The soft swollen dumplings form a top layer by slowly simmering in a sort of rustic thick stew and made for a delectable bite. The creamy sauce has a strong garlic flavor with both savory and sweet notes. Best served piping hot, though tastes equally good at room temperature and makes a delicious side dish along with Mexican rice. A dependable and comforting recipe. 1 Combine all the ingredients under ‘dumplings’ in a bowl, adding enough milk to form a dropping consistency and keep aside. 2 Heat olive oil in a wide vessel, add the onions, green chillis and crushed garlic and saute till the onions turn transparent. Add chilli pwd and combine. 3 Add tomato puree, salt and cook for 5-6 mts. Add the baked beans and tomato sauce and cook further for another 4-5 mts on medium heat. 4 Add 2 1/4 cups of water and jaggery and bring to a boil. When the sauce is boiling, drop a tbsp of the dumpling batter over the sauce. Repeat with the rest of the batter such that you drop 10-12 dumplings. Reduce flame and place lid. 5 Let it cook on medium heat for 10-12 mts or till the dumplings cook. You will find that the dumplings will harden and remain on top. Garnish with fresh parsley. Recipe Source: adapted from Nita Mehta’s Mexican Vegetarian Cookbook Prep & Cooking time: 40 mts Serves 4-5 persons . 1 1/2 tbsps olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 2-3 green chillis, finely chopped 8-10 garlic flakes, finely chopped 1/2 red chilli pwd 1 large tomato, blanched, skinned and pureed smooth 2-3tbsps tomato sauce 1 tsp jaggery (optional) For dumplings: 3 tbsps makki ka atta (cornmeal) 4 tbsps maida (all purpose flour) salt and pepper to taste 1 1/2 tsps baking pwd 2 egg whites 3-4 tbsps milk
Use a wide dish to cook this sauce as the dumplings should have enough room to cook. The original recipe calls for bell pepper which I didn’t use since I didn’t have them on hand while preparing this dish. If using bell peppers, chop them fine and add them once the onions have turned soft and saute the bell pepper for 2 mts and follow the rest of the procedure as mentioned above.
