• For making these ‘Mini moong dal samosas’, we need to make the filling first….

Making the ‘Filling’-

• For this, soak moong dal in sufficient water for 3-4 hours. Drain out the excess water.
• Now heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan (Preferably non stick as the soaked dal tends to stick in ordinary pan) and roast the soaked lentil till all the water disappears and it gains a light pink colour. Take care there should not be any moisture remaining.
• Transfer this roasted dal in a mixer and grind coarsely. Keep aside.
• Now, in the same pan dry roast the broken cashew nuts and raisins for a minute and transfer to a plate.
• Also dry roast all the whole spices till you get a nice aroma.
• In a large bowl combine together the ground dal, roasted dry fruits, whole spices, powdered spices and salt. Give a nice mix. Filling is now ready.

For the ‘Dough’ –

• In a mixing bowl, combine together refined flour, carom seeds, salt, oil and knead to a stiff dough with sufficient water.
• Cover this dough with a wet muslin cloth for at least 15 minutes and it is ready.

‘Shaping’ and ‘Frying’ samosa –

• Keep a solution of water and flour ready in a small bowl. This would act as a glue while shaping samosas.
• Divide the dough into small balls and roll into a medium circle. Cut this circle with a knife from diameter to get two halves (Semi circles).
• Now take one portion (One half), wet the edges with the flour solution and pinch slightly with the help of your thumb and index finger to form a cone.
• Fill in 1-2 teaspoon of dal stuffing, wet the edges with flour solution and pinch to seal.
• Make all samosas following this process and they’re ready to be fried.
• For frying, heat sufficient oil in a wok and gently drop in the samosa. Do it in small batches depending upon the size of wok, do not create a chaos.
• Fry these samosas on medium heat till they turn golden brown in colour.
• Take out in a plate with kitchen absorbent paper.

Delicious and crisp ‘Mini moong dal samosa’ are now ready. Cool at room temperature and store in air tight container.