Another simple and healthy snack to try in your Prochef’s Combi Steamer..!!! This recipe inherits from the traditional Nepali cuisine, basically, it is plain flour based dumplings steamed with vegetables like cabbage, carrot and spring onion stuffing,it has now become a popular street food or evening snack in India and is typically served with a red coloured spicy and watery Momos chutney.
Momos recipe is very common and can be tried with variety of stuffings veg/non-veg as a matter of fact. The recipe for veg Momos is extremely simple and easy to make, yet some tips and suggestions to make it better.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Course: Indian street food
Cuisine: Nepali
FOR DOUGH:
1½ cup maida / plain flour
½ tsp salt
water for kneading
oil for greasing
FOR STUFFING:
3 tsp oil
3 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
2 chilli, finely chopped
4 tbsp spring onion
1 cup carrot, grated
2 cup cabbage, shredded
½ tsp pepper, crushed
½ tsp salt
Firstly, prepare stuffing by heating 3 tsp oil and saute 3 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger and 2 chilli.
also, add 2 tbsp spring onion and saute on high flame.
Further, add 1 cup carrot and 2 cup cabbage. stir fry on high flame.
now add ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp salt.
Additionally, 2 tbsp spring onion and stuffing mixture is ready. Further, pinch a small ball sized Momos dough and flatten.
Now dust with some maida and start to roll using a rolling pin. Roll to almost medium thin circle. around 4 – 5 inch in diameter. make sure you roll from sides and keep the centre slightly thick.
Now place a heaped tbsp of prepared stuffing in the centre. Start pleating the edges slowly and gather everything. Press in middle and seal the Momos forming a bundle.
Heat a steamer and arrange the Momos in the tray without touching each other. Furthermore, steam Momos for 10-12 minutes or till shiny sheen appears over it.
finally, veg Momos recipe is ready to enjoy with Momos chutney.
Firstly, knead the dough well; else the Momos will be chewy. Also, add vegetables of your choice in Momos stuffing. Additionally, steam the Momos just before serving. cooled Momos will not taste great. Finally, veg Momos recipe tastes great when prepared with spicy and with more filling.