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    Fried Vegetable Cheese Momo Dumpling

    Aug 10, 2024 by Helene Dsouza

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    Helene Dsouza
    Momos Recipe made at home with a veg cheese filling and fried crispy. Best served warm and with a spiced dipping sauce.
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    12 piece
    RECIPE

    Momos Recipe with a veg cheese stuffing and fried for an extra crispy momo.

    Tibetan and Nepali momos specialties as you can find them on your journey to Goa!

    Learn how to make your own momos with the momos recipe below.

    Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
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    TL;DR

    When you visit Goa, the unique tropical Indian coastline state, you will definitely move around and visit different restaurants.

    The choice of restaurants is gigantic during the tourist season. Among all the International eating joints, one cuisine seems to be forgotten.

    Momos are basically Tibetan and Nepali flour dumplings stuffed with vegetables or meat fillings.

    They are normally steamed dumplings or pot stickers, but in India, you will find Momo variations that are fried or served in a spicy curried sauce.

    Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe

    Dumpling Sealing Options

    There are 2 main momo sealing versions here that I learned, and I would like to share this knowledge with you.

    The “bun” sealing version, or how I call it, is actually more suitable for the steaming process, but if you have a deep-frying pan ready then this momo form will work as well.

    The crescent-shaped momos are more suitable for frying since they can be easily turned without that the wonderfully crafted shape gets smashed.

    I leave the choice up to you!

    📖 Recipe

    Fried Veg Momos Recipe

    Momos Recipe made at home with a veg cheese filling and fried crispy. Best served warm and with a spiced dipping sauce.
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Tibetan
    Prep Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 piece
    Calories: 100kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    For the dough:

    • 200 grams All-purpose Flour
    • pinch Salt
    • 120 milliliter Water

    For the stuffing:

    • 60 grams Carrot
    • 200 grams Green Cabbage
    • 1 Onion
    • 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic
    • pinch Salt
    • pinch Black Pepper Ground
    • 80 grams Shredded Cheese mild Cheddar, Raclette type
    • 1 Tablespoon Cilantro Fresh chopped, aka Coriander
    • 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
    • 4 Tablespoons Water

    For the frying:

    • Oil
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • For the momos recipe dough, mix the flour and salt first. Make a well in the center and add the water.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Mix the whole content and work the dough out for a short time until smooth. Keep aside covered with a cloth for 20 minutes to rest.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • In the mean time, grate your carrot and cabbage thin. Chop your onion small. Heat up a pan and add 1 Tablespoon Oil and fry the onion first translucent, then add the grated carrot and cabbage and stir fry frequently while adding in the ginger garlic paste, salt, pepper, ajinomoto, coriander, vinegar and water. Stir fry until the vegetables are all soft and cooked and until the mixture is more dry. Keep aside to let cool a bit.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • In a mixing bowl add the grated cheese and the previously fried vegetable mixture.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Combine the whole content well and keep aside.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Grab your dough and work it out again shortly with some extra flour so that it doesn't stick on.
    • Form into a big fat sausage and cut same sized pieces. Roll those in turn into smooth balls. Flatten and continue to roll them out into thin roundish circles.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • If you want to make crescent shaped momos then place some of the filling (about 1 ½ Tablespoon full) onto one side more towards the center of the rolled out flat dough.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Fold over one side, wet the ending with a drop of water and twist in edges as shown. Do that with the remaining dough or...
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • shape the dumplings into buns by placing some of the momos recipe filling (again about 1 ½ Tablespoons of the filling) into the center. Wet the edge and fold in 3 sides to the center and hold and fold in the new 3 corners to the center.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Press and twist it at the center together so that it is properly sealed. Do that with the remaining dough or choose the crescent version.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Heat up a pan or deep frying pan (I used a simple pan because I wanted to save oil but I suggest that you use a deep frying pan or the Western style home deep frying machines) and wait for the oil to get hot. The oil should never smoke, that's very unhealthy and dangerous too!
    • To test if the oil is hot enough just take a piece of dough and drop it in. If it bubbles, it's a good sign and you can go ahead and drop a batch of the momos.
    • Fry the momos for a few minutes first on one side until golden and then turn and fry on the other side until golden. Take out from the oil and drain excess oil on a paper towel.
      Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    • Serve hot with a spicy tomato sauce!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Fried Veg Momos Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 100 Calories from Fat 18
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2g3%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Cholesterol 6mg2%
    Sodium 110mg5%
    Potassium 84mg2%
    Carbohydrates 15g5%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 910IU18%
    Vitamin C 7.1mg9%
    Calcium 87mg9%
    Iron 0.9mg5%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Serving

    Serve with a Sweet Chili Sauce Dip, or fried Momos also go well with Sriracha Mayonnaise or Curried Ketchup.

     

    Momos Recipe - Fried Momos with Veg Cheese filling www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
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