa will have bubbles on it.

3. Mixing the dough and consistency -

The dough for samosa should be firm, not soft. The soft dough does not give crispy samosa

First to make the dough - dry rub all the dough ingredients except the water. The flour, later on, should resemble bread crumbs

Then add water little by little to make a firm dough.

4. Shaping the Samosas

Another important tip for the perfect samosa is to roll the dough to about 1mm to 2mm thickness.

This means, when you roll the dough it should be a little thick. Making it too thin will burn the edges or too thick will not let it cook thoroughly.

5. Use water to paste the dough. Fill and seal Check the video below

HOW TO AIR FRY SAMOSAS ?

To Air fry samosas, depending on your particular brand of air fryer. This slightly differs .

Some Air fryers require preheating while others don't need.

For Air fryers that need preheating - preheat at 180degC or 350degF. and bake for 12 to 14 mins.

On other Air fryers - bake at 180C/350F for 12 to 14 mins

CAN YOU BAKE SAMOSAS IN THE OVEN?

Yes Samosas can be baked in the oven

Preheat the oven at 180degC/350degF/Gas Mark 4. for about 15 mins

Bake in the center middle rack for 15 to 18 mins. or until it is golden brown.

SERVING SAMOSAS

Samosas are best served hot, with Mint Chutney And Dates sweet Chutney or simply Tomato Ketchup.

Lay them in platters, bowls or chip and dip tray

Beverages or drinks with samosas - The best pair is the Indian Chai

HOW TO RE-HEAT SAMOSAS

To Reheat samosas, either use an oven or an air fryer.

For the Oven - preheat at 180C/350F and then heat for 10 mins.

In an air fryer - heat for 5 mins at 180C/350F

WANT TO MAKE AIR FRYER SAMOSAS FOR A CROWD ?

Mini or Bite Sized samosas are best served for crowd as appetizers or starters for a party.

SO, to make this for a large crowd, prepare everything as per the steps. Including shaping the samosas.

Make the samosas shapes, store in the refrigerator/freezer in an air tight box or covered. Leave the air frying step just before serving them.

To fry frozen samosas, let it thaw in the refrigerator before frying or baking.

Just before serving, Airfry these samosas and plate them

STORAGE & SHELF LIFE, MAKE-AHEAD TIPS

Can samosas be frozen?

Raw assembled and shaped samosas can be stored in an air-tight container and be frozen. RAW FROZEN samosa stays well frozen for close to 3 months in the freezer.

The samosa dough and filling can be refrigerated to be made later. However, I do not recommend freezing them

So how do you fry frozen samosas.

Thaw them overnight in the refrigerator and then either fry , bake or air fry

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