Moong Dal Samosa Recipe

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Moong Dal Samosa is a vegetarian and vegan Indian snack. This bite-size samosa is stuffed with a unique dal filling. They are the perfect pre-make snack for the Indian festival celebration. I was born and brought up in the small town of Uttarakhand, which was part of Uttar Pradesh earlier, where every lady is an expert in making tea-time snacks, chips, sweetmeats at home. As a kid, I used to help my mom in making all the Holi and Diwali Snacks.

My Tried and True Tips

Dal Samosa Dough:

Make sure to rub oil and flour nicely before adding water. This process needs most of your time and attention if you want a sweetshop like dal samosa. Both (flour and oil), when combined, must look like bread crumbs. Next, add only one tablespoon of ice-cold water at a time to bind the dough. Again, we want a stiff dough and not a soft one. Finally, knead the dough for 5 – 10 minutes. Rest the dough covered at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. Resting is essential for the samosa dough. After 30 minutes, again knead the dough for 5 – 10 minutes. This time, it will become a bit soft and pliable.

Dal Samosa Filling:

Many moong dal samosa recipes talk about using fresh moong dal for the filling. Our family secret is using moong dal namkeen for the purpose. It saves a lot of time, adds much more flavour to the filling, and super easy to handle. Do not make a fine powder of the filling. A bit coarse or rough texture is ideal for the samosa stuffing.

Perfect Colour:

Always fry samosa over low heat. If you fry the samosa over high heat, they will become dark brown (burnt) from the outside but uncooked from the inside. Make sure to seal the edges of the samosa very nicely. They tend to open while frying, and even if one samosa opens, it will spoil the entire batch of oil.

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Serving Suggestion

Dal Samosa is a delicious and fulfilling, bite-size snack or finger food that does not require side dishes. You can serve moong dal samosa as a snack with mint chutney or any other sweet and spicy sauce. A cup of Indian masala tea is the perfect drink to accompany a bowl of homemade mini samosa. Store dal samosa at room temperature in an airtight container for 10 – 20 days. It remains fresh and crisp. They are a fantastic dry snack to carry around while traveling or pack in the office lunchbox.