Tandoori Momos(dumplings)
This is a lip-smacking,easy and delicious recipe perfect for all momos lovers made with a tandoori marination. It tastes amazing when served piping hot with a mint chutney.
Ingredients
FOR DOUGH:
- 1½ cup maida / plain flour / all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
- ½ cup water
FOR STUFFING:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- ½ onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot grated
- 2 cup cabbage grated
- ½ tsp pepper crushed
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coriander finely chopped
FOR TANDOORI MARINATION:
- ½ cup curd / yogurt thick
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp oil
- ¼ tsp salt
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 pieces red-hot charcoal
- ½ tsp ghee / clarified butter
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ½ tsp coriander finely chopped
Instructions
For Momos dough
- In a large mixing bowl take 1½ cup maida, ¼ tsp salt and 1 tsp oil. mix well.
- Add ½ cup water and knead dough for 5 minutes.knead to a smooth and soft dough, and rest for 30 minutes.
Dough (rotimatic)
- combine all the dry ingredients of dough in the flour containersettings puri thickness 1 roast 1use the puri discs to prepare momos
For Momos Stuffing
- In a large kadai heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 clove minced garlic also, saute ½ onion till it turns translucent.
- Then add 1 grated carrot and 2 cup grated cabbage.saute well till it shrinks slightly.
- Now add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp salt and 1 tbsp coriander.Mix well and allow to cool completely. momos stuffing is ready.
Momos
- After 30 minutes, take the prepared momos dough and knead well again for a minute.further, pinch a small ball and flatten.
- Dust with some maida (all purpose flour) and start to roll using a rolling pin.
- Roll a medium thin circle around 4 – 5 inch in diameter make sure you roll from sides and keep the center slightly thick.Using a small cup, cut into a circle and brush water to sides.
- Place a heaped tbsp of prepared stuffing in the center.Then start pleating the edges slowly and gather everything,press in middle and seal the momos forming a bundle
- Heat a steamer and arrange the momos in the tray without touching each other.You can steam the momos or lightly fry them which makes them a little firm before coating with tandoori marinate.(i prefer frying)
- steam momos for 10-12 minutes or till shiny sheen appears over it or fry them till they turn light golden in color.
Tandoori Momos
- First, in a large cup take ½ cup curd.
- Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp oil and ¼ tsp salt.
- Mix well making sure all the spices are combined well.
- Coat the cooked momos with prepared marination and rest for some time.
- Heat kadai with 2 tbsp oil and place the marinated momos.
- Cook for 2 minutes on medium flame.
- Flip over and cook all sides well.
- Serve tandoori momos sprinkled with chaat masala and coriander leaves.
