The obsession with cherry blossom trees is unreal! I can speak for myself about the hours I’ve spent watching Sakura reels, mentally planning my trip to Japan or the cherry blossom-themed restaurants I’ve walked into, instantly giving the place brownie points for its pink fairytale-like ambience. If you too are a fan of cherry blossoms, then we have a Cherry Blossom Crystal Dumpling recipe for you.
Cherry Blossom Crystal Dumplings That Are Too Pretty To Resist
There’s something beautiful, soothing and comforting about cherry blossoms. Pink tree-lined avenues gracing your path, thoroughfares blessed with fallen blooms, it’s something you’d wish to experience at least once in a lifetime. Taking inspiration from cherry blossoms, food content creator Elle shared the most gorgeous dumpling recipe that promises to turn your Monday blues into pinks.
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Elle prepared Cherry Blossom Crystal Dumplings, a delight for vegetarians and vegans alike. Encased in a pink covering that looks like a cherry blossom bloom, this dumpling has the goodness of tofu and dried wood ear mushrooms. Also, it has a touch of desi-ness, as Elle has added kala namak (black salt) to her recipe.
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Make These At Home; Recipe Here
Here’s how you can prepare Elle’s Cherry Blossom Crystal Dumplings at home in a jiffy!
Ingredients
- 150g wheat starch
- 100g arrowroot powder
- 200g boiling hot water
- 3 beetroot slices
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1 scallion
- 3-4 dried wood ear mushroom
- 170g silken tofu
- 170g extra firm tofu
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp Kala namak (black salt)
Method
To make these pink beauties, first, boil the beetroot slices to extract the pink-coloured extract. To make the dumpling dough, mix the wheat starch, and arrowroot powder with hot water and the beetroot extract. Knead this pink-coloured dough well and let it rest.
For the filling, soak the dried wood mushrooms in hot water to soften. Then, grate the carrot and zucchini. Chop the scallion and softened wood ear mushrooms. In a pot, add the silken tofu and the extra firm tofu and toss them together with turmeric and garlic powder.
Squeeze any excess water out of the grated veggies. Then, combine the grated veggies and the spiced tofu to make the filling. Pour soy sauce and mix the filling together. Shape the dough into little flowers as shown in the reel (it would require some practice).
Add the plant-based filling to the flower-shaped dough balls and place them in the dim sum basket to steam. In no time, the Cherry Blossom Crystal Dumplings would be ready!
When are you making these gorgeous dumplings?
Cover Image Courtesy: @veganbunnyelle/ Instagram
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