🥯 Ital Jamaican Dumplings 🥣 South Asian Style 🌶️
Greetings Hivers, these Jamaican-ish style dumplings are a hit with my family, and are a product of me accidentally Indianizing any recipe I have in the kitchen for too long.
Normally Jamaican style dumplings are very simple, consisting of only flour, baking powder, salt, oil, and water. While I still love plain dumplings, years ago I began to experiment with adding small amounts vegetables and spices to the dumpling batter, and the results were delicious.
The trick with these dumplings are to work them with oily hands, because they have so much vegetable content, the dough becomes trickier to work with, much more like a fritter than a dumpling. A little patience, some slippery hands, and a hot pan of oil is all you need to turn this dough into some amazingly delicious dumplings, especially when paired with a nice soup or curry.
🥯 Ital Dumpling Ingredients 🌶️
- chapati flour | 2 cups
- baking powder | 1 tbsp
- salt | 1 tsp
- olive oil | 1 tbsp
- white onion | 1x
- garlic | 3 cloves
- tomato, small | 1x
- Madame Jeanette chili, red | 1x
- coriander powder | 1 tsp
- cumin seed | ½ tsp
- ajwain | ½ tsp
- kalonji | 2 tsp
- vegetable oil | ½ inch (for frying)
🔥 Dumpling Preparation 👨🍳
STEP 1
Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder, mix to incorporate, then add the olive oil. Break the olive flour clumps apart as much as possible by placing between your fingers and rubbing them.
STEP 2
Begin by adding a bit of water to the dough and mix just enough to form clumps of dry dough. Now mince or finely chop the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and chili pepper, and add to the partially formed dough along with all the dry spices.
STEP 3
Mix the dough and add water as necessary to form a soft dough. You will not be able to work the dough as you can with normal dumpling dough because the vegetables prevent the elasticity, so just fold and turn the dough until all the ingredients are incorporated.
STEP 4
With oily hands, grab a ping-pong sized or slightly larger piece of the dough, roll it in your hands to form a smooth round shape, and gently place in a pan of hot oil. Fry and turn until golden brown on both sides, then serve alone or with your favorite curry or soup.
Today I happened to make a corn and tomato rasam that paired nicely with these fiery dumplings. Honestly though, you don't have to put chilies in things just because you can, and these are delicious dumplings even without the dangerous Madame Jeanette in the mix.
Remember to store your fresh dumplings in a place safe and hidden from other family members' greedy fingers until all dumplings have been fried and ready for enjoyment to the fullest.
If you like, you can even dissect these dumplings to see what it looks like in there. Hint, it looks like the inside of a dumpling.
The family waited way too long for this meal, so there was no time for fancy photos, just time to eat and smile and see who can down the most dumplings during this full lockdown weekend in Paramaribo.
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😲I don't know why I'm looking at this recipe at night and hungry, but this is definitely something I must try!!!! What a delight. I may have to substitute chili if I can't find it here!! yummy.
Subsitute a local chili, it will work just fine. The Madame Jeanette is unique to Suriname, but the taste is very similar to a habanero. Aji peppers would probably be nice if you have them in Venezuela. !ENGAGE 20
ENGAGEtokens.haha. You gave me an idea of making dumplings! ^_^
I promise I will make my own Dumpling later! Thank you for the recipe!
Thank you, dumplings are delicious, but be prepared to nap afterwards. I'd love to see your dumplings when the time comes. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.This looks super good. A nutritious dumpling. Gotta try this, wouldn’t even need to eat it with anything else.
Sometimes we put some peas, beans or soya chunks in the dough, and that is even more filling. I made this when we bored with plain dumplings but needed a snack for the road that would taste good after 6 hours in the bus. Bless up! !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.These Dumplings really look yummy, love how you "pimped" them!😋
Not trying to reinvent the wheel, but I do like to shake things up a bit in the kitchen. Give thanks. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.I love it when you cook. I also love seeing the happy faces at the end. Looks very scrumptious and crispy and spicy.
Thanks, that means a lot chef. I know some folks are recycling old recipes posts with altered texts, so I like to show some proof of brain in my posts, especially recipes. They can be eaten alone, but much better with something soupy. !ENGAGE 15
ENGAGEtokens.It was delicious with Rasam and is heavy food. I like eat them together.
Rasam is a bit light, so I think it is a nice pairing. Glad you and the girls enjoyed them. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.Looking delicious and the recipe doesn't look too complicated. We should also try it out.
Thanks for sharing 😊
The technique is the challenging part, got to have super oily hands because the dough doesn't want to stay togehter......too much vegetables. Bless up! !ENGAGE 10
I need to remember that. I know another snack where that's also a requirement but don't remember which one 🙈😅. I have to ask around again hahaha
ENGAGEtokens.Looking tasty and super filling... You always coming up with the nice food J
Pov still often recalls the time she witnessed you eat nearly 20 puris. Thanks for the kind words Chris. !ENGAGE 10
Haha I forgot all about that... Yes I can put them down. Love me some Indian food. I was crushing the rotis in Penang for 6 months... And you know I was unusually hungry most of the time in Cambodia when I wasn't at your house :)
ENGAGEtokens.You and your wife much be practicing and keeps up for the big opening day of this restaurant great dishes as always and mouth watering 🤤
The right place and circumstances will eventually reveal themselves. Here in Suriname the vibes are just wrong, and so we don't to invest any efforts here. We'd really to re-open in Cambodia, but COVID has just not made it possible due to this new world full of even more human migration regulations. !ENGAGE 15
Understand it is a tough call at the moment but like you say the right place and circumstances will eventually reveal themselves a bit more patience needed 👍
ENGAGEtokens.Se ve muy rico. Seguramente disfrutas preparando tus recetas. Felicidades
Thanks for the kind words, I do love cooking, it's my meditation. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.Looks like I’m reading this post at the right time @justinparke. It’s almost breakfast time here. I think some dumplings would be very satisfying round about now. Love the family vibes.
Yes, I have been know to eat leftover dumplings for breakfast. I'm glad the yaad man approves my take on Jamaican dumplings. !ENGAGE 20
ENGAGEtokens.Yum these look so good, I have to give them a good. Thanks for all the wonderful food you share with us xxxx
Aww, thanks for the kind words. I wish I had more time to share recipes, but I am always so rushed when cooking. !ENGAGE 10
ENGAGEtokens.These look fun <3 I'm going to try these once i recover from covid.
Brutal, stay strong and healthy, and let food be your medicine. I know it's a tough time for you. Hive is still here as a means of sanitary communication when you need it. !ENGAGE 10
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