Ingredients:

• For red chori dumplings:
• 2 cups – red chori beans, soaked
• 1 – onion, chopped
• 2 – green chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp – Fennel seeds
• 1 tsp – ginger, chopped
• 2 – garlic, crushed
• Salt
• For Gravy:
• 15 – steamed red chori dumplings
• 1.5 cups – Tamarind extract
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp – coriander powder
• 15 – shallots, cubed
• 1 – Tomato
• 5 – Garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek seed
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• A few – Curry leaves
• Sesame oil
• Salt
• To grind:
• 1/4 cup – grated Coconut
• 1 tsp – pepper Corns
• 5 – Shallots

Method:

1. Wash thoroughly the red chori beans and grind with fennel seeds and salt to a coarse paste
2. Add the chopped onion pieces, chopped green chilli pieces, crushed garlic, ginger pieces, curry leaves and mix well
3. Take a small portion and roll them as small lemon sized balls, and make the dumplings.
4. Steam the dumplings for 10 mins.
5. Grind the grated coconut, pepper corns and shallots into a fine paste along with water and keep aside.
6. Heat enough sesame oil, splutters the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and cumin seeds
7. Add the cubed shallots, crushed garlic cloves, salt and chopped tomatoes, saute everything until the onions turn translucent.
8. Add the ground paste and cook in low flame until the oil separates
9. Now add the tamarind extract, red chilli powder and coriander powder along with salt and cook the gravy, till the oil separates
10. Finally add the already prepared dumplings, simmer for few mins. Serve.
11. Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes