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Vegetable Momo or Veg momo

Momo is a type of south Asian dumpling, originating from Tibet. In China, it is known as dim sum and served with tea. It can be served as an appetizer or as a main course.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 pieces
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Tibetian, World
Calories: 60
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For outer cover
  • 1 cup All-purpose flour Maida
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/3 cup Water or as needed
For stuffing
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
  • 3-4 Garlic finely chopped
  • 3-4 small Green Chilies
  • ½ cup Cabbage finely chopped
  • ½ cup Carrot finely chopped
  • ¼ cup Green bell paper Capsicum finely chopped
  • 2 small Spring onion Optional finely chopped
  • 1 to 1.5 tsp Soy sauce
  • ½ tsp Black pepper
  • Salt to taste

Method
 

For outer cover
  1. In a bowl add flour, salt, and oil. Mix it well
  2. Add water in parts and make a hard dough
  3. Cover the dough with a damp cotton cloth and keep it aside
For stuffing
  1. In a thick bottomed pan, heat oil
  2. Add ginger, garlic, and chilies. Sauté it for 2-3 seconds
  3. Add spring onion whites. Sauté it for a minute
  4. Turn the flame on high. Add cabbage, carrot, capsicum and stir-fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes
  5. Add salt, black pepper, and soy sauce as required. Stir-fry vegetables for 2-3 minutes more.
  6. Switch off the flame and add spring onions greens. Mix it
  7. Let the stuffing cool down
For shaping veg momos
  1. Sprinkle some oil on the dough and knead it well again.
  2. Divide it into two equal parts
  3. Make 6-7 equal logs from each part. Make small balls and cover it with a damp cloth.
  4. Lightly dust flour on working surface and work with one dough ball at a time.
  5. Roll dough ball into a thin circle of 2-3 inch diameter.
  6. Lift the circle in hand and apply water on edges with your fingers
  7. Put 1tsp stuffing in center, start folding pleats and fold momos into desired shapes.
  8. Keep the momos covered under the damp cloth
For steaming momos
  1. Heat water in a steamer.
  2. Grease the surface with oil and put momos
  3. Steam momos for 10-15 minutes
  4. Momos are done when you touch the outer cover and it is not sticky or when the momos have transparent look.
  5. Serve momos hot with Szechuan sauce or spicy tomato garlic chutney and soy sauce

Notes

For stuffing
- You can add mushroom, green beans, paneer (cottage cheese) or any other vegetable of your choice
- Be careful while adding soy sauce otherwise the stuffing will become salty
For shaping momos
- While making circles, keep the edges thin.
For steaming momos
- Steaming times vary for momos depending on how thick or thin your outer cover is.
 
Tips
- Use a food processor to chop the vegetables
- Use round cookie cutter to make perfect and same sized rounds for all momos
- Put a banana tree leaf on the steamer plate that will give a nice aroma
- Use sesame oil for greasing steamer surface that will give a nice aroma and will add flavor.
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