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Steamed Rice & Chicken Masala Dumplings / Chicken Masala Stuffed Kadumbu
Published on April 20, 2022

Ingredients:
For Chicken Masala:
1 cup chicken pieces
1 onion, sliced
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1 sprig curry leaves, chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4-1/2 tsp pepper powder
2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 + 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
3-4 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste
3 tbsp oil
For Rice Dumplings:
1 1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup grated coconut
salt to taste
water as required
Preparation:
For Chicken Masala:
- Cook the chicken pieces with 1/4-1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt. Shred it and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and saute till its colour changes.
- Add sliced onion and saute well till transparent.
- Add chopped green chilli, curry leaves, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and saute till the raw smell disappears.
- Now add shredded chicken, lemon juice, salt as required and chopped coriander leaves and mix well for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove it from flame and keep it aside to cool...
For Rice Dumplings:
- Boil water and salt in a pan. Add this boiling water as required to the rice flour and mix well.
- Then add the grated coconut to this and mix well.
- When the dough is still warm, knead it well to a soft and smooth dough.
- Take lemon sized balls from this dough and shape it into a hollow cup so that you can place chicken masala stuffing inside. Repeat the same process till you finish the dough.
5. Stuff each dumpling with 1-1 1/2 tbsp of chicken masala...
6. Place them in a steamer and steam cook for about 10-12 minutes. Let the dumplings cool down completely and then remove from the steamer...Serve warm...
- Don't try to remove dumplings from the steamer while it is hot as it might break..
Recipe adapted from www.shanazrafiq.com