One of the most popular recipes among today's generation is Veg Fried Momos. These are crispy & delicious deep-fried dumplings made of plain flour stuffed with crunchy & mildly spiced vegetables. The name ‘momos’ is believed to be a colloquial form of the Tibetan word ‘mog mog’. Momos are considered native to Tibet as well as areas of Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. They are now extremely popular across a wider region of the Indian subcontinent especially in the Northern parts of the country and are a huge favorite of children and young people.
Ingredients
All purpose flour – 2 cups
Chopped carrots – 2 tbsp
Chopped onion – 1 cup
Grated cabbage – 1 cup
Baking soda – 1/4 tsp
Chopped ginger garlic – 2 tbsp
Green chilli chopped – 1 tbsp
Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
Vinegar – 1 tsp
Black paper powder – 1 tbsp
Oil – 1 cup
Salt – 1 tsp
1. Combine the flour, salt baking powder and 1 tsp oil in a deep bowl. Mix well and knead to stiff dough with water. Keep aside.
2. Put a pan for vegetable cooking
3. Add 2 tsp oil to pan and let it heat a bit. Add ginger, garlic, chilli and saute for 1 min.
4. Then add onion, cabbage, carrot, salt, black pepper powder, vinegar, soy sauce and mix well. Saute for 3 min and remove mixture from the pot. Keep aside.
5. Take small portion of dough and make small round poori. Place a tsp of filling in the centre. Bring edges together or you can make any shape of momos.
6. Put a deep kadai and deep fry it or fry until golden brown. Once done remove from oil.
7. Serve hot momos with chutney or sauce.
