A traditional spicy recipe made from lentil dumplings. These are small dumplings made from a mix of different lentils. These are life saver if no vegetable is available in your pantry and you have to make something really quick.
This Recipe is free from :
- Wheat
- Peanuts
- tree nuts
- dairy
- casein
- soy
- egg
- sesame
- fish
- shellfish
Ingredients –
- Sandage – Vegetable dumplings – 1 Cup
- Onion – roughly chopped – 1
- Onion – finely chopped – 1 small
- Freshly grated coconut – ½ cup
- Tomato roughly chopped – 2
- Garlic – cloves peeled – 3-4
- Ginger – 1 inch peeled
- Black mustard seeds – 1 Tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1 Tsp
- Hing powder – 1/4 Tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1 Tsp
- Red Chilli powder – 1 Tsp
- Kanda Lasun masala – 1 TBSP
- Vegetable Oil – 2 TBSP
- Salt to taste.
- Cilantro – finely chopped for garnishing.
Method –
- Heat a pan on medium heat. Add oil. Once hot. Add Sandage and fry them on medium heat till they turn nice golden color. Remove and keep them aside.
- In the same pan add 1 more Tsp of oil. Add roughly cut onions and fry them till they turn golden brown color. Remove the onions and keep aside to cool down.
- In the same pan add freshly grated coconut and saute till it turns golden brown.
- After the onions and coconut cool down add them to grinder. Also add tomatoes ,garlic , ginger , some cilantro leaves. Grind it into a smooth paste. Make sure the paste is not too watery.
- Heat a pan on medium heat and add oil.
- Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds. Once they splutter , add the cumin seeds and
- hing powder.
- Add finely chopped onions and saute well. Add the grind masala and mix well.
- Add turmeric powder , red chilli powder , Kanda Lasun masala and mix well. Add salt to taste mix well. Saute for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add sandage and mixwell.
- Add water to adjust consistency . Cover and cook till the sandage are well cooked. It usually takes 15 minutes on low to medium flame.
- Garnish with finely chopped cilantro and serve with hot roti or rice.
