Dumplings with wild garlic
4 servings
45 minutes
Dumplings with wild garlic are a traditional dish of Caucasian cuisine that combines soft dough and aromatic filling. The history of this dish traces back to the mountainous regions of the Caucasus, where wild garlic has long been used in cooking. Dumplings have a delicate taste with a slight spicy note of wild garlic that harmonizes beautifully with the softness of cottage cheese and melted butter. They are prepared by frying wild garlic, mixing it with cottage cheese, sealing it in dough, and then boiling in salted water. Served hot with sour cream, adding creamy richness to them. This dish is not only nutritious but also healthy due to its natural ingredients. Dumplings with wild garlic are perfect for a cozy home dinner, awakening the taste of traditions and warmth of Caucasian cuisine in every bite.
1
Prepare all the ingredients. Wash and clean the ramson.
- Wild garlic (ramson): 300 g
2
Boil 500 ml of water and mix it with flour and 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Water: 500 ml
- Wheat flour: 800 g
- Salt: to taste
3
Knead a uniform dough. Let it rest under plastic for 15-20 minutes.
4
Chop the ramson finely.
5
Heat vegetable oil and sauté the wild garlic for about 5 minutes. Add salt.
- Vegetable oil: 40 ml
- Wild garlic (ramson): 300 g
- Salt: to taste
6
Mash the cottage cheese with a spoon or fork.
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 300 g
7
Mix ramson with cottage cheese and melted butter. Let the filling cool.
- Wild garlic (ramson): 300 g
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 300 g
- Clarified butter (ghee): 20 g
8
Take a piece of dough and wrap the filling in it, forming a dumpling. Do the same with the remaining dough.
9
Boil salted water in a pot and drop in the dumplings. Cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Water: 500 ml
- Salt: to taste
10
Serve the ready dumplings hot, with sour cream, and optionally brush with melted butter.
- Sour cream: to taste
- Clarified butter (ghee): 20 g