Momo is a typical Tibetan / Nepali dish, everyday by evening one can find street food vendors from Darjeeling, Tibet, Assam and Nepal setup shops and sell these by dozen for 60/- to 100/-. During this pandemic and lock down situation all our street food faves have to be prepared at home. I've managed to prepare these momos exactly like the ones these vendors sell.
Vegetable Momos Recipe Video on Vidyascooking Channel
Ingredients:
Filling:
250 Grams or Approx 2 Cups Cabbage Roughly Chopped
150 Grams Carrots or 1 Cup Peeled and Roughly Chopped
150 Gram Each Coriander and Spring Onion or 1 Cup Cleaned and Roughly Chopped
10 Cloves Garlic Peeled
1 Inch Ginger Peeled
1/2 Cup Onion Peeled and Roughly Chopped
200 Grams Shredded Cheese Mozzarella and Cheddar Combination
200 Grams Paneer / Cottage Cheese Crumbled
1 Tbsp Soya Sauce
3 Tbsp Groundnut Oil
2 Tbsp Curry Powder
1 Tbsp Pepper Powder
1 Tsp Ajinomoto / Chinese Salt
Salt as per taste...
Dough:
250 Grams Maida (All Purpose Flour)
2 Cups Warm Water
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Salt
2 to 3 Tbsp Oil
Prepare the Dough and Wrappers First:
In a mixing bowl combine all-purpose-flour, baking powder and salt, gradually add warm water in small batches and form a smooth dough.
Knead the dough for 10 minutes. Add 3 tbsp oil and knead for further 10 more minutes.
Cover and allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes once the dough has rested form large lime size roundel, exactly how we prepare roti, dip the roundel in flour and roll to form a roti.
Using a cookie cutter or a lid cutout rounds and reserve on a plate, repeat this process and form as many cutouts as possible reserve on a plate and cover with damp cloth, making sure the cutouts don't form a crust.
Prepare Filling:
Using a mixer with chopper blade, we need to pulse and chop all the veggies as fine as possible.
First batch add ginger, garlic, chilies, spring onion bulbs, onions, coriander, and spring onion leaves pulse twice and place on one speed for 2 minutes occasionally stirring and making sure all veggies are finely chopped.
Repeat the process and finely chop entire batch of veggies.
Transfer the veggies to a mixing bowl, heat three tbsp of groundnut oil until smoky.
Combine the curry powder, pepper powder, salt, ajinomoto and hot oil to the veggies and mix till well combined.
Once the veggies are combined we have to be fast in making he momos.
For Cheese Momos: Add equal portions of cheese and veggie mix combine to make cheese momos.
For Paneer Momos: For 1 part paneer combine 1/2 the amount of veggie mix and 1/4 amount of cheese, check for salt and add if needed.
Place half tbsp mixture in the middle of the cutout sheet. Fold in half and seal all the edges.
To form button shape, join ends of the folded momo and prepare perfect looking button momo.
To pleat momo: place 1/2 tbsp filling in the middle of rolled out momo sheet, fold in half. Start forming pleats from one half and seal the edges pleat the other half and seal the edges.
Prepare a steam basket or idly cooker. Place enough water and the steamer and place it on medium high flame allow the steam to build.
Brush the surface of the steam basket with oil and start placing the momos, cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium flame.
Once the momos have cooked start serving these dumplings as hot as possible with chilly garlic sauce and mayo...Enjoy😊
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