Air Fryer Samosa {Keto}

Some air-fryer samosa to satisfy your fried fritter cravings? Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? Finally, I have the easiest(yes, no dough making or rolling) air-fryer samosa, which is also low-carb and yet super yum. Presenting my low-carb samosa recipe made in the Cosori Wi-Fi air fryer.

I always love the idea of air-frying over deep-frying. Both versions give some crispy and indulgent results; however, the latter leaves your food greasy and calorie-laden whereas the former doesn’t. Air-fryers have such a wonderful technology that uses heatwave to fry or crisp up your food without any oil. Cosori Air-Fryer is one such awesome kitchen gadget that you may want to add in your kitchen. This smart kitchen appliance has a wi-fi enabled feature, which allows you to operate the machine with your smart device. Love this idea? Let’s learn more.

COSORI Air Fryer With Wi-Fi:

• No oil frying - The all-new, Cosori Air Fryer uses a revolutionary 360°Air Circulation Technology by evenly circulating hot air and crisping up your food while cutting down the fat by 85% than a traditional frying method. This means, you still have some crispy fritters without adding up calories.
• User-Friendly - The Cosori Air fryer has 11 presets featuring Steak, Chicken, Seafood, Shrimp, Bacon, Frozen Foods, French Fries, Vegetables, Root Vegetables, Bread and Desserts. All you need to do is just click the button and let the machine cook the food for you.
• Temperature Range - Select a temperature as low as 180°F and up to 400°F in for cooking your food the right way. The new Cosori air fryer offers versatile cooking options, temperature settings, and timer functions.
• Easy to Clean - The non-sticky and easy-to-clean air fryer basket is dishwasher friendly.
  

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Traditional samosa is made from an all-purpose flour dough stuffed with spicy potato masala. For an Indian, samosa is not just a fritter. It’s a memory for most Indians. For me, samosa takes me to the fondest memories of my childhood when my dad took us to the Banarsi stores to try the finest samosas available. The restaurateur was always generous to serve his crispiest samosa with spiciest potato curry smeared with a layered of reddish chili-tempered oil. Maybe that was the unhealthiest street-food I am talking about but tastes the best of all.

Low-Calorie, Air-Fryer Samosa in Cosori Air Fryer:

My samosa is no way a close match to the street vendor’s samosa I savored as a little girl. In fact, it has no such ingredients that a traditional Indian samosa has. But I assure you that this is the healthiest samosa you will ever have. My keto samosa has a spiced cauliflower and French bean masala or stuffing and wrapped with coconut wraps and air-fried to perfection. The coconut wraps does have a mild coconut flavor, which goes really well the spicy, curried cauliflower masala filling. But feel free to use phyllo or filo dough sheets as I often use to make low-calorie samosa.

I have a very simple, Indian-style filling for this recipe. I have used the five-tadka or paanch-phoron for this recipe. But feel free to use only cumin and mustard seeds. The strong flavors of ginger, green chilies, curry powder blend and light dry mango powders meddle really well to make the filling really flavorful.

Cauliflower Samosa Filling:

I usually like to use chopped pieces of cauliflower and green beans. But feel free to use cauliflower rice in this recipe. It works the same way or even better if you like a mushy filling like the usual potato filling. I like a chunky filling, so I keep my cauliflower and beans chopped. Adding spices to the filling is optional. I have added very few spices. You can also add Punjabi spice mix, nuts and even green peas to your masala. For strict ketoers, I suggest adding only nuts.

How To Make Keto Air Fryer Samosa?

Ingredients:

Six cups of cauliflower rice or 4 to 6 cups of roughly chopped cauliflower Florets, 1 cup chopped green beans, ½ cup chopped red onions, 4-6 green chilies chopped, 2-inch ginger peeled and grated, salt and pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 tablespoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon dry mango powder, cilantro to garnish, 1 teaspoon oil or aquafaba if oil-free, ½ teaspoon panch phoron or cumin and mustard seeds mixed, 1 pack coconut wrap or 5 sheets of phyllo/filo dough sheets(low-calorie but not low-carb)

Optional – roasted peanuts or cashews

Method:

Make the Cauliflower Filling:

Heat a pan and add a teaspoon of avocado or any cooking oil. If you wish to avoid oil, just heat the pan till it’s hot. Now add the panch phoron or cumin and mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.

Now add ginger and allow the herb to infuse in the oil. If not using oil, add aquafaba or water to allow the ginger to release its flavors. Now add spices, green chili, and add all the veggies. Mix well to combine. Cover and cook till the veggies are soft and mix the mixture in regular intervals to avoid burning at the bottom of the pan.

Add salt, pepper and cilantro and roasted nuts if using. Use a spatula to lightly mash the veggies and cook till the mixture is dry and no water is left. The stuffing is ready to use for making samosas. Allow the mixture to cool down before using to make samosas.

Prepare Samosas:

Take the Coconut wraps or filo sheets out of the refrigerator and allow them to come to the room temperature before using them in the recipe. Coconut wraps are usually made from the flesh of coconut and dehydrated coconut.

These wraps and super thin and can be used in wraps, rolls and even samosas. Lay the wrap flat on a baking sheet. Use a pizza cutter to cut the wrap into two thin strips.

Now add a spoonful of the cauliflower mixture to one end. Fold the edge over to make a triangle and keep folding it slant-wise yet vertically till you have a mini-tringle samosa ready. Use some water to seal the edges of the coconut wrap.

Use the remaining coconut wraps to make samosas and set aside. Follow the exact same procedure with filo dough sheets as well. Remember to thaw your filo sheets in refrigerator overnight.

Air Fry Samosas:

• Preheat the air fryer at 350F for 5 minutes. Line the inner basket with a parchment paper and add keto samosas.
• Air fry for six minutes and then turn and air fry for 4 more minutes till the edges are nicely brown and the samosas are super crispy.
• Serve the samosas warm and with some cilantro chutney or spicy red-tomato chutney. Enjoy. 

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