Chinese New Year 2023: Chef Harihar's Edamame Truffle Dumplings
Image Credit: Edamame Truffle Oil Dumplings/China Bistro

This year has been marked as the year of the rabbit, as per the Chinese lunar calendar. It is customary in their culture to assign a zodiac sign to each new year. Not just that, they also truly believe in the power of food to bring good omens to the family. Take the longevity noodles, for instance.

It is believed that eating these noodles increases one's longevity and is a sign of health and prosperity. Similarly, dumplings are considered a good-luck symbol too. Eating dumplings brings wealth and good fortune for the upcoming year. A harbinger of monetary gains, growth, and prosperity, it would be unfair to miss out on a dumpling treat this year.

Chef Harihar Biswal, brand head chef at China Bistro, shares an easy and delicious edamame and truffle oil dumpling recipe on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. The edamame beans stuffed in a dumpling wrapper and served with truffle oil are a delight to the taste buds.

Ingredients: 

    120 g of edamame

    20 g of potato flakes

    20 g of fresh cream

    10 g of white seasoning

    5 ml of truffle oil

    10 ml of hot oil

    5 g of pickled ginger

    5 g of chilli paste

Source: Edamame Truffle Oil Dumplings/China Bistro

    Mix 100 g of potato starch with hot water to make a dough.

    Cut the dough into equal circles, about 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter.

    Mix the edamame, fresh cream, and white seasoning.

    Add truffle oil, hot oil, and pickled ginger to it.

    Stuff this mixture inside the dough.

    Steam it for 3 to 5 minutes.

    Serve with black pepper and fragrant chilli sauce.