Vegan Dumplings

These steamed Vegan Dumplings are easily made in instant pot. Its wrapper is homemade from scratch using brown rice flour and quinoa flour then stuffed with protein rich tofu. It’s a delicious and yet healthy appetizer to serve.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword homemade vegan dumplings, how to make vegan dumplings, vegan dumplings recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Pressure time 10

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 282kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

for the filling

1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp white sesame seeds
1/2 tsp fresh grated/ginger powder
1/2 tsp fresh minced/dried garlic
2 tbsp scallions
1/4 cup shredded cabbage
1/4 cup julienned carrots
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 of 14 oz extra firm tofu (drained, pressed and crumbled)
1 tsp chili oil
salt as per taste
freshly ground black pepper

for the wrapper

1 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup quinoa flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup + 1/8 cup hot water

for serving

chili oil
soy sauce
white sesame seeds
green onions

Instructions

Heat sesame oil in a nonstick pan and add sesame seeds, ginger, garlic and scallions to it. Sauté for 30 seconds.
Add cabbage and carrots and sauté again for 1-2minutes.
Add rest of the filling ingredients and keep sautéing until tofu dries up nicely and is well cooked. Remove from heat and keep it aside.
Prepare the instant pot by adding about 1 ½ cups water to its inner pot. Grease the vegetable steamer with a cooking spray. Place the vegetable steamer inside the inner pot. ( Make sure the water does not seep in through the steamer or else reduce the water in the pot). Keep it aside. In a mixing bowl combine brown rice flour, quinoa flour, cornstarch and salt and mix with a spoon.
Now, pour ½ cup water to it and mix with a spoon. It will be very hot at this point so continue mixing with a spoon until it becomes little comfortable to mix with hands. Do not let it cool down completely. It kneads better if still warm. After mixing with hands the dough will be very crumbly. Then, add the rest of 1/8 cup hot water and slowly knead it into a smooth round dough. Cover it with a kitchen cloth and let it rest for1 minute.
Diving the dough into 12 equal parts and take one part between your palms. Keep the rest of the dough covered to avoid it from drying up. Grease your palms with oil and knead the small portion of the dough between your palms into a smooth round ball. Then, place it on a flat surface. With the help of a rolling pin roll it into a palm sized flat round shape or up to to 3-4inches in diameter. Do not try to roll it very thin or else it will break. The edges might be uneven which is ok.
Now, take 1 tbsp of the filling and spread it at its center. Gently, fold it length wise and seal the edges with your fingers. Keep it aside. (Repeat this process for the rest of the dough).
Place all the dumplings on the prepared vegetable steamer and close the lid of the instant pot. Seal the valve and turn it on at high manual for 5 minutes. Once done, let it release it pressure on its own which will take another 5-10 minutes. Unlock the seal and open the lid. With the help of a spoon gently take each dumpling out of the steamer on a serving plate. Garnish and serve.

Notes

For stove top option: Fill about quarter of a saucepan with water making sure that water does not seep in through the steamer. Grease the vegetable steamer and place it inside the saucepan. Cover it with a lid and let it steam at high for about 10 minutes. Turn it off and let it stand covered for another 5 minutes. Remove the lid and serve as suggested.
For convenience you may use coleslaw salad kit instead of cabbage and carrots.
Any chili oil of your choice can be used in this recipe.
Make sure to keep the dough covered while shaping all the dumplings. If by any chance you find the dough dry grease your palms a little more with oil. This will avoid it to break and hold the stuffing better.
While shaping just fold it once gently, and seal the sides gently to make sure the stuffing does not fall out. Do not over press it.
This recipe makes 12 dumplings and the serving size is 3 dumplings each person.
The nutrition fact is suggested without the servings.

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