Today's mainstream cooking is vegetarian. Fashionable trend or life attitude - what is it, let everyone decide for himself. We are also interested in the topic of food, or rather, vegetarian dumplings. Is there such a dish, because everyone knows that dumplings are dough and meat?
Vegetarians are rebuilding traditional cooking for themselves, modifying all the usual foundations. They did not ignore the dumplings. Here are some recipes for vegetarian dumplings.
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Traditional dumplings for a vegetarian are taboo. It is impossible to choose an analogue, so the filling, and therefore the final taste, will differ from real dumplings.
Here are some varieties of meatless meat dumplings toppings:
- cabbage;
- lentils
- soybeans;
- mushrooms;
- nuts
- zucchini;
- rice
- radish;
- greens.
And this list is far from complete. In general, everything that excludes animal origin can easily become a filling for the dough.
There is another caveat regarding the preparation of vegetarian dumplings. This is the dough. In the classic version of this dish, eggs are used to prepare the dough. But vegan eggs are also prohibited, so you need to delete them from the list of ingredients. No further changes are required.
Vegetarian Dumplings with Lentils
This dish is praised by many, even those who do not consider themselves vegan. Cooking is similar to classic dumplings, but with some adjustments, of course.
To make lentil dumplings, you need this:
- 50 ml of water;
- flour - 100 grams;
- salt to taste.
This is for the test. For the filling, the ingredients are as follows:
- lentil beans - 70 grams;
- pure water - 200 ml;
- onion head;
- half a large carrot;
- salt to taste;
- a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Stage of preparation:
- The first step is to knead a tough and elastic dough. To do this, water and salt are mixed with flour. Knead for 10-15 minutes. But the longer the dough is kneaded, the more elastic, smoother and smoother it is.
- The finished dough is wrapped in cling film or covered with a towel, left to rest for 20 minutes.
- While the dough is "infused", begin to prepare the filling. To do this, cook lentils before boiling.
- Ready beans are thrown into a colander, and when the water drains completely, lentils are laid out in a bowl and knead with a fork until mashed.
- Vegetables are prepared: onions and carrots are peeled and finely chopped.
- Prepared vegetables are cooked in vegetable oil until golden brown.
- Fry is sent to lentil gruel, everything is mixed.
- The dough is rolled into a thin layer. Squeezed out of it circles, for this you can use a special dumpling, which many have had since the USSR.
- In each circle of dough, an average amount of filling is applied. Glue the edges of the dough, forming a dumpling.
- After sticking 10 or more dumplings, they are sent to boiled water and boiled for 3-5 minutes, it will not be needed anymore, since the filling is ready and the dough is not cooked for long.
- In boiling water, you can add bay leaf or a sprig of savory.
- The cooked dumplings are taken out and left to cool slightly.
We use cabbage
Cabbage vegetarian dumplings are a kind of classic of the genre in the world of vegan cooking. And prepare them for everyone.
The dough is prepared in the same way as in the previous recipe - without eggs. As for flour, professionals do not recommend using wheat flour for dough. Its ideal analogue will be one of the following types: oatmeal, chickpea, flax flour.
The filling is represented by the following ingredients:
- a pound of cabbage;
- 20 grams of porcini mushroom flour;
- onion head;
- 50 ml of any vegetable oil;
- salt and pepper - optional.
The preparation of dumplings is as follows:
- Chop the cabbage and fry in a pan with onions and flour.
- After this, the fire is reduced, and a small amount of water is added to the pan, covered with a lid and stewed until the water evaporates. Flavor cabbage stuffing with salt and seasonings.
- Knead the dough so that it turns out to be "rubber": tight and elastic.
- As soon as all dumplings are prepared, dumplings are made of them.
- While dumplings are being molded, put a saucepan with water on the stove. She must boil.
- Dumplings are thrown into a pan and cook them. When they come up, then it's time to get them.
Ready-made cabbage vegetarian dumplings are delicious with vegetable gravy. Instead of fresh cabbage, as an option, use sauerkraut. With such a filling, the dish will be a good snack.
Chickpea Recipe
Another filling for meatless dumplings is chickpeas. True, this option is not prepared quickly: you have to spend a couple of hours on cooking.
Before sculpting dumplings, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 200 grams of chickpea;
- piece of carrot and onion;
- vegetable oil;
- seasoning to taste;
- flour and water for dough.
Coriander goes well with chickpeas, but you should not be zealous with it: on the tip of the knife will be the very thing.
And here, in fact, the recipe itself:
- The chickpeas are washed and boiled until cooked.
- After cooking, chickpeas are drained of all the water.
- Carrots are peeled, washed and ground on a grater.
- The grated vegetable is added with boiled chickpeas and all this is whipped with a blender to a puree state.
- Coriander and salt are added next.
- The dough is kneaded according to the previously described method.
- Cook in boiling water until dumplings float to the surface.
After tasting a portion of chickpeas dumplings, you can forget about the feeling of hunger for half a day, because chickpea is well saturating. But overeating is also not worth it. Chickpeas are also heavy plant foods.
With greens
Fans of green in cooking will appreciate the recipe for dumplings with greens without meat.
You need to knead the dough in advance, which is prepared by analogy with the previous recipes. And, if you are not a vegetarian to the core, then you can safely add 1-2 eggs to water and flour.
And the filling will look like this:
- 1 bunch of the following types of herbs: dill, parsley, sorrel, cilantro and green onions;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Fast-prepared dumplings:
- Knead the dough and leave it to "breathe" for half an hour.
- Prepare minced meat from all types of greens. Salt and pepper.
- Roll out the dough, cut out circles and fill them with minced meat.
- Dumplings are cooked until they float to the surface of the water.
This dish is very tasty combined with sour cream. But this is only for those who do not consider themselves ardent vegetarians. It is better to add a spoonful of olive oil with chopped garlic.
Zucchini dumplings
Many non-meat-eaters fell in love with dumplings with young zucchini. Tasty, and most importantly - useful.
First knead the dough and leave it to “rest” for half an hour under a towel. Meanwhile, you can start cooking vegan minced meat. To do this, you will need:
- 200 grams of zucchini sliced in small cubes;
- clove of garlic;
- a pinch of ground nutmeg;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Stages of preparation:
- Zucchini is cooked until cooked.
- They get them out of the pan, drain the water.
- Prepare squash puree, flavored with chopped garlic, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- They mold dumplings, filling the dough with filling.
- Dumplings are cooked for 5 minutes in boiling water.
Ready dumplings will be useful to season with a mixture of olive oil, dried dill and chopped garlic.
Mushrooms
Mushroom dumplings will be appreciated even by inveterate meat-eaters. The dough for a dish is prepared more than once in the manner described. And for the filling you need to prepare the following:
- 300 grams of mushrooms (ceps, boletus, chanterelles);
- 2 pieces of onion;
- vegetable oil - a couple of tablespoons;
- salt and seasoning to taste.
Stages of preparation:
- Knead the dough.
- Mushrooms are washed and finely chopped. They can be boiled or stewed.
- Onions are chopped and fried in oil.
- As soon as the onion is browned, mushrooms are poured out and fry until golden brown.
- The filling is salted and seasoned with seasonings.
- Roll out a layer of dough and make dumplings.
- Boil them in salted water.
Ready-made steaming dumplings are delicious with mushroom sauce. This is the case when the "tautology" is very appropriate.
Dumplings with kohlrabi
Kohlrabi as a filling is suitable for lovers of white tea. First you need to knead the dough, and while it will "fit", prepare the filling from:
- 1 pieces of kohlrabi;
- 1 carrot;
- 3 onions.
- Kohlrabi and onions are chopped with a knife.
- Grate the carrots.
- All vegetables are combined and salted.
- Roll out the dough and divide into circles.
- Each circle is filled with filling and glue the edges.
- Throw in a pan and cook until cooked.
It turns out a very healthy and tasty dish.
Cooking Tips
- Vegetarian dumplings is a dietary dish. And despite the fact that frying is often featured in the presented recipes, it is better to avoid this action.
- Vegetarian dumplings can not only be boiled, but also steamed.
- Those who do not strictly adhere to veganism can add eggs to the dough, cheese to the filling and season the prepared dumplings with butter.
- As a filling, you can use berries. Then we get dessert dumplings.
Conclusion
Vegetarian dumplings are very beneficial for the body. They can not only get enough, but also provide the body with all the necessary elements and vitamins. In addition, meatless dumplings will be an excellent fasting dish. They not only cleanse the body, working as a detox, but also help to get rid of a few kilograms. And the possible fillings of vegetarian dumplings are presented in the article.