SMALL MOONG DAL SAMOSAS OR POTLI

 

SMALL MOONG DAL SAMOSAS OR POTLI

Ingredients

refined flour  1 cup 

salt                  1/2 tsp

 oil                   12 tbsp 

water 

For Filling:

 moong dal       1 cup 

ghee                        2 tbsp 

Cumin seeds         1/4 tsp

hing                        a pinch

Garam masala      1/4 tsp

Chilli powder         1/4 tsp

saunf crushed       1/4 tsp

Coriander powder 1/4 tsp

Salt                           to taste

amchur                    1/4 tsp

Method 

1. Add the salt to the flour, and rub the oil into it.
2. Add water and knead into a stiff dough. Keep aside  for 15 minutes.
3. Grind the moong dal coarsely into mixer grinder. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and hing.
4. When they begin to splutter, add dal and rest of the ingredients of filling.
5. Saute over low heat till the mixture is well fried. It will stop sticking to the pan when done.
6. Remove mixture from heat and keep aside to cool.
7. Knead the dough again till smooth and soft .
8. Shape dough into very small  balls, and roll the balls into thin rounds like chapatis . Cut these into halves.
9. Take one half, wet the edges, and fold the straight edge at the center and join by one half overlapping the other to form into a cone.
10. Press the overlapping portion, and take 1 tsp dal filling and fill the cone and press the edges together to seal. 
11. The oil should be hot when you add the samosas to it, then lower the heat and let cook till brown.
12. You can also give shape of potli.