If you thought eating gluten-free foods was boring and bland, think again. As the month of November marks National Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month, you must try this scrumptious recipe of easy-to-make
rice paper dumplings at home.
Rice paper, and especially dumplings made from it, are having a moment on social media. They are quick to rustle up, as they don’t need you to labour in the kitchen rolling out individual wrappers that need to be delicate yet sturdy to stand up to the steaming process. While these rice paper dumplings do need you to form them, pinching them shut so they don’t spill and making them look pretty isn’t a task you need to undertake, as they stick to each other.
Try this recipe for a gluten-free rice paper dumpling
Ingredients:
For the rice paper dumplings:
-1/2 cup cabbage
-1/2 cup carrots
-3-4 spring onion whites
-1 tsp oil
-1 tsp garlic
-1/2 tsp grated ginger
-1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
-1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
-1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
-1 stock cube
-Salt & pepper to taste
-1 pack tofu, grated
-1 tsp chilli oil
-1 tbsp spring onion greens
-Rice paper sheets
For the sauce:
-1/4 cup soy sauce
-1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
-1 tbsp spring onion greens
-1 tbsp coriander, chopped
-1/4 cup water
-1 tsp jaggery
-1.5 tsp red chilli sauce
Method:
- Chop all your vegetables for the dumpling filling, along with tofu. You can also grate the tofu.
- Sauté the filling in a pan and add salt, pepper, chilli oil and stock cube.
- Add in the tofu and give it a good mix.
- Once the filling is cooked and cooled down, start assembling your dumplings.
- You can cut your rice paper into 4 quarters and layer 3 of them in a star shape to make 1 dumpling. Or save yourself the hassle, and use the entire paper for each dumpling.
- Wet the rice paper for a few seconds in a shallow dish of water, or use a spray bottle and dampen each of them.
- Stuff the rice paper with the cooked and cooled filling.
- To cook the dumpling, layer some cabbage leaves in a dumpling steamer and gently place them in a single layer. Don’t crowd the steamer.
- Steam the dumplings and serve them with a sauce.
- To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients in a bowl and pour it over the dumplings.
- Top with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
With inputs from Chef Guntas Sethi
