Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 35 minutes
- Preparation: 5 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice flour
- 1 cup Water - + 2 tablespoons extra
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Fresh coconut - grated
- 1/2 cup Jaggery - powdered
- 1/2 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali) - roasted
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini)
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
Instructions
- To begin making the Sweet Rice Dumplings recipe, we will first prepare the stuffing
- Add coconut, jaggery powder, peanut and cook it for 5 minutes
- Add cinnamon powder, black pepper powder to it and mix it properly
- Cool the mixture well and keep it aside
- Now we will make the dumplings
- Boil 2 cups of water in a heavy bottomed pan
- Take 2 tablespoon water in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon rice powder to it and make a thick solution
- Add this solution to boiling water
- Let the water come to boiling point
- Then add salt, remaining rice flour at once and stir it continuously at medium flame for 3-4 minutes
- Switch off the flame and cover the pan with a lid
- Let it sit for 10 minutes
- Once cooled, start kneading the mixture to form a dough
- It should be soft
- Make small balls like chapati ball
- Take a ball and press with your finger tip at centre and make a hole into it to pour the filling
- Stuff the balls with prepared coconut mixture
- Close it properly with wet fingers and give shape as you like
- Cook those balls in a steamer for 15 minute
- Cool it and enjoy them as it is
- Serve Sweet Rice Dumplings as a side dish along with Vegetarian Thukpa for a light weekday meal
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 6
- Assamese
- Side Dish
- Vegetarian