These popular street dumplings stand as the most favourite food for kids today. Momos, originating from Tibet is a hugely popular street food in India. These dumplings are packed with healthy veggies like carrots and cabbage and sauteed with onion. The perfect homemade vegetarian snack to serve for evening snacks. The veg stuffing is mild in taste. So it is best to serve with any spicy dipping sauce on side.
Shaping them is not hard, but it is little time consuming and shaping them perfectly requires some practice. We have shared a video on the easiest way to seal
Ingredients
For dough:
· 1½ cup plain flour
· ½ tsp salt
· water for kneading
· oil for greasing
For stuffing:
· 3 tsp oil
· 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
· 2 chilli, finely chopped
· 4 tbsp spring onion
· 1 cup carrot, grated
· 1 cup green beans, finely chopped
· 2 cup cabbage, shredded
· ½ tsp pepper, crushed
· ½ tsp salt
· ½ tsp umami seasoning (aji-no-moto)
Method
1. Firstly, prepare stuffing by heating 3 tsp oil and saute 1 inch ginger and 2 chilli.
2. also, add 2 tbsp spring onion and saute on high flame.
3. further, add 1 cup carrot and 2 cup cabbage. stir fry on high flame.
4. now add ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp umami seasoning.
5. additionally, 2 tbsp spring onion and stuffing mixture is ready.
6. further, pinch a small ball sized momos dough and flatten.
7. Mix the flour, oil and salt and knead to a stiff dough with water.
8. Now dust with some flour and start to roll using a rolling pin.
9. roll to almost medium thin circle. around 4 – 5 inch in diameter. make sure you roll from sides and keep the centre slightly thick.
10. now place a heaped tbsp of prepared stuffing in the centre.
11. start pleating the edges slowly and gather everything.
12. press in middle and seal the momos forming a bundle.
13. Now to steam cook them, add glassful of water in a steamer pan and bring it to a simmer on medium heat.
14. Arrange the momos in a steamer tray without touching each other.
15. Steam momos for 10-12 minutes or till shiny sheen appears over it. Once cooked, it becomes transparent, shiny and by touch it won’t feel sticky. DO NOT OVERCOOK them otherwise it becomes chewy.
16. Veg momos recipe is ready to enjoy with soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce or chutney.
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