veg momos recipe - makes 14-16

SavePrint Prep time

30 mins

Cook time
1 hour

Total time
1 hour 30 mins

veg momos - steamed dumplings stuffed with a lightly spiced vegetable filling. a popular
tibetan recipe.
Author: dassana
Recipe type: appetiser
Cuisine: tibetan, world, indian street food
Serves: 14-16 momos

Ingredients

for outer cover

1 cup all purpose flour/maida
tsp oil
tsp salt or as required
2 to 3 tbsp water for kneading or as required
for the stuffing
1.5 to 1.75 cups finely chopped vegetables (i added cup chopped cabbage, cup
chopped carrots, cup chopped french beans and cup chopped capsicum)
2 small sized spring onions, finely chopped - reserve the greens to be added later
3 to 4 small garlic/lahsun finely chopped
1.5 tsp light soy sauce 1 tsp soy sauce. add as required
tsp black pepper or as required
1 tbsp oil
salt as required

Instructions
preparing the outer cover of momos:
1. take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. add water in parts and knead to a firm dough. cover the dough and keep aside for 30
minutes.
for the veg momos stuffing:
1. finely chop all the vegetables. you can also use a food processor to chop the
vegetables.
2. heat oil. add garlic. saute for 2-3 seconds.
3. add onions and saute for 10-15 seconds. add all the finely chopped vegetables.
4. increase the flame and stir fry the vegetables on high heat.
5. when the edges starts getting golden, add soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. continue to stir fry on high heat till the vegetables are cooked. takes about 8 to 9
mins on a high flame.
7. later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir fry for a minute.
8. check the taste and add more salt, pepper or soy sauce, if required.
shaping the veg momos:

1. divide the dough in two parts. make a 6-7 inch log from each part. cut the log into
equal slices.
2. make ball of each slice and keep them covered with a moist napkin.
3. take each dough ball and on a lightly dusted board, roll each dough ball into a thin
circle of about 2-3 inch diameter.
4. try to get the edges to be thin and the center to be thick.
5. place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the center.
6. lift one side of the edge and start pleating. (you can also refer to the video above to
see how pleating is done).
7. start folding and forming the pleats one by one. towards the end, join the pleats in
the center.
8. prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin. till you
are ready to steam them.
9. heat water in a steamer or in a electric cooker or in a pressure cooker. let the water
come to a boil.
10. in a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space
between them so that they don't touch each other. * check notes on how to steam
the momos in idli pan or pressure cooker.
11. steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
12. don't overdo the steaming, as the dough becomes dense and dry.
13. the steaming time may vary upon the thickness of momos' cover.
14. when you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you. this means
they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
15. time of cooking momos varies from intensity of the flame and kind of pan and the
steamer you are using.
16. once done, garnish veg momos with spring onion greens.
17. serve vegetable momos with a spicy sauce like schezwan sauce or tomato-chili
sauce or chili sauce. you can also serve it with red chilli garlic chutney. momos go
very well with a spicy sauce.

Notes
to steam the momos in a pressure cooker - heat about 2 cups water in the pressure
cooker. place the momos in a pan inside the cooker. remove the vent weight/whistle and
steam the momos for 5 to 6 mins. if not done, then steam for a few more minutes. the
water should not come in contact with the momos.
to steam in an idli pan - proceed same way, you make the idlis. heat water in the pan.
grease the idli mould with pan. place the momos on the idli moulds. place the moulds in the
pan and steam the momos.