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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Beans with Dumplings

IngredientsBeans - 1 cup (soaked and cooked)Onions - 1 (finely chopped)Green chillis - 2 (finely chopped)Garlic - 8 cloves (minced)Tomato - 2 (blanched and pureed)Chilli powder - 1 tspCorriander powder - 1 tsp (optional)Tomato sauce - 3 tspOlive Oil - 1 tblspFor dumplingsCornmeal - 4 tblspAll purpose flour - 4 tblspBaking powder - 1 tsp Egg whites - 2 Milk - 3-4 tblsps

Method1 Combine all the ingredients under ‘dumplings’ in a bowl to form a thick paste like consistency. Keep this aside.2 Heat olive oil in a wide pan, saute the onions, green chillis and garlic till the onions become transparent. 3 Add tomato puree, chilly powder, corriander powder, salt and cook for 5 minutes. 4.Add the cooked beans and tomato sauce and cook for another 5 minutes.5. When the sauce begins to boil, add a spoonful of the prepared dumpling batter over the sauce.
6. Repeat with the rest of the batter. Do not mix after adding the dumplings. Cover and cook on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.7. Grnish with cilantro or chopped parsley.