Vegetable Chili with Corn Dumplings

Name: Vegetable Chili with Corn Dumplings
Ingredients: 1 Tbs. brown sugar; 3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal; 2/3 cup hot water; 1/4 cup unbleached white flour; 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 cup farmer cheese or ricotta cheese; 12-oz. can tomato sauce; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 4 medium zucchini, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 1 large green bell pepper, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 Tbs. chili powder; 2 tsp. ground cumin; 2 (28-oz) cans Italian plum tomatoes with juice