This is one of my favorite comfort foods. It is a bit time consuming and requires a little hard work and skill to make. But the end result as always is satisfactory. This dish is inspired from MOMOS which is made of all purpose flour.

I wanted to make it gluten free so used Rice flour and made it. Stuffing as usual can vary as per choice and availability, but I try and use combination of different colored vegetables to make it colorful. Also don’t use too many vegetables as the flavor of individual veggies gets masked in this.

This is the best way to get the kids eat vegetables. I had 1 medium sized capsicum,½ medium sized cabbage and 250 grams of sweet corn. I combined these vegetables made these dumplings and served with a bowl of steaming hot Sweet corn vegetable soup. This goes well with Cream of vegetable soup also.

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Yields: 20 Dumplings

Ingredients Required

1) To knead the dumpling dough

2 cups of Rice flour

3 cups of boiling water

1 teaspoon of Oregano

Salt as per taste

2 teaspoon of Vegetable oil

2) To make the Stuffing

1 medium sized Capsicum finely chopped

½ medium sized Cabbage finely chopped

250 grams of Sweet Corn (thawed and boiled)

7-8 cloves of garlic finely chopped

2 teaspoon of Vegan Margarine or Olive oil

1 teaspoon of Red chilly powder

Salt to taste

Procedure to make- 1) To knead dough

In a large saucepan heat 2 cups of water along with Oregano, salt and bring to a boil.

When its boiling add rice flour stirring continuously.

Turn off the heat and let it cool a little.

Knead into soft dough when still warm adding a little oil.

The dough is now ready. Keep aside and work on the stuffing.

2) To make the stuffing

Heat Olive oil or Margarine in a pan and saute garlic in it till it turns golden brown.

Now add the vegetables and cook it on a medium heat till its almost done.

Don’t overcook the vegetables.

Add salt and red chilly and mix well.

Keep aside and let it cool for a while before stuffing it in rice flour dough.

3) Assembling the dish

Grease the palms with a little oil and take out a lemon sized portion of dough.

Once again knead the portion and using fingers spread it big enough to contain the stuffing.

Place the stuffing inside the dough and close it.

Give the shape you want.

Steam it on a medium heat in a pressure cooker without whistle or in a steamer for 15-20 minutes.

Turn off the flame and let it rest inside the steamer or cooker for 10 minutes before taking out and serving.

Serve it hot with Soup or Ketchup.

Health Benefits

Since this is steamed food its ideal for those who are on a diet. Being gluten-free, even people who are suffering from Celiac disease can eat it. Its healthy and nutritious and is an innovative way to make the kids eat vegetables.