How to cook a pan of dumplings without meat that will taste better than meat

Is it really possible to cook juicy dumplings without a gram of meat? Today I suggest you check it out. If you are fasting or for some other reason do not eat meat and dairy products, then this recipe is for you. I actually love fried dumplings. So, no matter how tasty and juicy they are, be sure to roast them and eat sour cream. By the way, my husband and I have been arguing for 7 years with what is better to eat dumplings: with ketchup or sour cream. Write in the comments which sauce you like best.



Juicy dumplings In the case when the dumplings are cooked with meat, the mince should be wet. And the more moisture in it, the more delicious and juicy the dish will turn out. By the way, when cooking khinkali - Georgian relatives of dumplings, then a glass of water is necessarily added to the mince, and then the khinkali are incredibly juicy. That's what sets them apart from dumplings. What makes minced dumplings juicy? This you will know when you read the recipe from the virtuoso chef Michael. At the end of the article I will leave a video recipe.



Test ingredients

• 600g flour
• 250 ml of water
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 0.5 tsp salt

Filling ingredients

• 200g green lentils
• 60g rice
• 500g onions
• 3 teeth. Garlic
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg
• 0.5 tsp coriander
• salt
• peppery

Preparation

1. The filling for dumplings should be taken care of in advance. Boil 60 g of rice or prepare 150 g of boiled rice.
2. Lentils are most convenient to grind into flour with a blender or coffee grinder. Then you need to pour the flour with hot water so that the mixture swells, leave the lentil flour soaked with water for 30 minutes.
   
   
   
   
3. Soak the flour and mix it with salt. Gradually add 300 ml of boiling water to the dough, without ceasing to mix the dough with a spatula, add vegetable oil. When the dough cools, you can lay it on the table and knead with your hands to a homogeneous state.
4. When the dough is ready, divide it into 4 parts and leave it to rest for 20 minutes under the towel.
5. Cut the onion as small as possible and roast it in a frying pan with vegetable oil until transparent. Add to the onion garlic passed through the press and roast for another 1 minute.
   
   
   
   
6. In a deep bowl, mix the lentils, rice and onions to a uniform consistency. Add the spices to the stuffing and mix it up again.
   
   
   
   
7. Now roll the dough and put it on the dumpling mold. If there is no form, cut the blanks with a pile. Start the dumplings with mincemeat and tighten the edges. The dough is very durable and never boiled. For reliability, you can leave dumplings in the freezer while the water boils.
8. Boil water in a pot and put dumplings in it. Boil the dumplings until ready. Bon appetit.
   
   
   
   

This is probably the only recipe for vegetarian dumplings that did not disappoint. I am not a vegetarian, but I can say with confidence that the taste of the dish with lentils is incredible. Juicies add onions, and, indeed, lentil dumplings are very similar to purchased ones. If you are interested in the cooking process and you like vegetarian cuisine, I advise you to subscribe to the channel Michael, who came up with this magnificent recipe.

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To make the dumplings taste even better, boil water for them with bay leaf. So the dish will be even more fragrant and juicier. Lenten dumplings can be cooked with chickpeas, peas and red beans. And smoked paprika does magic. This is an optional spice, but how delicious are vegetarian dishes! For meat-eaters who stick to fasting, this is a bailout stick. Have you ever made lean dumplings?