Prepare Delicious And Healthy Momos At home With This Simple Recipe

Can't get enough of momos? Momos have always been famous among food lovers- young, old, vegetarian, non-vegetarian- everyone is obsessed with these tasty steamed dumplings. So, in order to satisfy your momo hunger pang here, we've mentioned a recipe for you! So, what are you waiting for? Scroll on!

Ingredients

For momos covering

• 1 cup Maida
• ½ teaspoon oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 to 3 tablespoon water for kneading

For stuffing

• ½ cup chopped cabbage
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 1/3 cup chopped French beans
• ¼ cup chopped capsicum
• ½ cup chopped spring onions
• 3 to 4 chopped garlic
• 1 ½ tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt as required

Directions

For dough

• In a bowl, mix maida, salt, and oil.
• Next, add little water to make a smooth pliable dough. Cover the dough with a damped cloth and leave it 30 minutes.

For stuffing

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add garlic in it. Saute for few seconds.
•  Next,  add chopped onions and sauté it for 2 minutes on medium heat.
• Now add all chopped vegetable and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Lastly, add chopped onion and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add seasoning salt to taste, black pepper, soya sauce and give it a nice stir for a minute or two.
• Take the pan off the heat and keep it aside.

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How to shape the momos

• Give your dough a final kneading and divide it into 2 parts.
• Divide the dough into small balls. Roll each dough ball into a thin circle, keeping edges thin and center portion thick.
• Place approx. 1 tbsp filling in the center. Don’t over-stuff it.
• Lift the edges from one side and start pleating, and join them in the center to seal it.
• Prepare momos from remaining dough in a similar way. Keep them covered with a wet cloth so that they won’t dry.

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Steaming Veg Momos

• Boil water in a steamer or in a pressure cooker.
• Grease a steamer plate or any other plate with oil and arrange momos on that plate. Make sure they have spaces between them. 
• Place the plate in the steamer and cover it with the lid. Steam them for 5-6 minutes over medium flame or until they look cooked.
• Once it’s done, turn off the heat and remove the momos from the vessel.
• Serve them with a schezwan sauce or ketchup and enjoy!

If you are also a momo lover, then you must try this recipe. Stay tuned to HerZindagi for more such articles.