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Vegetable Momos

By Mita Mondal
Vegetable momos are made with an assortment of vegetables like carrots, cabbage, soyabean, along with other spices. It is then placed inside a cover made from maida and steamed.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Veg Snacks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6
Calories 280 kcal

Ingredients
  

To make the stuffing:

  • 1 piece cabbage medium size, grated
  • 2 pieces carrots medium size, grated
  • 1 cup onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
  • ½ cup spring onion finely chopped
  • 100 gram soy chunks boiled, ground
  • 1 tbsp ghee clarified butter
  • 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
  • 1 tsp green chilies finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Aromat powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chili paste
  • 1 tsp soya sauce
  • 1 tsp white vinegar

To make the dough:

  • 2 cups refined wheat flour maida (300 gm)
  • Table salt To taste
  • Water As required

Instructions
 

  • Take 2 cups of refined wheat flour (maida) in a bowl, add salt to taste, mix it, and then add lukewarm water gradually to make a tight dough. Cover it with cellophane paper and let it rest for about 25 to 30 minutes. (Pro tip: A tight dough makes stuffing easy. If it is soft, put it in the fridge).
  • Take 100 gm of soya chunks. Boil them for about 3 to 4 minutes. Strain them, wash them in cold water, and squeeze all the water out.
  • Grind them in a grinder. Transfer it to a bowl.
  • Take another, bowl and grate 1 medium-sized cabbage and 2 medium-sized carrots. Add salt, mix it nicely, and put it aside for about 5 minutes. (Pro tip: Adding salt to the vegetable will allow them to release water from it).
  • Take a kadai, add 1 tbsp of ghee (clarified butter), 1 tsp garlic, and 1 tsp ginger, both finely chopped. Fry them for about half a minute. Then add 1 tsp of fresh green chilies (finely chopped) and stir it to cook it nicely on a medium flame.
  • Add the ground soya chunks to it. Turn the flame to high and cook till dry.
  • Add salt to taste and mix it.
  • Squeeze the grated vegetables dry. Add the cooked soya chunks to it. (Pro tip: You can also do it the other way to cook the vegetables as well. However, I do not prefer it because the vegetables get cooked while steaming the momos).
  • Add 1 cup of onions, ½ cup of fresh coriander leaves, ½ cup of spring onions (all finely chopped), and 1 tsp of aromat powder to it. Mix them nicely.
  • Add 1 tsp of Kashmiri chili paste, 1 tsp of white vinegar, and 1 tsp of soya sauce to it and mix them well.
  • Now, take the dough, cut it into small pieces, and sprinkle a bit of maida over them.
  • Roll each piece.
  • Put the stuffing and seal it carefully. (Pro tip: The shape of the momos depends on how you seal them).
  • Put them on a plate and let them set for about 5 minutes.
  • Now, grease the tray of the steamer with ghee, butter, or oil, and put all the momos in it.
  • Steam them for 10 to 15 minutes. Finally, grease the momos with a little bit of butter or ghee to prevent them from drying. (Pro tip: Do not steam momos for a long time or else they will become dry and stiff. Cover it with a wet cloth if you have to).
  • Your tasty homemade vegetable momos are ready. Lay them on a plate and serve them hot with a small bowl of tomato ketchup and mayonnaise or yogurt.
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Notes

I always use fresh vegetables for the authentic taste of vegetable momos.
You may use lukewarm water to make the dough soft but make sure it is not too soft. If it is, then put it in the fridge for a while. This will make stuffing easy.
You may mix rice flour with maida to make the dough for a unique texture in the vegetable momo.
I prefer using dark soya sauce in the mixture. It gives an intense flavor to the vegetable stuffing.
Make sure the vegetable mixture is dry while stuffing or else it will be very soggy after steaming.

Nutrition Info (Estimation Only)

Nutrition Facts
Vegetable Momos
Amount per Serving
Calories
 
280
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
6
mg
2
%
Sodium
 
174
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
378
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
 
49
g
16
%
Fiber
 
8
g
33
%
Sugar
 
8
g
9
%
Protein
 
15
g
30
%
Vitamin A
 
378
IU
8
%
Vitamin C
 
60
mg
73
%
Calcium
 
133
mg
13
%
Iron
 
5
mg
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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