Dumplings in lentil curry
Dumplings in lentil curry recipe in the curry category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup tuwar dal
- 2 tablespoons peanuts, soaked in water for 30 minutes
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- Cloves garlic, chopped
- Cocums
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- l/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- Curry leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- Required ghee or butter
- Salt to taste
- For the dumplings:
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
- Oil
- Salt to taste
Recipe method:
- Boil the dahl and the peanuts in a pressure cooker till soft and keep aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, garlic, asafoetida and finally, the boiled dahl.
- Add cocum, turmeric powder, chili powder, sugar and curry leaves.
- Boil and add salt to taste.
- To make the dumplings, mix the flour with salt, turmeric, chili powder, asafoetida, little oil and make a stiff dough with water.
- Knead well and roll out into 10 cm. discs.
- Cut the discs into diamonds or squares with a knife and drop them into the boiling dahl mixture.
- After all the dumplings are immersed, boil the dahl for a further 15 minutes on a low heat.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.