Chilli momos
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Chilli momos

Momos that ran off to join the Indo Chinese circus. Steamed, fried, sauced.

70 minTime
10 gProtein each
hotSpice
Momos, the Indo Chinese way2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySteamed, pan fried, tossed. Street stall style.
The original
462kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
70minutessame

Chilli momos.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1⅔ cups
Cabbage2 cups, very finely chopped
Carrot1 small, grated
Onion1 large, split: half chopped, half in petals
Garlic7 cloves, chopped, split
Ginger2.5 cm, chopped
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, chopped
Soy sauce1½ tbsp, split
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp, split
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, cubed
Red chilli sauce2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)1 tbsp
Vinegar1½ tsp
Cornflour (cornstarch)1 tbsp
Waterfor dough and sauce
Black pepper½ tsp
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Knead maida, a pinch of salt and about 100 ml water into a firm, smooth dough. Rest 20 minutes covered.
  2. 2Mix cabbage, carrot, chopped onion, half the garlic, ginger, spring onion, pepper, salt and 1 tsp soy sauce with 1 tsp oil.
  3. 3Roll thin discs, fill and pleat into momos. Steam on an oiled plate for 10 to 12 minutes.
  4. 4Pan fry the steamed momos in 1 tbsp oil until golden on the bottom.
  5. 5In the remaining oil, fry remaining garlic, onion petals and capsicum. Add chilli sauce, ketchup, remaining soy, vinegar and cornflour in 80 ml water. Toss the momos in until glazed.
Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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What goes with Chilli momos: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Hot and sour soup30 min
On the side Manchow soup35 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
To drink Cucumber cooler8 min
Something sweet Kesar badam chia pudding10 min
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