Steamed Sweet Dumplings

Name: Steamed Sweet Dumplings
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups chana dal (split bengal gram); 2 cups sugar; 6 cups water; 1/4 tsp nutmeg/cardammom powder; 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour; as needed water; as needed oil for greasing

jyotibahirat @jyotiskitchen

Bangalore

This is a famous and special Maharashtrian dish. This is a mouth-watering delicacy is an inseparable part of celebrations which can be enjoyed even during other times of the year. The combination of chana dal, sugar and nutmeg powder is a perfect one to satisfy your sweet cravings.

jyotibahirat @jyotiskitchen

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 people

For filling
2 cupschana dal (split bengal gram)
2 cupssugar
6 cupswater
1/4 tsp nutmeg/cardammom powder
For the dough
1 1/4 cupwhole wheat flour
as neededwater
as neededoil for greasing

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Steps

1 hour

1

Combine the flour with enough water and knead into a semi-stiff dough. Cover and keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes. Divide into equal portions.
2

For the filling : Pressure cook the chana dal on low heat till 5 to 6 whistles.
3

When the pressure settles down open the cooker and drain off the water completely.
4

Then mash the dal properly. Add sugar and cook stirring continuously till the mixture thickens and starts to separate in the pan.
5

Remove from heat and add nutmeg powder or cardamom powder.
6

Mix well. The Puran (stuffing) is ready to make dumplings.
7

For the dumpling : Take the dough and make lemon size balls from it.
8

Roll it, put the filling and then give dumpling shape.
9

Heat the steamer/pressure cooker without weight, grease a flat vessel.
10

Add the sweet dumplings in the greased vessel.
11

Place it into the steamer/pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes on a medium flame.
12

Enjoy the dumplings hot with ghee!