Momos Recipe | Veg Momos Recipe

momos recipe

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This lockdown craving for momos? They’re simple to make at home! Momos are easy to make and quite tasty. You can prepare the momos recipe dough by making it in the morning and stuffing it later. The dough should be freeze for 3-4 hours before use.

You can use chilli garlic sauce for the chutney, or you can both make it with tomatoes, garlic, onions, paprika, salt, and pepper.

Street style veg momos recipe are very simple to make at home. A wide range of combinations can be tested. I enjoy corn, cheese and paneer momos, personally.

INGREDIENTS  

Dough for momos

  • 1 large cup of maida
  • Salt to taste 
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Water as Needed

For stuffing

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 7-8 cloves garlic (finely chopped) 
  • 1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped) 
  • 1 capsicum (finely chopped) 
  • 2 cup cabbage (finely chopped/shredded) 
  • 1 cup carrot (shredded) 
  • 1 cup spring onion greens (finely chopped) 
  • 2 tbsp dark soya sauce 
  • 1 tbsp green chili sauce (you can use red too)
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar 
  • add Salt to taste

How to make momos or dim sum

Recipe is divided this post into 4 main parts.

Step 1 – Making the dough

  • Mix the maida, salt, and oil with your hands first to make a crumbly mix. 
  • Now add little water at a time you have a medium dough. It must not too hard nor soft. Knead for around 7-8 minutes.
  • Cover the dough with a damp towel and set it aside for an hour.

Step 2 – Making veggie stuffing

  • Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, ginger, onions.
  • sauté until golden brown with a pinch of salt. 
  • Add the capsicum, cabbage, carrots, spring onion greens, and sauté on high flame for 2-3 mins.
  • Add the soya sauce, chili sauce, vinegar. Mix and cook. Cool mix at room temperature before stuffing.

Step 3 – Shaping momos, method

  • Remove the towel after an hour and knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. Divide the dough into tiny balls of similar size.
  • Roll each ball into a thin circle with thin edges. Place a tbsp of filling in center of each circle, after pinch edges to form a Momos as shown.
momos recipe
  • Make a complete of 6-7 using this method. Meantime, get ready for steaming the momos.

Step 4 – Steaming veg momos

  • Grease a steamer, Place momos on it after heating it for 5 minutes.
  • Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the outer dough is transparent and cooked. If a toothpick inserted into one of these comes out clean, the momos are done.
  • Start pleating & serve hot vegetable momos with some chutney / any sauce of your choice. 
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How to make Veg momos

momos recipe

Veg Momos Recipe

Pradeep Kumar
These are popular street food in northern parts of India. These are also known as Dim Sum and are dumplings made from flour with savory stuffing.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 1 medium sized Family
Calories 35 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dough for momos

  • 1 large cup  maida
  • Salt to taste 
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Water as Needed

For stuffing

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 7-8 cloves garlic (finely chopped) 
  • 1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped) 
  • 1 capsicum (finely chopped) 
  • 2 cup cabbage (finely chopped/shredded) 
  • 1 cup carrot (shredded) 
  • 1 cup spring onion greens (finely chopped) 
  • 2 tbsp dark soya sauce 
  • 1 tbsp green chili sauce (you can use red too)
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar 
  • add Salt to taste

Instructions
 

For the dough

  • Mix the maida, salt, and oil with your hands first to make a crumbly mix. 
  • Now add a little water at a time until you have a medium dough. It must be neither too harsh nor too soft. Knead for around 7-8 minutes.
  • Cover the dough with a damp towel and set it aside for an hour.

For the stuffing

  • Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, ginger, onions, and sauté until golden brown with a pinch of salt. 
  • Add the capsicum, cabbage, carrots, spring onion greens, and sauté on high flame for 2-3 mins.
  • Add the soya sauce, chili sauce, vinegar. Mix and cook. Cool mix at room temp before stuffing.

For making the momos

  • Remove the towel after an hour and knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. Divide the dough into tiny balls of similar size.
  • Roll each ball into a thin circle with thin edges. Place around a tbsp offilling in the center of each circle and then pinch edges to form a Momo as shown.
    momos recipe
  • Make a complete of 6-7 using this method. Meanwhile, get ready for steaming the momos.
  • Grease a steamer, Place momos on it after heating it for 5 minutes.
  • Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the outer dough becomes transparent and cooked. If a toothpick inserted into one of these comes out clean, the momos are done.
  • Start pleating & serve hot vegetable momos with some chutney / any sauce of your choice. 
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