Veg Momos..... my favourite

Momos are my favourite and given a chance I would love to eat it every time I can catch a glance of it. Soft, steamed, piping hot momos served with spicy red sauce is a wonderful snack to attack. My family is not a big fan of momos but still I dont give up making it for myself. I can make myself a big batch every time and enjoy it more than once

Vegetables cooked and spiced a little, then stuffed to make cute dumplings followed by a quick steaming session is what it takes to make this perfect snack. I follow this simple recipe here and enjoy every time I feel like

  

Serves... 4 ppl

Serve option... Hot with red sauce

This is what u'll need...

For dough ->
Maida / All-purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Water
Salt to taste

For filling ->
Shredded cabbage - 1/2 cup
Grated carrot - 1/4 cup
Grated onion - 1/4 cup
Shredded / finely chopped capsicum - 2 tbspn
Grated ginger - 1 tbspn
Grated garlic - 1 tbspn
Vinegar - 1 tspn
Soya sauce - 1 tbspn
Oil - 1 tbspn
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Here is the stir....

• Measure maida or all-purpose flour into a wide bowl

• Add salt to taste. I used about half a teaspoon or maybe a little less. I just eyeballed it

• Pour a teaspoon of oil into the flour. I have used sunflower oil 

• Start adding water little by little while working your fingers into the flour

• Pull everything together and make a soft dough

• Keep this aside for about 15-20 minutes or probably till you filling is ready

• Keep all your ingredients for filling ready

• Take a wide nonstick pan and add a tablespoon of oil to it. To this add a tablespoon of grated ginger and grated garlic

• Saute it for a few seconds till the you can smell the aroma

• Add shredded / grated onion into the pan. Saute for a few  seconds

• Add grated capsicum. In fact it is better to used finely chopped capsicum but I am too lazy to do that. So I end up grating it :)

• Next add grated carrots and toss it around for a few just a while

• Add shredded cabbage and mix it around for just a few seconds 

• Add salt and pepper to taste

• Spoon in a teaspoon of vinegar and a tablespoon of soya sauce into the pan

• Give everything a quick mix and turn off the flame. Keep this aside and let it cool

• Once everything is ready we can start making the momos

• Knead the dough for a few seconds then pinch out a small amount 

• Place this on your worksurface and dust it with a little flour

• Roll it out into a thin (not very thin) roti 

• Place a tablespoon of mixture into the middle of the circle

• Start pulling the edges of the circle together and hold it towards the centre so that it looks like a frill

• Once you reach the end pinch the edge together tightly yet gently

• Keep making the rest of the momos in the same way

• To steam the momos I use my rice cooker as I find it easy to handle. Pour water into the rice cooker and let it start boiling 
• Place the momos in the steamer basket 

• Steam it for about 12-15 minutes. It depends on the size of the momos. I make mine a little big so it takes around 15 minutes. They are done when the momos look transparent

• Serve hot with spicy red sauce and enjoy

Note:

• Rest the dough atleast 15 minutes. It help you roll it out easily
• You might not cook the vegetables too much. Cook less if you want
• Adjust soya sauce as per your taste