Air Fryer Punjabi style Samosa Puffs are the ultimate vegetarian or vegan snack! The famous potato and pea samosas are made easy using ready-made puff pastry and quickly prepared in the air-fryer for a no-guilt appetizer.

Serve with this delicious Indian Tamarind Sauce!

AIR FRYER SAMOSA PUFFS

These Punjabi Samosa puffs are made from a moreish flaky pastry that encases a mildly spiced potato and pea filling.

Using a shop-bought ready-made pastry has ensured that these samosa puffs are super quick and easy to make.

The filling of these puffs can so easily be adapted to suit your taste buds but I definitely recommend trying the recipe of the filling given below!

The filling, made with mashed potato, green peas and spices is delicately spiced and not too overpowering. The spice mix is a finger-licking blend of fresh green chilies and ginger, amchoor powder and special masala.

We have made these Punjabi samosas in the Airfryer rather than baking because the puffs only needed around 5-7 minutes in the air fryer before they were ready to eat.

To air fry our samosa puffs, we have used our Instant Pot Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer.

These air fryer banana chips with black pepper are so delicious and an easy recipe that one should not miss them.

If you have a sweet tooth, try these no guilt air fryer apple ring doughnuts, they are utterly delicious!

I've also baked a vegan burnt basque cheesecake in the air fryer too, and the result was phenomenal.

Samosa/Punjabi Samosa

Why you should make Air fryer Punjabi Puff Pastry Samosa

How to serve puff pastry samosa

Samosas go wonderfully on their own or with chutney. A chutney like Gujarati date and tamarind chutney or a green chutney would go great.

Some people like to eat their samosas with a cup of masala chai.

During the Summer months, a cooling lassi such as Caramel or Rose Lassi or Piyush Lassi would go well.

Or serve with a fresh green salad for lunch.

Serve them at your next Birthday/Diwali/Thanksgiving/Christmas get-together.

Tips

Use good quality ready-made puff pastry - I have noticed that own brand puff pastries tend not to be as good.

The puff pastry should keep cold, take it out from the fridge only when you have other ingredients are ready or just 10 minutes before you start making it.

If you're using a frozen puff pastry, you must thaw first in the refrigerator overnight.

The filling should be very dry. Do not add a lot of oil when making the filling.

Also, it is very important that the filling should be cold before stuffing into the puff pastry, hot or warm stuffing will warm up the pastry and difficult to handle or it gets sticky.

I love my puff pastry recipes, I recently made Vegan Curry Puffs (Thai style)  Eggless Mille Feuille and Air fryer Puff Pastry Chilli Cheese Pineapple Parcels

Can I make Samosa Puffs in advance?

You can definitely make the samosa puffs in advance at different stages during this recipe.

Firstly, you can make the potato and pea filling ahead of time and keep it for a day in the fridge before using.

You can also assemble the puffs and then store either in the fridge until ready to air fry. You can also freeze the puffs at this stage.

If you freeze the puffs, the timings for air-frying will change.

I would not recommend freezing once the puffs are cooked.

Can I make puff samosa in any other shape?

Ingredients for Punjabi Samosa Puffs

Punjabi Potato and Pea Filling

Mashed Potatoes - For samosa fillings, use starchy potatoes rather than waxy in order to get a fluffy mash. We pressure cook our potatoes in our Instant Pot before peeling and mashing.

Green peas - we used frozen green peas, but you can use fresh peas too.

Oil - we used olive oil

Crushed spices: Coriander Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Whole black pepper, Cumin Seeds

Crushed fresh green chilies and ginger

Red chili powder

Turmeric powder

Garam Masala

Red chili flakes (optional)

Amchoor powder - aka raw mango powder. It is added to give a slight tartness. You can also use anardana powder or dried pomegranate powder. Alternatively, use a little lemon or lime juice

Fresh coriander leaves - finely chopped

Cashew and raisins - optional

Puff Pastry

Ready-made puff pastry sheets

Kalonji - or onion seeds to sprinkle. Onion seeds lend a really delicious smokey and nutty flavour (you may use black sesame seeds or black poppy seeds)

Milk - acts as a glaze (for a very shiny glaze use egg wash if consuming)

Alternative eggless glazes

To keep our recipes pure vegetarian, we always use eggless glazes in our bakes.

For this recipe, we have used a brushing of semi-skimmed milk. As the puffs only need air-frying for 5-7 minutes, the milk does not burn and just leaves a pleasing golden crust.

For other recipes where you do not mind a little sweetness, a brushing of light honey also leaves a shiny golden glaze on pastries.

How to make Air Fryer Punjabi Samosa Puffs

How to make Punjabi Samosa Filling

How to assemble Samosa Puffs

How to Air Fry Samosa Puffs

📖 Recipe

AIR FRYER PUNJABI SAMOSA PUFFS (Puff Pastry Samosas)

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Buttery puff pastry filled with delicious Indian Punjabi samosa mixture and air fried. These flakey vegetable puffs are delicious and easy to make.

Course snacks, starter, appetiser,

Cuisine Indian, British, American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings 9 pieces

Author Hayley Dhanecha

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Equipment

• Air fryer/Stove
• Chopping board
• Knife
• Frying pan
• Spatula
• Fork
• Pizza Cutter
• Parchment paper
• Pastry brush

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

• 1 packet ready roll puff pastry
• 2 large boiled potatoes
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 2 tbsp. oil
• 1 tablespoon crushed green chillies and ginger
• 1 tbsp. black pepper fennel and cumin seeds (roasted and lightly crushed)
• 1 tsp. red chilli powder
• ½ tsp. turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp. garam masala
• ¼ tsp. amchoor powder
• ¼ tsp. red chilli flakes
• 2 tbsp. cashews and raisins optional
• Freshly chopped coriander
• 1 tsp. kalonji
• 2 tbsp. Milk

Instructions

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• Heat oil, add cumin seeds and crushed green chillies and ginger to a non-stick pan. Add cashew and raisins at this point if using
• Add mashed potatoes and peas and mix ensuring the spices do not burn
• Add masalas such as red chilli powder and red chilli flakes, turmeric, garam masala, amchoor powder, salt.
• Add the pounded masala and fresh coriander. Mix and allow to cool completely.
• Lay the ready-made puff pastry flat on a clean surface/chopping board
• Cut into equal squares (we have cut into 3" squares)
• Place the cooled filling to one side of the square. 
• Fold over the pastry to make a triangle
• Press edges together gently and score with a fork
• Glaze with milk and sprinkle kalonji.
• Preheat the Instant Pot Vortex Air Fryer to 180 C
• Once prompted, add the puffs to the basket.
• Air-fry for 5-7 minutes. Try 5 minutes for the first batch to how your puffs have cooked.
• Remove and air fry the next batch. 

Nutrition

Serving: 80g | Calories: 146.45kcal | Carbohydrates: 19.36g | Protein: 3.7g | Fat: 6.48g | Saturated Fat: 1.66g | Cholesterol: 5.37mg | Sodium: 114.23mg | Fiber: 2.32g | Sugar: 4.96g

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

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