Ingredients

• raw rice - 2 cup
• bengal gram (chana) dal - ½ cup
• red gram (thovar) dal - ½ cup
• grated coconut - ½ cup
• grated carrot - ½ cup
• green chilies, minced - 1 tsp
• curry leaves, finely chopped - 1 tbsp
• oil - 2 tbsp
• mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• black gram (urad) dal - 2 tsp
• fenugreek (methi) - ½ tsp
• salt to taste

How to Make Savory Carrot Dumplings

• Soak rice and all the dals together for 2-3 hours.
• Grind them together to a coarse paste using about 1 cup of water.
• Add 2 more cups of water and salt.
• Mix in coconut, carrot, green chilies and curry leaves.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add back gram dal and fenugreek.
• Fry till dal is light brown.
• Add the rice and dal mixture.
• Cook stirring on medium heat till the mixture becomes a soft lump.
• When the cooked mixture is cool enough to handle, shape it into lime size balls, with wet hands.
• Place the balls in a steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
• Serve hot with chutney.