CHINESE NEW YEAR HOME-MADE DUMPLING PARTY: triple duty. lower-fat, healthier

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Chinese New Year of the Rabbit celebrations continue until this weekend (5 Feb) so there's still time to enjoy a fun-filled Dumpling Party for friends and family. 

Last Sunday's celebrations were quite something, as seen by this news footage from the BBC

Chinese dumplings, gorgeous little parcels of steamed pastry stuffed with savoury filling and dipped into exotic sauces, are easy to make at home. 

They do need a little planning but with the help of group members provide a lot of fun...as well as delicious and unusual eats!

And with 67goingon50's modifications, they're healthier than most. Dumplings come in many forms and are perfect for a crowd of mixed carnivores,  vegetarians and vegans.  

Dumplings are embedded in Chinese history -- enjoyed, it is said, over more than a thousand years.  They are a version of Chinese pasta and might well have been sampled by Marco Polo.

Over the last few Chinese New Years, 67's healthier dumpling recipes, with clear instructions & photos, have been popular with the blog's regular visitors. 

In this post, you'll find gorgeous pan-steamed/cooked Triple Duty dumplings, crispy oven-baked low-fat vegan rice paper parcels and an adventurous pastry/gluten-free vegetarian dumpling.  

Plus several stunning sauces.  

And to wash it down, glorious Pomelo & Lemongrass champers, prosecco or for non-drinkers, fizzy water. 

Cost: chef's choice, see individual recipes

Feeds: a crowd

DELICATELY CRISPY VEGAN DUPLINGS: baked not fried with sensational low-sugar 67 Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce.  Some prep-ahead.

The pastry is beautifuly crisp though not brown in the usual way,  
and doesn't  shatter into shards on your chest!  

GLUTEN FREE TOFU DUMPLINGS: vegan, pastry/gluten-free, healthier, prep in advance

Great change from the usual

TRIPLE DUTY JAOTZE: common meeting ground for vegans & non-vegans

67 recalibrated a traditional recipe to take account of end-of-January budgets and worries about fat and salt.  Techniques were modified to make prep easier.  

POMELO & LEMONGRASS FIZZ: easy, low-sugar, alcohol-free option

 Pomelo & Lemongrass is an enticing blend, unpretentious and nicely balanced. Mixed with champagne, it is ambrosial; even in fizzy water, it's delightful.  

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This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises.  It may not be reproduced without the author's written permission