Rice Dumplings

We always have left over rice and never know what to do with, and with this recipe you can use up the left over rice and create a healthy snack. It is a very common snack amongst the vegetarian Gujerathi community. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Rice Dumplings in Gravy

Dumplings

250ml cooked basmati rice

75ml soya flour

75ml chick pea flour

2ml turmeric powder

5ml crushed cumin

7ml salt

5ml ginger & garlic paste

1 green chilli (finely chopped)

40ml finely chopped coriander

15ml sunflower oil

10ml lemon juice

35ml water (more if necessary)

 

Tempering Spices

 

10ml sunflower oil

5ml mustard seeds

3-4 curry leaves

1 green chilli

200ml water

10ml lemon juice

3ml sugar

3ml salt

25ml finely chopped coriander

 

Method-Dumplings

 

•  Mix all of the ingredients for the dumplings together
•  Use enough water to make a soft dough like mixture
•  In a heavy based pot heat the oil for the tempering spices
•  Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and chilli and allow the aroma to arise and lower the heat
•  Now add the water, lemon juice, sugar and salt and bring to a boil
•  Rub some oil in the palm of your hands and form small dumplings with the rice mixture
•  Drop the dumplings into the boiling water and lower the heat and allow to simmer
•  Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander

 

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