Veg Momos Video Video by Tarla Dalal
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Momos Recipe (Momos) Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
26 Mins
Total Time
46 Mins
Makes
22.00 momos
Ingredients
For The Momos Chutney
4 medium sized tomato
8 to 10 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli
10 to 12 garlic (lehsun) cloves
1/2 tbsp cornflour
2 tsp oil
2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
For The Stuffing
2 tbsp oil
4 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
4 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
4 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely grated carrot
1 cup finely chopped capsicum
1 cup finely chopped cabbage
2 tsp vinegar
4 tsp soy sauce
salt to taste
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
1/4 cup chopped spring onion greens
For The Dough
1 1/2 cups plain flour (maida)
2 tsp oil
salt to taste
plain flour (maida) for rolling
For Serving
momos chutney , recipe above
Method
For the momos chutney
- In a small bowl, add cornflour and ¼ cup of water and whisk well. Keep aside.
- Take enough water in a saucepan, add the tomatoes, dry red chillies and boil on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Drain well, roughly chop the tomatoes and blend till smooth along with garlic cloves. No water to be used.
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic and ginger paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the prepared paste, cornflour- water slurry, sugar, salt, pepper and vinegar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
For the dough
- Combine the plain flour, oil and salt in a deep bowl and knead into a semi-soft dough using enough water.
- Cover the dough with a damp muslin cloth or lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
For the stuffing
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, ginger and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions, carrot, capsicum and cabbage, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the vinegar, soy sauce, salt and pepper, mix well and cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the spring onion greens and mix well. Keep aside.
How to proceed
- Then to make the indian vegetable momos divide the dough into 22 equal portions.
- Roll a portion of the dough into a 75 mm. (3”) diameter thin circle using a little plain flour for rolling and place 1 tbsp of the prepared filling in the centre of the circle.
- Hold it on your palms, fold the two sides and pinch them. Fold the other open side and pinch it again so as to form a crescent shape.
- Steam 6 momos in a greased steamer for 10 to 12 or till they are cooked.
- Repeat steps 2 to 4 to steam the remaining momos.
- Serve the veg momos immediately with momos chutney and mayonnaise.
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