Whole Wheat Veg Momos | Veg Momos | Snack Recipes
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Perfect for a snack or for a light meal, whole wheat veg momos
Ingredients
For covering:
  • 1 Cup whole wheat flour
  • ¼ Tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • Water to make dough
For Stuffing:
  • A few drops of sesame oil
  • ½ Tbsp oil
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 spring onion whites
  • 1 chopped/grated garlic
  • 1" chopped/grated ginger
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Cup finely grated/chopped cabbage
  • 1 /2 Tsp black pepper
  • 1 finely chopped carrot
  • 1 finely chopped red chilli or 1 piece chopped finely capsicum
  • 1 Tsp soya sauce
  • 1 Tsp vinegar
  • Spring onion greens
For Cornflour paste:
  • 1 Tbsp cornflour
  • Little water to make paste
To Steam Momos:
  • A bamboo basket or steamer or idli cooker
  • Few cabbage leaves
Method
  1. Take whole wheat flour in a bowl
  2. Sprinkle salt and add oil, mix well
  3. Pour water slowly and start kneading
  4. Knead into a soft dough with water, apply oil and let it rest
  5. Add cornflour into a small bowl, add little water and make a thick paste
  6. To make stuffing, in a pan, heat oil
  7. Add chopped spring onion whites and saute, add ginger and garlic and saute
  8. Next add chopped carrot, chopped/grated cabbage and saute
  9. Add chopped red chilli, sprinkle black pepper
  10. Pour soya sauce and vinegar
  11. Add salt to taste and mix well
  12. Lastly add spring onion greens. This is the stuffing
  13. Now let's start making the momos, line bamboo basket with cabbage leaves. Boil water in a large pan
  14. Pinch small balls off the resting dough
  15. Roll into a thin round by applying oil
  16. Place a Tbsp of stuffing in the centre of the rolled sheet
  17. Start pleating the edges by bringing them together
  18. Seal the edges with corn flour paste to resemble a potli/modaka
  19. Brush momos with water
  20. Place momos in steamer
  21. Steam momos for 6-8 minutes or till the momos are cooked and have a glaze on top. They can also be steamed in idli cooker
  22. Serve them hot with chilli momo sauce
Notes
Add grated paneer if preferred

Adjust spiciness as per your taste

This is the most basic way of folding momos

Outer covering can also be made of white flour only (maida)

Vegetables should be crunchy, do not over cook them or steam them, stuffing should be relatively dry
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/whole-wheat-veg-momos/