Momos Recipe

Momos Recipe ( Veggie)

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Prepares 12-15 Momos

Momos (Veggie)

INGREDIENTS 

For Cover

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida ( For Kids you can use Wheat Flour to make it more healthy )
• ½ tsp oil.
• ¼ tsp salt or as required
• 2 to 5 tbsp water as required to prepare soft dough

For inside Stuffing(veg)

• 1.5 to 1.75 cups finely chopped vegetables ( ½ cup chopped cabbage, ½ cup chopped carrots, ⅓ cup chopped french beans and ¼ cup chopped capsicum )
• 2 small sized spring onions, finely chopped - reserve the greens to be added later
• 5 - 6 small garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 tsp light soy sauce , add as required
• ½ tsp black pepper or as required
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt to taste.

Procedure

Preparation of outer cover of momos:

1. Take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. add water in parts and knead to a soft dough. cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Veg stuffing of momos

1. finely chop all the vegetables.
2. heat oil. add garlic. sauté for 2-3 seconds.
3. add onions and sauté for 10-15 seconds. add all the finely chopped vegetables.
4. sauté  the vegetables on high flame.
5. when the edges starts getting golden, add soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. continue to stir fry on high flame for approx 7-8 mins
7. later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir for a minute.

Shaping the veg momos:

1. divide the dough in two equal portion and make small balls of 1-2 inch each , keep them covered with a moist napkin.
2. take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board, roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about 3-4 inch diameter.
3. try to get the edges to be thin and the centre to be thick.
4. place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the centre.
5. lift one side of the edge and start pleating. 
6. start folding and forming the pleats one by one. towards the end, join the pleats in the center.
7. prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin. till you are ready to steam them.
8. heat water in a steamer / electric cooker , let the water come to a boil.
9. in a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don't touch each other. 
10. steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
11. don't overdo the steaming, as the dough becomes dense and dry.
12. the steaming time may vary upon the thickness of momos' cover.
13. when you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you. this means they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
14. once done, garnish veg momos with spring onion greens.
15. serve vegetable momos with red chilli garlic chutney.