Vegetable Momos / Dumplings/ Steamed veg wontons

As per wiki, Momo are made with a simple flour-and-water dough—white flour is generally preferred—and sometimes a little yeast or baking soda is added to give a more doughy texture to the finished product. Sometimes MSG (monosodium glutamate) is also used to enhance the taste. The filling may be one of the several mixtures:

• Meat: Different kinds of meat fillings are popular in different regions. In Nepal, Tibet, Darjeeling district, Sikkim, Bhutan and North-East India, pork, chicken, goat meat, buffalo meat are commonly used. In Ladakh, lamb and yak meat are common. Minced meat is combined with any or all of the following: onions/shallots, garlic, ginger and cilantro/coriander. Some people also add finely puréedtomatoes and soya sauce.^[2]
• Vegetables: Finely chopped cabbage, potato or chayote (iskush) are used as fillings in Darjeeling, Nepal, Sikkim and some parts of India.
• Cheese: Usually fresh cheese or the traditional chhurpi is used. This variety is common in Bhutan, Sikkim and Darjeeling.
• Khuwā: Momo filled with milk solids (khoa) mixed with sugar are popular as dessert in the Kathmandu Valley.
• Mashed potato: Mashed potato (ālu) is another popular filling in the Kathmandu Valley.
• Paneer: Another recent and already popular filling in Kathmandu

The dough is fashioned into small circular flat pieces. The filling is then enclosed either in a round pocket or in a half moon shape or crescent. The dumplings are then cooked by steaming over a soup (either a stock based on bones or tomato-based), which is served with the dumplings, along with chili sauce. The dumplings may also be pan-fried or deep-fried after being steamed.

I  made vegetable momos. I am a big fan of momos. Love to have them any time.. Made this veggie momos for my mom.Yet to try chicken momos.

Ingredients:

• Carrot - 1 minced
• Cabbage - 200 gms minced or finely chopped
• Beans - 100 gms - chopped finely
• Spring onions - half a bunch finely chopped or minced
• Garlic cloves - 10 minced
• Salt
• Soya sauce - 1 or 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• MSG - optional
• All purpose flour - 1 cup
• Hudson canola oil 
• Water

Method:

• For the outer cover, knead he all purpose flour , salt , few tsp canola oil and water. Continuously knead it into a soft dough for about 10 mins.

• For the filling, heat oil in a pan, add the garlic. Once its fried, add the chopped onions.

• Add all the veggies, soya sauce, salt and pepper powder.

• Add the spring onions and msg. Stir well.

• Switch off once all the veggies are boiled and cooked.

• For momos, take a lemon size balls from the flour and press it like chapathi into thin layer.

• Using a round cutter, cut it. Place a ts of the filling.

 

• Fold it into momo shape. I have shown in the picture. Gently fold the edges by pinching little by little.

 

• Cover the momos and place it aside. Repeat it for all other momos. 

• Place it in a steamer, either in a idly plate or on any plate with holes.

• Steam it for five mins.

Enjoy it with Chilli sauce or chilli garlic sauce.

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