Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
 500      milliliter    curd *
                        salt -- to taste
     1/2  teaspoon      white pepper powder
   2      tablespoons   cornstarch
  20      grams         roasted chana -- powdered
     1/2  teaspoon      cardamom powder
   1      teaspoon      saunf -- (aniseed) powder -
                        ghee -- for frying
                        ***FOR THE FILLING***
   4                    green chiles -- chopped
  50      grams         figs -- chopped fine
  10      grams         ginger -- julienne
  20      grams         coriander leaves -- chopped fine
                        salt -- to taste

Preparation:

(Curd dumplings with fig and coriander filling) * Tied in a muslin cloth and hung until all the whey drains out Add salt, white pepper powder, cornstarch, roasted chana powder, cardamom powder and saunf powder to the curd and mix well. Mix all the ingredients for the filling. Divide the curd mixture into small portions. Roll into dumplings and put a little filling into each. Roll into balls to cover the filling completely. Heat ghee in a mahi tawa (a copper tawa which is shallow in center) and shallow fry the dumplings until done. Serve hot with a sauce of your choice.