Momos are a snack composed of a basic wheat shell that is filled with sautéed vegetables and has virtually come to be considered synonymous with Asian cuisine.
The vegetable mixture is flavorfully enhanced with a fitting blend of ginger, cloves of garlic, green chilies, and Schezuan sauce, and the result is just delightful!
Momos are often steamed in rattan baskets, although they may also be prepared in a standard steamer or cooker, much like dhoklas or idlis.
You may experiment with this recipe by including more vegetables or bean sprouts into the filling, but be sure to use colorful, juicy, and crisp vegetables to acquire the desired look and mild crunch which renders Momos so delicious!
Serve with Chinese Fried Rice and Vegetable Chow Mein.
Recipe for momos: Steps to make momos:
20 minutes for preparation
26 minutes for cooking
Time Spent: 46 minutes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain (maida) flour.
salt as desired
2 tablespoons of lehsun and 5 tablespoons of oil
2 teaspoons of ginger, cut into adrak,
2 teaspoons of coarsely minced green chilies
1/2 cup onions, chopped finely
12 cup of carrots, cut finely
French beans, cut into 1/2 cup
salt to taste with 1/2 cup freshly chopped cabbage
1 teaspoon schezuan sauce
Plain flour (maida) with 1/2 tsp. sugar for rolling
Soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, for serving
Method: In a large bowl, combine the basic flour, 1 teaspoon of oil, and salt. Add just enough water to mix into a soft dough.
For 10 minutes, cover the bowl of dough with a lid or a moist muslin cloth.
Garlic, ginger, and green chilies are added to the residual 4 tsp of heated oil in a large nonstick skillet and are briefly sautéed on a medium burner.
With the heat on medium, sauté the onion, the carrot, french beans, cabbage, and salt for an additional two to three minutes while stirring periodically.
Add the sugar and schezwan sauce, combine well, and simmer for a little period of time over a medium burner. Set apart.
The dough should be divided into 14 equal pieces.
With the aid of some ordinary flour, roll out a part of the mixture into a thin circle of 75 mm (3″) in diameter, and then lay 1 tbsp of the previously made filling in the center of the circle.
Fold each of its sides and squeeze them as indicated in the picture while holding it between your hands.
To create a triangle, fold the opposite open side and squeeze it once more.
To create 13 additional momos, repeat steps 7 through 9.
In a steamer that has been oiled, steam 7 momos for 8 minutes, or until they are done.
To steam the remainder of 7 momos in a second batch, repeat step 11 once again.
Serve right away with a mixture of soy sauce and garlicky chili sauce.