Veg Momos
Veg Momos Recipe with step by step photos - This is the popular street food in India which is originally a Tibetan recipe.
- Prep time
- 45 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 2 teaspoons Garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Red onion (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Cabbage (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Capsicum (Green bell pepper) (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Carrots (finely chopped)
- Salt (to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper powder
- ¼ cup Spring onion (green onion or scallion) (, green part only finely chopped)
- 1 ½ teaspoons Soy sauce
- 1 cup All purpose flour (Maida)
- Salt (to taste)
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil on medium-high heat and fry ginger, garlic for few seconds.
- 2
Then stir fry chopped vegetables with stirring continuously for 3-4 minutes.
- 3
Now add salt and pepper, stir fry again for 2 minutes.
- 4
Then mix in spring onion greens and soy sauce and turn off the stove.
- 5
Let the stuffing cool down.
- 6
To make outer covering dough, mix all purpose flour and salt in a bowl, knead into a smooth yet stiff dough by adding little water at a time.
- 7
Cover the dough and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
- 8
Then divide the dough into 20 equal portions and make smooth balls.
- 9
Work with one ball at a time and roll into 4 inch diameter circle.
- 10
Put a tablespoon of stuffing in the center and shape the momos as shown in step by step photos above.
- 11
One shaped all of them. Prepare the steamer by adding a glassful of water in a steamer pan and bring it to a simmer on medium heat.
- 12
Grease the steamer tray with oil and arrange shaped momos on it.
- 13
Steam cook them for 6-8 minutes or till the outer layer looks shiny, transparent and by touch it doesn’t feel sticky.
- 14
Remove from the steamer and serve hot or warm.