Make the pastry: mix the flour and salt together
cut the butter into the flour until it resembles crumbs
add the water and stir with your hand until the dough comes together
then knead lightly for about a minute
wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes
Make the filling: peel the potatoes and chop
bring a small saucepan of water to a boil and cook the potatoes until soft
put the peas in the bottom of a colander and pour the hot potatoes over them
rinse in cool water shake to drain and put in a mixing bowl
add the remaining ingredients *see note on spices and adding them below* and gently mash the potatoes with the back of the spoon, try not to crush all the peas, you don't need a smooth mashed potatoes mixture, just lightly mashed is good
taste for spices and add more salt if needed, the mixture may taste TOO spicy now but will mellow when air fried
roll the dough into a 12-inch long rope, cut into 12 pieces
cover lightly with a damp towel
get a little dish of water to help seal the samosas
line a baking pan with parchment or foil, set aside
preheat the air fryer at 400° for 5 minutes
take one piece of dough and roll out to roughly a 3 1/2 by 6-inch rectangle this doesn't need to be perfect
lay the rectangle on your hand with the long side by your pointer finger
wet that long end, fold the top down to about the middle, then fold the bottom up to form a little cone (see photos in the post for a better idea!)
fill the cone with filling, fold over the top of the cone, wet the dough, and seal, lay on the prepared baking sheet
repeat with 5 more samosas
lay the prepared samosas in the basket and liberally brush with oil
air fry for 15 minutes, turning after 7 minutes, brushing the side that didn't get oil with oil
finish filling the remaining samosas
air fry them the same way
serve hot