Momo - Little bundle of deliciousness

When I first moved to Delhi, I was introduced to the city's favorite evening snack Momo.

Till date this little packet of deliciousness does not seize to surprise me.

There is so much you can do with it, veg, non-veg, steamed, fried or grilled. It is delicious every which way.

I have had momos at all the places famous for momos in Delhi, from Kamla Nagar to Chanakya Puri and Brahmaputra market in NOIDA.  However my favorite plate comes from a very small street in Gurgaon. This guy has the juiciest filling and the thinnest cover that makes the momo much more succulent. I cannot forget the taste but living in noth dist., do not get much chance to go and eat my fav snack when I crave for it.

So I decided to make some at home. After a few trials and errors I finally got the mojo and got the perfect plate of momos home made.

Here is my recipe

For the dough

Maida – 1 cup

Water – ½ cup

For the filling

Cabbage – ½ head grated/minced

Peas – ½ cup minced

Ginger – ½ inch grated
Oil - 1 tsp

Salt and pepper to taste.

To Boil/Steam
Water - 1ltr
Oil - 2 tbsp

Method

1.       Kneed a soft dough with Maida and water and keep aside to rest

2.       Grate or mince cabbage, peas and ginger

3.       Heat oil in a frying pan

4.       Add the minced veggies and seasoning and stir till veggies loose some moisture.

5.       Let the stuffing mixture cool down to room temperature.

6.       Divide dough into 4 parts and roll out a very thin roti with help of little dusting of Maida.

1.       Cut out little puries from this roti.

2.       Fill each puri with small amount of filling and seal whichever way you like it.

3.       The momos are ready to cook

4.       Boil about 1 ltr water in a saucepan and add 2 tbsp oil to it. Bring it to a rolling boil.

5.       Put all these in the boiling water and boil for 5 minutes on high flame.

6.       Take out of the water and rest on a mesh/ strainer for a minute and get ready to hog.