Egg momo comprises a refined wheat flour cover filled with a stuffing made of eggs, potato, onion, and other ingredients. Learn the steps to make egg momos at home from my easy recipe.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Egg momos are delicious and easy-to-make snack.
- Serve the momos with a variety of dipping sauces, a light and refreshing salad, a hot and flavorful broth, classic tomato sauce, momo chutney, a spicy chili sauce, or savory garlic sauce.
- Egg momos taste rich, earthy, savory, and slightly spicy.
- Vegetable momos, chicken momos, paneer momos, mushroom momos, spinach and cheese momos, and shrimp momos will offer similar taste as egg momos.
The Ingredients:
To make the stuffing:
- 2 pieces eggs
- 1 piece potato (large, grated)
- 1 piece onion (small, grated or finely chopped)
- 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
- 2 pieces green chilies (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Salt – To taste
To make the dough:
- 1 cup refined wheat flour (maida)
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- Table salt – To taste
- Water – As required
I was used to chicken and veg momos that are usually available at the roadside stalls in Kolkata. While exploring Puducheryy, Tamil Nadu, I came across this dish in a café run by a few students. The name, written by chalk on a blackboard, attracted me due to the strange name. I thought it will be different. When it was served, I took a look at it.
It was simple yet rustic in appearance. I asked the cook there about the recipe, who simply said, “Just intuition,” and walked off smiling. I felt teased and inspired both by the answer. I tried it at home, trusting my own guesses. Sometimes it failed, sometimes it was great. Slowly I got it right. Now, whenever I make it, it is a hit.
How to Make Egg Momos? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take 1 cup of refined wheat flour (maida) in a bowl. Put 1 tbsp of cooking oil and salt to taste in it. Mix them nicely, add water gradually as required, and make a soft dough. Cover it and keep it aside for half an hour to set.
(Pro tip: You can brush the dough with a little bit of oil to retain its tenderness).
Step 2: Now, take a plate and grate or finely chop 1 small piece of onion, 2 fresh green chilies, 1 tsp of garlic, and 1 tsp of ginger.
Step 3: Also, grate 1 large piece of potato.
Step 4: To make the stuffing, take 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a hot frying pan and add the grated onion and fresh green chilies. Fry them for a minute or so.
Step 5: Now, add the grated potato. Mix it and cook it nicely on a medium flame for a couple of minutes.
Step 6: Then, add the grated ginger and garlic and mix them as well.
Step 7: Add salt to taste. Mix it.
Step 8: Now, add two eggs to it.
Step 9: Mix it and cook it for another couple of minutes on a low flame. When done, transfer the stuffing onto a plate.
Step 10: Take the dough. Take a piece of it. Take a rolling surface and pin and roll it to make a large circular chapati.
Step 11: Use a stainless-steel glass to cut small circular pieces from it.
(Pro tip: You can make even smaller balls and roll them to make these smaller pieces individually. However, ensure that they are not very thick).
Step 12: Now, take each circular piece. Place a little bit of the filling in its center.
Step 13: Apply a little bit of water on the edge with your finger.
Step 14: Fold it.
Step 15: Repeat the same process to make all the momos. Keep them on a plate and keep them aside for about 5 minutes to set properly.
Step 16: Now, take a steamer. Grease it with a little bit of oil. Arrange the momos in it. Steam it for about 20 to 30 minutes.
(Pro tip: Ensure that there is adequate space between two pieces of momos because these will swell up when cooked).
Step 17: When done, take them out. Your homemade egg momos are now ready to serve. Lay them on a plate. Sprinkle a little bit of tomato ketchup on them for garnishing and serve them hot.
Recipe Card
Egg Momos
Ingredients
To make the stuffing:
- 2 pieces eggs
- 1 piece potato large, grated
- 1 piece onion small, grated or finely chopped
- 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
- 2 pieces green chilies finely chopped
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Salt To taste
To make the dough:
- 1 cup refined wheat flour maida
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- Table salt To taste
- Water As required
Instructions
- Take 1 cup of refined wheat flour (maida) in a bowl. Put 1 tbsp of cooking oil and salt to taste in it. Mix them nicely, add water gradually as required, and make a soft dough. Cover it and keep it aside for half an hour to set. (Pro tip: You can brush the dough with a little bit of oil to retain its tenderness).
- Now, take a plate and grate or finely chop 1 small piece of onion, 2 fresh green chilies, 1 tsp of garlic, and 1 tsp of ginger.
- Also, grate 1 large piece of potato.
- To make the stuffing, take 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a hot frying pan and add the grated onion and fresh green chilies. Fry them for a minute or so.
- Now, add the grated potato. Mix it and cook it nicely on a medium flame for a couple of minutes.
- Then, add the grated ginger and garlic and mix them as well.
- Add salt to taste. Mix it.
- Now, add two eggs to it.
- Mix it and cook it for another couple of minutes on a low flame. When done, transfer the stuffing onto a plate.
- Take the dough. Take a piece of it. Take a rolling surface and pin and roll it to make a large circular chapati.
- Use a stainless-steel glass to cut small circular pieces from it. (Pro tip: You can make even smaller balls and roll them to make these smaller pieces individually. However, ensure that they are not very thick).
- Now, take each circular piece. Place a little bit of the filling in its center.
- Apply a little bit of water on the edge with your finger.
- Fold it.
- Repeat the same process to make all the momos. Keep them on a plate and keep them aside for about 5 minutes to set properly.
- Now, take a steamer. Grease it with a little bit of oil. Arrange the momos in it. Steam it for about 20 to 30 minutes. (Pro tip: Ensure that there is adequate space between two pieces of momos because these will swell up when cooked).
- When done, take them out. Your homemade egg momos are now ready to serve. Lay them on a plate. Sprinkle a little bit of tomato ketchup on them for garnishing and serve them hot.
