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    Mini samosa (Air Fry/Bake/Fry)

    Dec 16, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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    There is always a good time to have a samosa. Whether it is a rainy season or winter, summer or spring. This much loved snack comes in all shapes and flavors. You will see it as the top of everyone's list when it comes to street food. Onion patti samosa, vegetarian spicy potato,peas filled one, lamb keema sambosa or nuts & raisins filled sweet one.

    Everyone has a favorite. Aloo ke samose and samosa chaat is a signature dish of Indian food entrée every where. However, it doesn't last too long. Boiled potatoes go stale fast. You need snacks when you travel but boiled potato ones will go stale soon. Hence, dry mini samosa comes to your rescue. Chota samosa or mini samosa is filled with nuts raisins and moong dal along with some spices. Its a crowd favorite on long journeys. 

    mini samosa with tea
    small samosa
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    • Ingredients
    • How to make mini samosa ?
    • How to make mini samosa in the oven?
    • How to make mini samosa in an air fryer?
    • Substitutions
    • Variations
    • Equipment
    • Storage
    • Looking for more air fryer recipes?
    • Mini samosa recipe
    • FAQs

    Ever wondered, how many calories in mini samosa ?

    The deep fry version has 40% more calories than an air-fryer version. What a win, cut your calories yet still enjoy your favorite snack. Of course, it does not mean you can have 2 pieces instead. Well  I say yes on a cheat day 😉

    Ingredients

    For the pastry covering:

    • All-purpose flour /plain flour/maida
    • Semolina /sooji
    • Chilled water
    • Ghee/oil if vegan
    • Caraway /ajwain seeds
    • Salt
    • Oil for brushing during baking

    For Stuffing:

    • Mung dal soaked in water and drained
    • Chickpea flour /besan
    • Almonds/cashews chopped
    • Raisins /kishmish
    • Red chilly powder
    • Dried mango powder /amchur
    • Fennel seeds /saunf
    • Garam masala
    • Sugar & salt as per taste

    How to make mini samosa ?

    1. In a pan, cook the soaked lentils after draining the water.
    dry mini samosa step 1

    2. Add  besan/chickpea flour to the lentils once they soften.

    dry mini samosa step 2

    3. Add all the remaining ingredients, except raisins to the pan

    dry mini samosa step 3

    4. Mix the spices along with the lentils and stir.

    dry mini samosa step 4

    5. In a large bowl, mix the cooked lentils along with chopped nuts raisins to make the filling.

    dry mini samosa step 5

    To make the pastry:

    6. Add all ingredients of the pastry in a bowl to knead the dough in the stand mixer(except water).

    dry mini samosa step 6

    7.Mix the ghee with flour, until you get a crumbly texture

    moong dal kachori step 2

    8. Knead the dough with ½ cup water to get a semi hard dough. Add extra flour as needed, to keep from sticking to hands and board. Place the dough in a well-oiled vessel and cover with a cloth/plastic wrap for 15 minutes.

    dry mini samosa step 7

    9. Take a small portion of it and roll the dough into small round shape. Cut it in 2 equal halves.

    dry mini samosa step 8

    10.  Make a cone by sticking the edges with water.

    dry mini samosa step 9

    11. Fill the stuffing and close the cone with water. Seal the edges with a fork

    dry mini samosa step 10

    You may fry them in hot oil, if you are not counting calories. Otherwise use the below steps to bake.

    How to make mini samosa in the oven?

    • Line up the samose pieces in a baking tray.
    • Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 180 C (or 360 F) for 15 minutes(fan-forced)
    • Brush/Spray with oil and bake further for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown in color.
    • Allow to cool on rack. Store in an air-tight jar.
    mini samosa in oven

    How to make mini samosa in an air fryer?

    1. Line up the samosas on the grill.
    air fryer samosa step 1

      2. Bake for 20-25 mins, brushing oil 3 times in between at 180 degree C.

    air fryer samosa step 2

    3. Serve as a snack during tea time.

    mini samosa with tea

    Substitutions

    You can use oil while kneading the pastry dough instead of ghee if you are a vegan.

    Variations

    You can add or remove the spices as per your taste. Add more sugar if you like yours a tad bit sweeter. Add a spoonful of coriander powder if you like. If you are allergic to cashews use almonds.

    Equipment

    I have used the stand mixer to knead the dough. However, it is not mandatory. You can always knead with hands too. These chota samosas have been around for much longer times. Samosa existed even before stand mixer was invented! You can fry them if you like to make it traditional manner. Air fryer or oven can be used if you like to watch your oil in take.

    Storage

    You can store these prepared samosa in an air-tight container. They last around 2 weeks(if you can control eating them :))

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    Mini samosa recipe

    Easy chota samosa or mini samosa is great for travel and munching. Baking or air frying makes it guilt-free too.
    Cook Time1 hr
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: air fried samosa, baked vegan samosa, dal samosa, dry mini samosa, dry samosa, mini samosa, sambosa, samosa, vegan samosa
    Servings: 18 people
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • Air fryer
    • or oven
    • stand mixer optionally for kneading

    Ingredients

    For samosa pastry

    • 2 cup all-purpose flour /plain flour/maida
    • 3 tbsp. semolina /sooji
    • 1 cup water (little less than 1 cup )chilled
    • 3-4 tbsp. ghee/oil if vegan
    • 1 teaspoon caraway /ajwain seeds
    • 2 teaspoon salt or as per taste
    • 2-3 tbsp. Oil for brushing during baking

    For Stuffing

    • ⅓ cup mung dal soaked in water and drained
    • ⅓ cup chickpea flour /besan
    • 6-7 almonds/cashews chopped
    • 8-10 raisins /kishmish

    Spices for stuffing

    • 1.5 teaspoon red chilly powder
    • 2.5 teaspoon dried mango powder /amchur
    • 1 tbsp. fennel seeds /saunf
    • 1 tbsp. garam masala
    • 2.5 teaspoon sugar
    • 2 teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    For stuffing

    • Heat oil in pan. Drain the water from lentils and add them to the pan.
    • Add  besan/chickpea flour to the lentils once they soften.
    • Add all remaining ingredients of the filling, except raisins to the pan.
    •  Mix the spices along with the lentils and stir.
    • In a bowl, mix the cooked lentils along with chopped nuts raisins to make the filling.

    For Samosa

    • Add all ingredients of the pastry in a bowl to knead the dough in the stand mixer(except water)
    • Knead the dough with little less water to get a semi hard dough.
    • Add extra flour as needed, to keep from sticking to hands and board
    • Place the dough in a well-oiled vessel and cover with a cloth/plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
    • Take a small portion of it and roll the dough into small round shape.
    • Cut it in 2 equal halves, make a cone by sticking the edges with water
    • Fill the stuffing and close the cone with water.Seal the edges with a fork

    To air fry

    • Line up the samosas on the grill.
    • Bake for 20-25 mins, brushing oil 3 times in between at 180 degree C.

    To bake in oven

    • Line up the samosa in a baking tray.
    • Bake the samosa in a pre-heated oven at 180 C (or 360 F) for 15 minutes(fan-forced)
    • Brush/Spray with oil and bake further for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown in color.
    • Allow to cool on rack. Serve warm.

    Notes

    If you want to bake with wholemeal, ensure you use half plain flour and half wholemeal.However,that pastry is a little softer.

    FAQs

    Can you freeze samosa?

    Yes, in an air tight plastic jar.

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