Momos

Ingredients
For the Stuffing:

• 1.5  cups finely chopped vegetables ( ½ cup chopped cabbage
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• ¼  cup chopped french beans and ¼ cup chopped capsicum)
• 2 small sized spring onions
• Finely chopped – reserve the greens to be added later
• 3 to 4 small garlic finely chopped
• ½ tsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp red chili pd (or chili sauce, optional)
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt as required

For outer cover:

• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida
• ½ tsp oil
• ¼ tsp salt or as required

Method
preparing the outer cover of momos:

1. Take the all purpose flour/maida, salt and oil in a bowl and mix it.
2. Add water in parts and knead to a firm dough.
3. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

For the Veg Momos stuffing:

1. Heat oil.
2. Add garlic & onion, saute for few seconds & then  add all the finely chopped vegetables.
3. Add all spices and  stir fry the vegetables on high heat till become dry & cooked.
4. Later add 1 to 2 tbsp of the spring onions greens and stir fry for a minute.

Shaping the Veg Momos:

1. Roll each dough ball into a thin circle of about 2-3 inch diameter.
2. Place 1 or 2 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the center.
3. Then make ball like kachori. Prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist napkin.
4. In a greased steamer pan or in idli moulds, place the momos keeping space between them so that they don’t touch each other.
5. Steam momos for 5-6 minutes.
6. When you touch the momo then dough should not feel sticky to you.
7. This means they are done and the momos will have a transparent look.
8. Serve vegetable momos with a spicy sauce like schezwan sauce or tomato-chili sauce or chili sauce.