Recipes - Vegetarian Dumplings
Vegetarian Rice Dumpling
by Saroja Nagarajan
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Ingredients
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Saroja Nagarajan and Swathi
Rice flour |
1 cup |
Salt |
1 pinch |
Water |
1.5 cups |
Oil |
2 teaspoons |
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Filling
Carrots                 |
2 medium size (grated) |
Cabbage |
1 cup (Shredded) |
Peas      |
½ cup (frozen) |
Green Chillies |
2 medium (chopped finely |
Ginger  |
1 cm cube (grated) |
Mustard seeds |
½ teaspoon |
Salt |
to taste |
Asafoetida |
a pinch |
Cumin seeds |
½ teaspoon |
 Equipment
 Pressure cooker
 Blender
 Idli plates
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Method:
First make rice flour dough:
Pour 1.5 cups water into a cooking vessel and add salt and 1 teaspoon oil and boil.
Add rice flour slowly with stirring preventing clumps.
Keep aside closed.
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Make the Filling
In a separate fry pan, add a teaspoon of oil and add the mustard seeds, cumin seed and asafoetida.
When mustard seed splutter, add the chopped vegetables, green chillies and ginger.
Add salt and cook until done.
Keep aside
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DumplingÂ
Make small balls with the cooked rice flour dough.
Make each into a cup with your hands
Fill sufficient vegetable and close at the top resembling a stuffed dumpling.

Vegetarian Dumplings
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