Healthy paneer filled dumplings

Preparation Time : 35 minutes

Cooking Time : 30 minutes

Serving : 5-6 members

Description

Healthy paneer filled dumplings .mindful eating being clearly the buzz word for now , I am into swapping a few ingredients and making healthy choices that count .  But that doesn’t mean having to grudgingly pile on austere , flavour- less food on your plate . the magic is to accrue caloric karma with refreshing and nutritious way to tickle our taste buds . A recipe I came across in ndtv good times satellite telly channel . Took note of it but have made it with my twists and turns to the dish . As fasting is going on now , not being able to taste and cook is a big challenge . So , I was double nervous while making this dish  but it does help you to master the art of cooking with out tasting . This wonder ball is fluffy , light , healthy and succulent packed with so much flavour , character , taste and texture . In total it’s made to impress , so gear up to impress each one around you :-))

 Ingredients for paneer

Method for paneer dough

1. Mix all the above mentioned ingredients together and knead well to get a dough .
2. Set aside in the refrigerator for one hour .

Ingredients For the filling

Method for filling

1. Mix chicken or mutton mince with turmeric powder , ginger garlic paste , salt to taste and very little water and pressure cook until cooked through .
2. Boil till all the moisture has evaporated and the meat is dry . Heat oil and fry onions and green chillies to translucent .
3. Top with chopped mixed vegetables and sauté till vegetables are half cooked , stirring constantly .
4. Add the cooked minced meat , seasoning with pepper , chilli flakes , lime juice and salt to taste .
5. Toss and mix well . Garnish with coriander leaves . Set aside and cool completely .

Ingredients For garnish

Method for the garnish

1. Blitz bread slices in a food processor to get fine crumbs .
2. Remove and set aside . Blitz the sun dried tomato pieces along with the oil from the jar to a coarse paste .
3. Mix bread crumbs ,sun dried tomatoes coarse paste and all the other ingredients together to get a well seasoned bread crumb mixture .
4. Taste and adjust . Set aside .

How to proceed

1. Take lemon size portions of the paneer dough and flatten them on your greased palm. Fill with the filling and shape to a round dumpling making sure the paneer dough has covered and sealed the filling inside .
2. Do the same with all the filling and paneer dough .Boil in simmering one litter of salted boiling water till the dumplings rise to the surface.
3. Remove the balls one by one out of the water .( be careful as the balls are very delicate and light , they tend to break soon .)
   roll them in breadcrumbs mixture immediately making sure the balls are coated well all around with the breadcrumb mixture .
4. ( I placed 2 tablespoons of breadcrumb mixture on one palm .Then placed the paneer ball , topped it with another 2 tablespoons of breadcrumb mixture and pressed together with both hands to coat the breadcrumb mixture all around ) serve warm or at room temperature along with tomato ketchup or Thai sweet chilli sauce .

Notes

1. In case you don’t have sun dried tomatoes in hand just omit the ingredient and follow the recipe .
2. Don’t over load the dumplings while boiling them . 5 at a time is enough .