Fried Momos and Spicy Chutney
Momo are little dumplings formed by enclosing a teaspoon of filling in dumpling wrapper or dough. They are sevrved steamed, fried or steam-fried and eaten with a spicy chutney that includes spices, tomatoes, garlic, and dry red chilies.
Ingredients
Momo Wrapper
- 1 pack Store-bought or homemade dumpling wrappers
Momo Filling
- 1 tbsp Oil to saute vegetables
- 2 stalks Spring onions/scallions finely chopped. Save some of the greens for garnishing
- 3 Garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp Ginger minced
- 1.5 cup Finely chopped veggies suggestions: cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, beans, crumbled tofu
- 1 tsp Soy sauce or add as requried
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- salt to taste
Spicy chutney
- 8 Dry red chillis
- 5 Garlic cloves
- 3 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Soy sauce
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2-3 Tomatoes 2 if large, 3 if medium
- 3 tsp Sugar
Instructions
Vegetable stuffing
- Chop the vegetables by knife or processing them in a food processor until finely chopped.
- Make sure the vegetables are coarsely chopped and not minced.
- In a pan heat oil, and add finely chopped garlic and minced ginger. Sauté for 2 to 3 seconds on medium-low heat.
- Add spring onion whites and sauté for half a minute, then add all the finely chopped vegetables.
- Stir fry the vegetables on a medium heat for about 2-3 minutes until soft.
- Add soy sauce, salt and pepper and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
- Switch off the flame and top it off with the spring onions/scallion greens. Mix well.
- Set the stuffing aside until it cools completely.
Making the momos
- Place 2 or 3 tsp of vegetable stuffing in the center of a dumpling wrapper.
- Pleat and close up the dumplings.
- Prepare all momos this way and keep them covered under a moist paper towel or napkin, so they don’t dry out until you are ready to steam.
- At this point you can decide to whether fry them, or steam them or steam and fry as well.
- If you are stemaing the momos: then in a greased steamer steam the momos for about 5-6 minutes. if they turn translucent then the momos are done.
- For Fried: Drop the wrapped momos in hot oil and fry until golden and crispy. Serve with a spicy garlic momo chutney.
Spicy red chutney
- Drop the red chillies and tomatoes in boiling water and cook for about 8 minutes to blanch the tomatoes and rehydrate the red chillies.
- Once blanched and cooled, remove the skins of the tomatoes carefully. Add all ingredients, roughly chopped if required, to a blender and blend smooth.
Nutrition
Serving: 12piecesCalories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 44.2gProtein: 6.6gFat: 16.2gSaturated Fat: 2.4gSodium: 2852mgPotassium: 838mgFiber: 6.9gSugar: 16.4gCalcium: 96mgIron: 3mg
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