Dumplings In Yogurt Sauce Recipes

DUMPLING SAUCE RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE DUMPLING DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 tablespoon hot water. Then add soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Stir to combine.
• Serve with freshly cooked dumplings and enjoy!

DUMPLINGS IN YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• For dumplings, sift the chickpea (gram) flour into a large bowl. Add chili powder, 1/2 tsp salt, baking soda, onion, green chiles, and cilantro. Mix. Add water and form a thick paste. Heat the oil in a skillet. Put teaspoonfuls of the paste in the oil and cook over medium heat, turning once, until crisp golden brown. Set aside.
• For yogurt sauce, put yogurt in a bowl and whisk with the gram flour and water. Add all spices and 11/2 tsp salt. Mix well.
• Press mixture through a large strainer into a pan. Bring to a boil on low heat, stirring constantly. If it becomes too thick, add water.
• Pour the sauce into a depp serving dish and arrange all the dumplings on top. Set aside but keep warm.
• For dressing, heat the oil in a skillet. Add the cumin seeds and chiles and fry until darker in color and giving off an aroma. Pour the dressing over the dumplings and serve hot.

CHICKPEA DUMPLINGS IN YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put 1 cup of the chickpea flour, some salt and pepper, the cayenne, asafetida, 1 teaspoon of the turmeric, the coriander, baking soda, and 1/2 cup of the yogurt in a food processor and pulse a few times to combine; scrape the sides of the container if necessary. With the machine running, gradually add warm water, a tablespoon or so at a time, until the mixture forms a smooth paste. Process, stopping to scrape the sides of the container if necessary, until the mixture is smooth and light.
• Add at least 2 inches of oil to a pot (a narrow pot will allow you to use less oil, but a broader one will allow you to cook more dumplings at once). Turn the heat to medium-high and bring the oil to about 350°F (a pinch of the chickpea batter will sink about halfway to the bottom before bouncing back up to the top when the oil is ready). Drop in the batter by teaspoons (it's easiest to pick up a bit of the batter with one teaspoon and scrape it off with another). Do not crowd; turn the dumplings once or twice and cook them until nicely browned, just 2 or 3 minutes. As the dumplings finish, transfer them to a bed of paper towels to drain.
• Now make the sauce: Combine the remaining chickpea flour and yogurt in a blender with 1 cup warm water; turn on the blender and process until smooth. Combine this mixture in the blender if it is large or in a bowl with another quart of water.
• Put 2 tablespoons oil into a saucepan or deep skillet and turn the heat to medium. A minute later, add the chile, cumin, fennel, cinnamon, coriander, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is soft, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low and add the yogurt-chickpea flour mixture, along with a large pinch of salt. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. (You can prepare the dish several hours in advance to this point; cover and set aside until you're ready to eat.)
• Taste and adjust the sauce's seasoning; it should be mild with a touch of heat and quite fragrant. Fish out the cinnamon stick and the chile (you can eat the other spices). Add the dumplings and re-cover; cook just until they are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with the cilantro and serve.

AFGHAN MANTU - SAVORY BEEF & ONION FILLED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the yogurt, dried mint, garlic, and salt to taste.
• Depending on the thickness of your yogurt, whisk in enough water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to achieve a creamy, yet drizzle-able consistency. I typically use Greek yogurt, and find that 1 cup of yogurt needs about 5 tablespoons of water.
• Set aside, covered in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium high heat, until the oil begins to shimmer and move around the skillet. Add the beef, 1 teaspoon salt, turmeric, ground coriander, garlic, and pepper to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently and breaking up any big chunks of ground beef, until the beef is cooked through and most of the moisture has evaporated.
• Remove from the heat, and stir in the minced onion and cilantro. Allow the mixture to cool slightly before moving on to the next step.
• Place a small spoonful of the stuffing into the center of a wonton wrapper.
• With your fingertip or a pastry brush, brush a small amount of water on the outside edges of the wrapper to make it slightly sticky. Shape the wrapper into a dumpling by first gently pinching two opposite corners together, then gently pinching the remaining two corners together.
• Repeat with the remaining wrappers, covering them loosely with a towel or plastic wrap until ready to steam.
• Don't worry if you end up with more filling than wrappers. Reserve the extra filling and scatter it over the finished dish as a garnish.
• Heat your oven to its lowest possible temperature, around 175°F. You will likely need to cook the mantu in batches, and you'll want to keep them warm in the oven until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, heat an inch or two of water in a pot fitted with a steamer insert. Be sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the insert. Adjust the temperature so the water stays at a steady, steamy simmer - gently bubbling and steaming, without boiling furiously.
• Brush the surface of the steamer insert with a small amount of oil, and gently place the mantu in a single layer, working in batches if necessary. Cover and steam until the wrappers are tender and slightly translucent, about 8 minutes. Repeat with the remaining mantu.
• Gently wrap the steamed mantu in a piece of foil that has been lightly brushed with oil, and place in the warm oven until ready to serve.
• Spread half the yogurt mixture over the surface of a large serving platter. Gently pile the steamed mantu on the platter, and decoratively drizzle about 1/4 of the yogurt mixture on top. Place the remaining yogurt in a dish for dipping at the table. Garnish the platter of mantu with a dusting of cayenne pepper and cilantro leaves.