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Steamed Vegetable Momos

20th May 2015 By Nidhi Agrawal 6 Comments

Vegetable Momos are steamed dumplings stuffed with a lightly spiced vegetable filling. Momos are usually served with a dipping sauce (momos chutney) whose main base ingredients are tomato and red chilli.

Momo is a traditional delicacy in Nepal, Tibet, and among Nepalese/Tibetan communities in Bhutan, Sikkim, and Darjeeling districts. It is one of the most popular fast foods in many regions of Nepal populated with people of Tibetan or Himalayan origin.

Momos are also popular in various parts of India like West Bengal, Assam, Delhi, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Bangalore, Arunachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Vegetable Momos
Vegetable Momos

Ingredients (20 momos)

  • Maida/ All purpose flour – 2 cup
  • Oil – 1 tsp oil
  • Salt – ½ tsp
  • Water – for kneading

For the stuffing

  • Garlic – 3 cloves (chopped)
  • Onion – 1 (chopped)
  • Spring Onion White – ¼ cup (chopped)
  • Cabbage – 1 cup (finely chopped)
  • Carrots – 1 cup (finely chopped)
  • Capsicum – 1 (finely chopped)
  • Spring Onion Greens – ½ cup (chopped)
  • Soya Sauce – 2 tsp
  • Black Pepper Powder – ¾ tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 1 tbsp

Method

For the outer cover of momos:

  1. In a bowl add maida, salt and oil. Mix it.
  2. Knead it to a firm dough using little water at a time. Cover the dough and keep aside for 25-30 minutes.

For the stuffing:

  1. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic. saute for 5-10 seconds.
  2. Add onion and saute for 20 seconds. Add spring onion whites and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Add cabbage, carrots and capsicum and stir fry the vegetables on high heat for 5-6 minutes.
  4. Add the spring onions greens and stir fry for a minute.
  5. Add soya sauce, salt and pepper.
  6. Continue to stir till the vegetables are cooked or for another 4-5 minutes on a medium high heat.

Making the momos:

  1. Divide the dough into twenty equal parts.
  2. Make ball of each part and keep them covered with a moist cloth.
  3. Take each dough ball and roll each ball into a thin circle of about 2-3 inch diameter on a lightly dusted board. Make sure that the edges should be thin and the center should be little thick.
  4. Place 1-2 tsp of stuffing in the center.
  5. Now from one side of the edge and start pleating. and at the end, join the pleats in the center.
  6. Prepare all momos in this way and keep them covered under a moist cloth till your steamer is ready.
  7. Heat water in a steamer or a pan. Let the water come to a boil.
  8. In a greased perforated plate, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don’t touch each other.
  9. Steam momos for 10-12 minutes.
  10. Now check the momos by touching them. On touching, if the momos do not feel sticky and have a transparent look, it means they are cooked.
  11. Once done, serve momos with momos chutney. They can also be served with schezwan sauce or any other spicy sauce.

NOTES

  • Do not overdo the steaming otherwise the outer covering will become hard.
  • The steaming time varies on the thickness of momos cover.
Steamed Vegetable Momos

Steamed Vegetable Momos

Nidhi Agrawal
Vegetable Momos are steamed dumplings stuffed with a lightly spiced vegetable filling. Momos are usually served with a dipping sauce whose main base ingredients are tomato and red chilli.
5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Snack
Cuisine Tibetan
Servings 20 pieces
Calories 35 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the momo covering

  • 2 cups Maida/All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • Water for kneading

For the stuffing

  • 3 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • ¼ cup Spring Onion White chopped
  • 1 cup Cabbage finely chopped
  • 1 cup Carrots finely chopped
  • 1 Capsicum finely chopped
  • ½ cup Spring Onion Greens chopped
  • 2 tsp Soya Sauce
  • ¾ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • Salt – to taste

Instructions
 

For the outer cover of momos:

  • In a bowl add maida, salt and oil. Mix it.
  • Knead it to a firm dough using little water at a time. Cover the dough and keep aside for 25-30 minutes.

For the stuffing:

  • Heat oil in a pan, add garlic. Saute for 5-10 seconds.
  • Add onion and saute for 20 seconds. Add spring onion whites and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add cabbage, carrots and capsicum and stir fry the vegetables on high heat for 5-6 minutes.
  • Add the spring onions greens and stir fry for a minute.
  • Add soya sauce, salt and pepper.
  • Continue to stir till the vegetables are cooked or for another 4-5 minutes on a medium high heat.

Making the momos:

  • Divide the dough into twenty equal parts.
  • Make ball of each part and keep them covered with a moist cloth.
  • Take each dough ball and roll each ball into a thin circle of about 2-3 inch diameter on a lightly dusted board. Make sure that the edges should be thin and the center should be little thick.
  • Place 1-2 tsp of stuffing in the center.
  • Now from one side of the edge and start pleating. and at the end, join the pleats in the center.
  • Prepare all momos in this way and keep them covered under a moist cloth till your steamer is ready.
  • Heat water in a steamer or a pan. Let the water come to a boil.
  • In a greased perforated plate, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don’t touch each other.
  • Steam momos for 10-12 minutes.
  • Now check the momos by touching them. On touching if the momos does not feel sticky and have a transparent look, then it means they are cooked.
  • Once done, serve momos with momo chutney. They can also be served with schezwan sauce or any other spicy sauce.

Notes

  • Do not overdo the steaming otherwise the outer covering will become hard.
  • The steaming time varies on the thickness of the momo cover.
Keyword momos, steamed momos, veg momos

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Comments

  1. Kushi says

    20th May 2015 at 5:31 PM

    5 stars
    Momos is our all time fav.and this plate looks so beautiful.can finish off in no time:)

    Reply
    • Nidhi Agrawal says

      20th May 2015 at 10:09 PM

      Thanks a lot. And yep! It finishes up in no time. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Meenu says

    20th May 2015 at 11:59 PM

    5 stars
    Thnx fr d recipe bt kindly send chutney recipe also

    Reply
    • Nidhi Agrawal says

      21st May 2015 at 11:17 AM

      The recipe of chutney is at https://nidhirecipes.com/momo-chutney/

      Reply
  3. Asha says

    21st May 2015 at 10:19 AM

    5 stars
    Recipe has been presented in a very simplified way.Shall definitely try.

    Reply
    • Nidhi Agrawal says

      21st May 2015 at 11:16 AM

      Thanks a lot! Do share a pic when u make it 🙂

      Reply

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