Dumplings are very easy and simple to cook if you have all the
ingredients available at home. There are so many varieties of dumplings are
found all over the world. This is just a basic recipe you can try by replacing
the filling with your own choice. Happy cooking :-) :-) :-)
Ingredients:
For Dough:
Rice Flour :
1 cup
Salt : ½ tsp
Oil :
1 tsp
Water : as required
Tumeric : Little pinch(For Color)
For Peanut Masala:
Peanut :
½ cup (boiled)
Onion : 1 small size (chopped)
Tomato : 1 small size (chopped)
Garlic : 2 no’s (chopped)
Chilli Powder : 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder : ¼
tsp
Mustard seeds : ¼ tsp
Oil :
1 tbsp
Salt : as required
Method:
- Soak the Peanut for an hour and cook it in boiling water till its soft or pressure cook the peanuts and keep it aside.
- In a pan add some oil to heat. Then add mustard and allow it to pop. Then add the garlic, sauté for few seconds and throw chopped onions in the pan. Let it cook for a while.
- Once the onion become transparent add chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, turmeric, salt and add little water so that all comes together.
- Let the tomato to cook for 5 mins. Drain the peanuts and add it to the pan and mix well.
- Cook until all the masala is covered in each peanut. Make the peanut masala dry. If any water in the mix let it evaporates. Once done turn off the heat and let the masala to cool.
- Take a bowl, add rice flour, little salt, oil and mix thoroughly for 2 mins. Add water little bit at a time and mix the flour. The consistency should be less than Chapatti dough. Neither Hard nor Runny.
- Apply some oil in hands while kneading the dough. Meanwhile put the steamer on stove let it steam.
- Now take a thick clean plastic paper and apply some oil on it. Make the dough into small balls. Place the dough ball on plastic paper and spread using hand or roller bin. Now place the peanut masala mix in the middle and close the dough from one side covering the masala.
- The both edges should meet, now press gently on the edges so that it won’t open up while cooking. My technique is to fold the edge and then press with fork.
- Place the dumplings carefully into steamer and cook it for 4-5 mins. Check if the dumplings are cooked. Carefully place them on a plate and let it cool for couple of mins.
- The Spicy Peanut masala Dumplings are ready to dig in. This can be taken as evening snack or a good starter for 3 course meals :-) :-) :-)