Air Fryer Samosa and my fool proof crust
We love these samosas. One of the many things that I like to make at home. My daughter loves my samosas. This weekend as we were home bound I worked on making these with her. In the past few months, I have perfectly adapted the dough for the air fryer or oven. It does work better in the air fryer, but you can get very good results in the oven. Comforting and flaky, without the fuss of stirring and frying each samosa this might be just what you are looking for. The good news is that well packaged these samosas freeze very well. You can make them in batches and serve them piping hot for company.
If you want to fry your samosas, fret not. Here is a traditional recipe for you.
The Story of my Air Fryer Samosas
This weekend gave me the perfect opportunity to bond and spend quite time with my daughter. My son is feeling under weather with a stomach bug. This is making big sister anxious. She is unsure about what to do. Unsure as to how to respond. The information and news swirling all around us is not helping. This is when you want something that offers you distraction. Rolling and filling samosas gave us just what we needed.
The key to my fool proof Air Fryer Crust
The important ingredient in my dough is vegetable shortening.Just making sure this is trans-fat free. If you do not want to take chances, you can use coconut oil. Another dense and rich oil, that will give you a good flaky coating. Using the food processor to mix the dough ensures a well-mixed dough done in minutes. This gets chilled for about 30 minutes. This is when I prep the filling and let it cool gently. I shape and fill directly on to the air fryer basket and let it cook in batches.
With Deepta I set up an assembly line. She rolled and I filled. In about an hour we all savored these samosas. Perfect with a cup of tea, along with your favorite glass of wine or just anything else you can think of.
Getting more samosa action
Another improv variation on samosas include these samosa tarts. For best effects serve your samosas with green chutney and tamarind chutney.
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A light and easy take on Samosas. These samosas are air fried or baked.
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
- 1 medium sized sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 1 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup of green peas
Instructions
- Place the flour and the shortening and salt in the base of a food processor. Process until well mixed. Add in the water and run for about a minute. The mixture should come together and then form a ball.
- Remove from the food processor and give it a good knead. The dough should be smooth and a little elastic. Place in a container, cover and place in the refrigerator.
- In the meantime heat the and add in the cumin seeds and wait until they sizzle. Add in the red onion and saute until wilted and beginning to turn golden.
- Add in the potato, sweet potato, cayenne pepper and salt mix well. Add in about 1/2 cup of water, cover and let the vegetables cook for 10 minutes. Remove the cover and add in the peas. Let the mixture cook until any water has evaporated. The potatoes should be soft enough to mash with the back of a spoon. Allow the mixture to cool enough to handle comfortably.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and break into walnut sized balls for small samosas or larger balls for larger samosas. Roll out to a circle. Cut into half. Shape into a cone and fill enough to comfortably fill the pocket. Carefully seal the edges. Place on the air fryer basket or sheet pan.
- Complete until filled. To air fry cook at 500 degrees for 5 minutes. Turn and cook for another 5 minutes. Serve hot.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes turning once.
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