Friday, July 20, 2012

Momos: Yummy Low Calorie Recipe

















Ingredients For The Momos (Dumplings):

Flour (maida)- 4-5 cups
Baking Powder- ½tsp
Onions- 9-10 (finely chopped)
Cabbage- 1 (finely chopped)
Carrots- 7-8 (finely chopped)
Butter- 2-3tbsp
Ginger Paste- 1 ½ -2tbsp
Ajinomoto- 1-2tsp
Salt- To taste

For The Sauce:

Tomatoes- 4-5
Garlic Flakes- 4-5
Green Chillies- 3-4
Coriander- ½ cup
Salt- To taste

Procedure For The Momos (Dumplings):

First mix the flour with some water, baking powder and salt to form a stiff dough. Keep this aside.
Now take the onions, cabbage and carrots in a bowl and add the 1tbsp butter and some salt to it.
Place in on a gas oven for boiling on a high flame.
Strain off all the water from the vegetables after they are boiled
Now add 1tbsp of butter and the ajinomoto into it and mix well. Keep it aside.
Take the dough and make small balls. Roll each ball into small and thin round shapes.
Take the mixture of vegetables and use it to fill each ball of dough.
Now twist the edges to seal the filling inside the dough.
After they are ready put them in a pressure cooker for steaming for at least 15-20 minutes on simmer.
Serve this vegetarian momo hot.

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