Chinni Minni Dumplings

by MEENA SAVLA

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Chinese food is children's hot favourite. Chinni Minni Dumplings are fibre and vitamin rich daliya balls with stir fried vegetables.
Children will love them and not only come home with empty lunch boxes but demand it every now and then.

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 25 mins 1Makes 1 serving
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Ingredients

1 cup broken wheat (dalia)
3/4 cup curds (dahi)
1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats
2 to 3 tsp besan (bengal gram flour)
2 to 3 tbsp peanuts (roughly pound)
1 tsp ginger-chilli paste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp soda bi carb
2 tsp oil
1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania) leaves
salt to taste

For The Stir-fry Vegetables
1 carrot julienne
1 capsicum julienne
1/4 cup shredded red and green cabbage
2 finely chopped tomatoes
1 sliced onion
3 tbsp spring onion greens
1 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tsp sesame seeds (til)
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) to taste

Method

For the balls

Mix broken wheat and curds in a bowl and refrigerate overnight.
Lightly crush the wheat and curd mixture in mixier.
Add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Make small balls and steam for 10 to 12 minutes in the steamer. keep aside to cool.(you can prepare the ball over night if desired).

For the stir-fry vegetables

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.Add garlic and onions and sauté for a minute.
Add carrots, cabbage, capsicum and tomatoes and stir-fry on high flame for 2 minutes.
Add the spring onion greens, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sesame seeds and pepper powder,mix well.
Toss in the steamed balls.

How to pack:

Cool and wrap the stir fried vegetable and balls in an aluminium foil and pack in an air-tight tifffin box. Make sure you keep a fork or spoon along. Don’t forget to keep a napkin or tissue too.