These homemade vegan dumplings are so tasty and easy to make. They take you to the backstreets of Taiwan.

Ingredients

For the Dumpling Shell

• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 7 tbsp of boiling water

For the Filling

• 3 carrots, grated
• ½ a cabbage, thinly shredded
• 7 mushrooms, very finely diced.
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cm of ginger, grated
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp Chinese Five Spice

Method

1. Add the flower to an electric mixer or bowl and slowly add in the 7 tbsp of boiling water (do this on medium speed if using an electric mixer)
2. Mix up until a dough is formed and take out and kneed for 5 minutes
3. Leave the dough to rest for 10 minutes
4. Turn the dough into a large sized doughnut
5. Half the doughnut put one half a side and half the half again. Chop the logs into 5 pieces
6. Push down on the pieces with the palm of your hand and then roll them out.
7. Roll the edges out, you want thinner edges and a thicker middle
8.  Fill each dumpling with 1 tbsp of the combined  filling ingredients
9. Steam for 12-15 minutes
10. Then fry on the bottom for 2-3 minutes or until golden