Moong Dal Samosa Recipe - Authentic Diwali Mini Samosa Recipe

Diwali is the occasion when we consume too many sweets. And then, we look out to munch some salty, spicy snacks. The snack that best complements laddoos and karanji is Moong Dal Samosa. Stuffed with moong dal filling, these samosas are amazingly delicious. Here is the recipe for moong dal mini samosa we have been preparing all these years.

Moong Dal Samosa Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup moong dal
2-3 cups refined flour (maida) for dough 1 tbsp of pure ghee

1 tbsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
Salt as per taste
Oil / ghee for frying

Moong Dal Samosa Stuffing / Filling Preparation:
Roast the moong dal on medium / low flame in a heavy kadhai / iron wok until the color becomes darker and you get the aroma
















Let the moong dal cool
Grind it until you get a fine flour
Heat some oil in a heavy pan
Add the flour and stir continuously until the whitish flour turns darker and you get strong aroma
















Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala and dry mango powder (amchur)
Mix well and let it cool

Moong Dal Samosa Cover Preparation:
Add salt in 2-3 cups refined flour (maida)
Add 1 tbsp pure ghee and some vegetable oil and mix properly
Knead the dough with minimum amount of water
Make small balls from the dough
Roll out small circular shapes, like mini chapattis
Cut each circle into 2 halves along the diameter with a knife
















Make a cone out of the semi-circular shape
Fill it (not up to the brim) with the stuffing
Seal the top using water and pinch the ends to close the cone

Moong Dal Samosas - Final Touch:
Deep fry in on low to medium flame until the moong dal samosas are light brown














Serve them hot / store in jars