Chicken Porcupine (Dumpling) Recipe
If your taste buds are head-over-heels for Asian cuisine, dumplings are sure to be on your list. These flavorful balls are a timebomb of flavors with the simplicity and essence of Chinese ingredients.
Dumplings are generally prepared in a pot that is brushed with edible cooking oil. Layered one on top of the other, these tasty delights are a must-have when it comes to a light yet flavorful meal.
Dumplings on the whole fall under the umbrella of multiple unique recipes under one. One such unique recipe is the chicken porcupine recipe. With raw rice rolled over chicken mince, this swells up to resemble the animal itself, NOT THE ANIMAL ITSELF!
Well, if this recipe is something that attracts your attention, here’s all you need to know.
Ingredients:
- 250 gm chicken mince
- 3 tbsp finely chopped carrots
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp physically refined rice bran oil
- 1 egg
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 3 tbsp spring onions
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- ½ cup rice, oil it for greasing
Procedure:
- Wash and soak the rice for 2 hours. Drain the water and keep it aside. Take the chicken mince and mix all the ingredients in a bowl, dividing them into equal-size balls
- Roll these balls into the raw soaked rice and place them on a greased plate. Steam them all on high heat for 15 mins
- Remove them once done and enjoy these delicious chicken dumplings with soya sauce
