Healthy Lentil Dumplings

Lentil Dumplings 

In an attempt to keep our oil consumption under check, my mother in-law bought a Takoyaki pan recently. We usually prepare lentil dumplings in it. I am sharing one of the lentil dumpling recipe here. This pan is a big help specially in the mornings or when we have guests over as it rolls out quick and healthy snacks that can be taken as breakfast or tea time snacks.

Ingredients:

• Green whole moong dal - soaked over night and roughly grind into a thick paste. Add water to adjust the thickness. It should be thicker than Dosa/ Idli batter.
• Ginder - finely shopped 
• Onions - finely chopped 
• Green chilli - finely chopped 
• Salt to taste
• Oil  

I have used a non - stick Takoyaki pan which is widely available in the markets these days. 

Takoyaki Pan 

Method: 

1. In a bowl, take the moog dal paste and add salt, chopped ginger, onions and green clillis and mix well. 
2. Heat the Takoyaki Pan with a drop of oil in each hollow pocket and add 1 table spoon of the dal mix you have prepared in each hollow pocket. Keep the flame on medium - high.  
3. Now add one drop of oil on the filled in pockets and close the lid. You can turn the dumplings in 7-8 mins and cover the lip again and let the dumplings cook. This time should take not more than 3-4 minutes. 
4. Your dumplings are ready. 

This is a very health and quick snack and goes well with coconut/ peanut chutney. 

Hope you will like it. Happy Eating :)