Air Fryer Chana Dal Samosa recipe
Air fryer chana dal samosa with crispy patti and spicy lentil filling. A healthy, crunchy Indian snack made without deep frying.
Equipment
- Air fryer
- oil spray /brush
Ingredients
- ½ cup chana dal soaked 2 hours
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1–2 green chilies chopped
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon amchur
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
- 10 long patti samosa sheets cut lengthwise to make 20 mini sheets
- 1–2 tbsp oil for brushing
Instructions
- Heat oil and add cumin seeds, sauté until fragrant, stir in onions, ginger and chilies, cook until soft.
- Add soaked chana dal, turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, amchur and salt, mix well.
- Add water, cover and cook until dal softens but doesn’t turn mushy. Cool completely.
- Prepare patti strips, brush edges with water, add filling and fold into triangles or squares.
- Preheat air fryer to 185°C/365°F for 5 minutes.
- Brush samosas with oil and arrange in a single layer.
- Air fry 14–15 minutes, flipping once and brushing oil for even browning.
- Serve hot with coriander-mint chutney or tamarind chutney.