Vegetarian wheat Dim Sum/momos/Dumplings with spicy sauce

 

PREP TIME

20 mins

COOK TIME

40 mins

TOTAL TIME

60 mins

  

Makes about 30 small sized pieces

Ingredients:

For the momos:

• 1.5 cup - Wheat flour 
• 1/4 cup - water to knead the dough
• 1 medium sized - Finely chopped Onion
• 5-6 cloves - Finely chopped garlic
• 2 green chillies - Finely chopped
• 2 cups - Finely chopped cabbage
• 1 cup - Finely chopped carrot
• 1 cup - chopped spinach
• 200g - Crumbed tofu
• 1/2 cup - Finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1 tsp - crushed black pepper
• Cilantro
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp - Oil 

For the spicy sauce:

• 2 medium - Tomato
• 2-3 - garlic cloves
• 1-2 - dry red chillies (adjust per preference)
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp - sugar
• 1/2 tsp - powdered black pepper
• 3 cups - water for cooking tomatoes

Preparation:

Momos:

1. In a large bowl, combine wheat flour, salt, oil and little water. Made a dough like we make for chapati. Keep the dough covered and aside 
2. Heat a pan. Add oil and let it become hot. 
3. Now add chopped garlic and roast a little.
4. Add finely chopped onion, green chillies and sauté till raw flavor goes away
5. Add the finely chopped bell pepper and sauté 
6. Now add finely chopped cabbage, carrot, tofu and cook it for 5min
7. Now add spinach and cook agin for 5min
8. Now add salt, pepper and cilantro and  give it a good mix
9. Turn off the heat and allow to cool down

Spicy sauce:

1. Rinse tomatoes well and keep ready
2. Break dry red chillies into halves, remove seeds, rinse in water and keep aside
3. Heat water in a pan and when it comes to a boil, add the whole tomatoes and red chillies
4. Cook uncovered for 8-10 min or until the tomatoes are well cooked
5. Use strainer and separate the tomatoes and chillies
6. Allow to cool
7. Once cool, peel the skins of tomatoes 
8. Add them to the blender (without any water).
9. Also add garlic, salt, sugar, black pepper to the blender and blend into smooth consistency
10. Transfer to a bowl to serve it

Assembling and cooking the momos:

1. Take a small ball of the prepared dough. Roll it into a big chapati
2. Now take a round cutter and cut multiple smaller circular dough
3. Add a tsp of the above vegetable-tofu mix 
4. Shape the momo as you desire. I have an example of how I folded mine
   
5. Line a steamer with parchment paper or use a cooker tin to steam momos. I dont have a steamer and used a regular Indian pressure cooker without the whistle to steam my momos
6. Steam the momos for 7min and serve hot with the sauce