Recipe of Perfect Karnataka  Style Lentil Dumplings with Spinach                  (Nuchhinunde)

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#Lentildumpling, #Breakfastrecipe, #Nuchinunde, #NutritiousA tasty yummy easy to make Karnataka style recipe - Lentil dumpling is full of nutrients and. Nuchinunde recipe is a popular breakfast or snack recipe from Karnataka. Nuchchinunde is prepared by steaming the broken pieces of dal and spices. Nucchina unde (nucchu - broken bits; unde - ball ) is one of the traditional Karnataka Style Dal Steamed dumplings.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook karnataka  style lentil dumplings with spinach                  (nuchhinunde) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Karnataka  Style Lentil Dumplings with Spinach                  (Nuchhinunde):

1. Make ready 1 cup ChanaDaal
2. Get 1/2 cup green moong daal(with skin)
3. Make ready 1/2 cup Toor / Arhar daal
4. Make ready 1/2 cup rice
5. Prepare 1 teaspoon each Ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chopped chillies, Cumin seeds, coriander powder, curry leaves
6. Prepare 1/2 each teaspoon hing and ajwain
7. Prepare 1/2 cup Spinach Puree or 1cup cleaned and finely chopped spinach leaves
8. Prepare 1 tablespoon each chopped coriander and fresh grated coconut, lemon juice
9. Get to taste Salt
10. Prepare as needed Water
11. Take 1 teaspoon oil

These dumplings are usually made using tuvar dal , however you can add little chana dal too as i have done. Addition of dill leaves ( sabsige ) gives a Nucchina Unde/ Split Pigeon Pea Dumplings. This is a steamed spiced lentil dumpling most commonly prepared during Ganesh Chaturti in Karnataka. One of my staples is this Chicken and Lentil Soup made with green lentils.

Steps to make Karnataka  Style Lentil Dumplings with Spinach                  (Nuchhinunde):

1. Wash and soak the daals and rice separately for 6 hours. Add a pinch of asafoetida and turmeric while soaking. I added a green chilli too.
2. Drain and grind to a coarse paste along with all the other ingredients except coconut and lemon juice, using very little water. Adjust the salt and spices according to taste. Take the mixture in a bowl and add rest of the ingredients and knead a little. Keep covered.
3. Pour enough water in steamer or pressure cooker and allow to boil. Till the water boils, grease your palms with little oil and make dumplings from the mixture with lemon sized portions. Place a stand in the steamer or cooker at the bottom. Keep the dumplings on a greased plate lined with greased banana leaf, spinach leaves or muslin cloth. Place in pressure cooker without weight or in starker. Close the lid.
4. Steam for 15 minutes on medium flame. Switch off flame after that and allow them to rest outside the steamer for 10 minutes. Once they cool, serve with your favourite dip or coconut chutney as a teatime snack or breakfast side dish. Enjoy!

This is a steamed spiced lentil dumpling most commonly prepared during Ganesh Chaturti in Karnataka. One of my staples is this Chicken and Lentil Soup made with green lentils. This Persian recipe, which I recreated from a meal I had at a Persian restaurant is amazing, a new favorite! This Red Lentil and Spinach soup was delicious. It had such great depth of flavor.

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