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Step 1

) Take gms Rawa, Add to tablespoon water in parts and begin to knead to a firm dough. Do not make the dough soft as then it becomes difficult to shape the dumplings. If required you can add to tablespoons more water. ) Cover the dough with a moist napkin or kitchen towel. Let the dough rest for minutes. ) Finely chop the vegetables. You can also use a food processor to finely chop vegetables like cabbage, carrots, french beans. Veggies like capsicum (green bell pepper), button mushrooms and spring onions (scallions) can be chopped with a knife. You can use any of these vegetable along with cabbage as per your taste. ) Heat oil in a thick bottomed frying pan or wok. Add ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic. Sauté for to seconds on medium-low heat. ) Add spring onion whites ( small spring-onions which have been chopped finely) . Stir and sauté for to seconds on medium-low heat. ) Add all the finely chopped vegetables. ) Increase the flame and stir fry the vegetables on a medium to high heat. If you have not used a thick bottomed pan, then sauté the veggies on a low to medium heat. Sauté or stir fry for to minutes. Then add ½ teaspoon black pepper and salt as per taste. ) Add Maggi Magic Masala as per your taste ) Continue to stir fry on a medium to high flame for to minutes more. ) The vegetable stuffing is ready. Let the stuffing cool completely. ) Shape into a small balls of dough piece and keep them covered with a moist napkin. ) Take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board. Roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about to inches diameter. Use the gms of Rawa (or wheat flour) for dusting ) The edges have to be thin and the center has to be thick. Apply water with your finger tip or with a small pastry brush towards the circumference. This is an optional step. ) Place to teaspoons of vegetable stuffing in the center along with little bit part of cheese pulled from cheese slice. Lift one side of the edge and start pleating and join all the pleats in the centre, giving them a shape of dimsum. ) Steam them in an electric cooker or a steamer pan. You can also use idli pan or pressure cooker to steam. Add cups water in the pot or pan while steaming. ) Cover and steam for to minutes till the outer dough becomes transparent. ) Serve and Enjoy ;) #You will not require chutney with this taste ;)