Puff pastry Samosa Recipe (Air fryer method)
Puff pastry Samosa Recipe (Air fryer method) is a modern version of deep-fried Indian snack. Usually made in triangular shape, the Samosa is stuffed with sauted onions, boiled potatoes, green peas, some Indian spices and fresh herbs.They are great party appetizer, game night or movie night food.
Servings 12 Puff pastry Samosa
Ingredients
- 12 Readymade puff pastry sheets frozen
For aloo filling
- 2-3 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 1 big onion chopped finely
- 1 tbsp Ginger chilli minced
- ½ tsp Red chili powder less or more to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Amchur powder or chaat masala
- A pinch of garam masala
- 3-4 boiled and mashed potatoes
- Salt to taste
- Fresh coriander leaves chopped
For Milk wash
- 10 tsp Milk
- 5 tsp Black sesame seeds
Instructions
For Potato stuffing
- Let's begin with making potato stuffing first. For that, dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds in a pan.
- Coarsely grind it and keep it aside.
Boil the peas
- Meanwhile, boil the fresh green peas by adding some salt.
- Once done drain and keep aside.
Make masala
- After that, heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. Once it splutter add chopped onion.
- Once it turns translucent add minced ginger- chillies. Sauté everything until onions turn golden brown.
- To this, add boiled peas, coriander-cumin- fennel seed powder. Next add boiled, mashed potatoes. After that add red chili powder, salt, turmeric, amchur powder and a pinch of garam masala. Mix the spices well.
- Mix everything nicely so that spices coat well to it.
- Taste and adjust salt, cook for 2-3 minutes more. Finish with a dash of lemon juice. In the last, garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Let it cool down to room temperature.
To make Samosa Puff pastry
- Thaw the puff pastry sheets for about 45 minutes on the kitchen counter. Once it comes to a normal temperature its ready to use.
- Cut the puff pastry into roughly 4×4 inch squares. Mine were already cut into squares so I didn't.
- Fill each center of the squares with around 2 tbsp of potato mix. Now fold each stuffed puff pastry square in half to make a triangle.
- Using a fork, carefully crimp and seal the edges. No need to use the water. Meanwhile, pre heat your Air fryer for 3 minutes @180°C.
- Place the ready puff pastry samosas in a plate, apply Milk with help of brush, sprinkle black sesame seeds.
Air frying of Samosa
- After that, transfer these onto Air fryer basket in batches, placing a few samosas at a time lined with baking paper. Brush the top and bottom of Samosa with vegetable oil.
- Bake them @180°C for 4-5 minutes, then turn them over and cook them @200°C for another 2 to 3 minutes on the other side until they are golden brown all over. Repeat until all of the samosas are cooked.
Notes
1. Make sure to brush from all the sides of the pastry samosas liberally with oil because this will prevent them from drying out.
2. I have baked the samosa at 180°C until they’re 80% done and then increase the temperature to 200°C to to achieve the golden colour.
3. I prefer not to over crowd my Air Fryer basket so i make sure to cook samosas in small batches.