Recipe: Wholewheat Momos

Ingredients

1. Whole-wheat Flour – 1 ½ cup
2. Salt – ½ tsp
3. Water – accordingly to knead the dough

For the filling

1. Chicken Mince – 150 g
2. Minced Garlic – 2 tbsp
3. Onion – ½ [finely chopped]
4. Spring Onions – 2 stems [finely chopped]
5. Coriander – 2 – 3 tbsp [ [finely chopped]
6. Green Chillies – 3 – 4 [finely chopped]
7. Soya Sauce – 1 tsp
8. Salt – as per your taste
9. Black Pepper – ½ tsp
10. Vinegar – ½ tsp

For the sauce

1. Tomatoes – 3 mediums
2. Dry Red Chilli – 8
3. Oil – 1 tsp
4. Garlic – 2 cloves
5. Ginger – ½ tsp [chopped]
6. Salt – as per your taste
7. Sugar – ½ tsp
8. Coriander Leaves – 2 tsp [chopped]

Method

1. Mix all the filling ingredients and keep aside.
2. To make the dough, slowly add water to the flour until it forms a dough. Knead until smooth. Drizzle over some oil and cover it with a towel. let it rest for 20 – 30 mins.

1. Pinch a small size of the dough and flatten it. Roll the ball using a rolling pin. Roll the ball to 4-5 diameters. Roll from the sides, the centre should be thick.
2. Now place a heaped tablespoon of the filling on the centre. Start to pleat the edges slowly and gather everything.
3. Press in the middle and seal the momos forming a bundle.

Method for sauce

1. Boil the red chillies in water. Once boiled, remove and keep aside.
2. Blanch the tomatoes. Once cooled, peel the skin.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger, garlic, red chilli, blanched tomatoes, salt and sugar. Cook for 2 mins.
4. Let this mixture cool down then grind it with coriander leaves.
5. Heat the steamer and grease the pan and place the momos on it. Steam the momos for 10 – 12 mins on medium flame. Momos are ready to eat

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