Thursday, May 24, 2012

Nuchinunde/Dal Dumplings

This is a very old and traditional dish of Karnataka...Had been craving for this since long,today decided to make it and got the recipe from amma ! Basically they are steamed Dal dumplings...I added carrots and greens to make it more healthy !


Ingredients needed
Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
Channa Dal - 1/4 cup
Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
Jeera - 1tsp
Carrot - 1 grated
Fresh Dill(Sabsige soppu) - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 4
Grated coconut - 2tbsp
Salt to taste
A pinch of hing


Method
Step 1 -Wash and soak the Dal for 3 to 4 hours and drain the water.
Step 2 - Grind the Dal with green chillies,ginger,jeera to a coarse paste with adding very little water if needed.
Step 3 - Now add grated carrot,washed and chopped dill leaves,salt,hing,coconut,finely chopped coriander leaves
to the ground Dal mixture and mix well.
Step 4 - Make small dumplings out of the mixture and place it in the greased idli plates(You can also use the container,but make sure to grease it).Now place the idli stand in the pressure cooker and steam cook it for 10 to 12 minutes.
Nuchinunde is ready to serve ! Serve hot with any chutney ! 

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