Name: Steamed Spinach Momos with Momo Chutney recipe by Rekha Unni at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Momo dough; 1 cup all purpose flour; 2 cups cleaned spinach leaves; Salt to taste; Water as required; 2 tsp oil; For Momo Chutney; 2 medium tomatoes; 1 tsp soy sauce; 5-6 dry red chilies; 1 tsp vinegar; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 garlic clove; 1 inch ginger; Blanched Almonds (3-4) (optional); Salt to taste; For Momo Stuffing: 1 cup shredded cabbage; 1/2 capsicum thinly chopped; 1/2 cup mushroom thinly diced; 1/4 cup tofu or carrots thinly sliced; 3-4 Spring onions thinly diced; 1tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1/4 tsp vinegar; 2 tbsp oil; Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

For Momo dough
1 cup all purpose flour
2 cups cleaned spinach leaves
Salt to taste
Water as required
2 tsp oil
For Momo Chutney
2 medium tomatoes
1 tsp soy sauce
5-6 dry red chilies
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp Sugar
1 garlic clove
1 inch ginger
Blanched Almonds (3-4) (optional)
Salt to taste
For Momo Stuffing: 1 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 capsicum thinly chopped
1/2 cup mushroom thinly diced
1/4 cup tofu or carrots thinly sliced
3-4 Spring onions thinly diced
1tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp vinegar
2 tbsp oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Blanch Spinach leaves and puree it. Make a stiff dough with flour, spinach puree, salt and water as required. Knead with oil. Cover it with damp cloth and keep it aside
Boil Tomatoes and dry red chilies with 1.5 cups water until tomato skin starts to peel. Drain water and Allow it to come to room temperature. Peel off tomato skin.
Grind well tomatoes with dry red chilies and rest of the ingredients mentioned under chutney list. Momo chutney is ready.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add ginger garlic paste and saute it until raw aroma goes away. Add all the veggies mentioned under Momo stuffing. Mix it well, cover and cook it for 6-7 minutes until tender. Add soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix it well. The stuffing is ready.
Now make medium sized puris, it should be thin. Slightly thick at centre but thin at edges. Take a small amount of filling, place it in centre. Pinch sides from one side, raise front part up with right thumb. make 1-2 creases with right index on back part. Shift thumb a little raise the front again, make creases on back part with right index. Keep pushing the stuffing with left thumb. Now continue and finally seal it completely. This is half moon shaped momos.
Boil water in Idli/Rice cooker. Place momos in greased pan. Steam for 10 minutes on medium flame. Serve hot with momo chutney

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