Pinwheel Samosa
Pinwheel samosa is a variation to Indian Regular Samosa. This is vegan too. This is a puff pastry pinwheel with an Indian twist.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup cold water or as required to make a tight dough
For Stuffing
- 3 medium potatoes boiled and roughly mashed
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 4 - 6 garlic cloves
- ½ tsp hing or asafoetida
- 1½ tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 - 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Prepare Pastry Sheet
- In a large mixing bowl add flour, salt, and sugar.
- Add oil to this and rub flour with oil first.
- Add cold water slowly and gradually making a tight dough.
- Divide the dough into roundels of tennis ball size.
Prepare samosa stuffing for pinwheels
- Boil potatoes in a saucepan or in a pressure cooker (manual or electric)
- Once the potatoes are nicely cooked, remove and peel off the skin.
- Mash the boiled potatoes.
- In a small pan, heat oil.
- Add chopped onion, ginger, garlic to it and sauté till translucent.
- Keep flame low and add the spices and salt.
- Quickly stir them and add the mashed potatoes to the pan.
- Mix all ingredients well.
- Add a dash of lemon juice and chopped cilantro leaves to the potatoes.
- Turn off the heat and let the stuffing cool down completely before stuffing.
Prepare the pinwheels
- Take out the dough balls and roll it to a pastry sheet
- With a rolling pin, spread the sheet.
- Now place the stuffing on the pastry sheet and spread evenly throughout.
- Now roll it up from one end to other end tightly.
- Cover with a cling wrap and refrigerate for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Remove from refrigerator and remove the cling wrap.
- Cut the roll into one inch discs and press it slightly with fingers.
- In a bowl make a thin paste of flour and water.
- Now dip the slice into it to cover all ends with it.
- Heat oil in a frying pan in high flame.
- Now drop the coated slice of roll into hot oil.
- Fry till golden brown. Remove from oil and place on paper napkin to remove excess oil. Serve hot with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
Bake the Pinwheels
- Preheat the oven at 400F.
- Place the pinwheels on a baking tray and bake at 400 F for 12 - 15 minutes flipping in the half ways.
Air Fryer Pinwheels
- Preheat the air fryer at 400 F for 4 minutes.
- Place the pinwheels in the air fryer basket.
- Start the air fryer at 400 F (200C) for 8 minutes. Flip in between at around 4 minutes mark.
- Remove once done nicely crisp.
- Time may vary by 1 or 2 minutes depending on the air fryer and pastry sheet as well.
Notes
You can also use your own homemade pastry sheet as well.