Spinach and Rice Dumpling (Steamed snack)

If you have leftover rice at home and don’t know how to use them in a delicious way you should try this steamed snack 🙂 This is an delicious steamed snack which i tried from +Vardhini Koushik (Author of COOKS JOY) space for her b’day- click here 🙂 . They tasted absolutely yummy and thanks to vardhini for sharing this delicious recipe 🙂 Now moving on to the recipe this is an easy to make and a very healthy one . They are kids friendly too drop sufficient amount of ghee on these dumplings and kids would love to finish them 🙂 .. Let see for the ingredients needed and the recipe..

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups chopped spinach

1 1/2 cups cooked rice

3/4 cup besan (Kadala maavu)

1 tsp cumin seeds (Jeeragam)

A pinch Asafoetida

1/2 tsp chilly powder

Salt to taste

2 tsp oil

1/4 tsp ginger garlic paste

Ghee (optional)

Method

Take cooked rice and spinach in a bowl.
Add besan, cumin seeds, chilly powder,ginger garlic paste,salt, oil and asafoetida.
Mix then all together. If needed you sprinkle a little amount water till you form balls out of it.
Form small balls and place in a vessel or a idli cooker and steam for 10 – 15 minutes as we do for idli.
Enjoy these quick and healthy snack warm with pickle or even try this with coconut chutney.

Tips

If you find the dumpling too dry then apply sufficient amount of ghee oh top of the steamed dumpling and enjoy them.
You can even have this with any spicy south indian kozhambu 🙂

Thank you vardhini for sharing such yummy recipes we enjoyed to the core 🙂