How to Make Vegetable Dim Sum or Veg Momos

Making dim sum or momos is a lengthy task. But, once you prepare the dough and the filling, you can easily make them. Making dim sum sauce or chutney is easy. But all these together take quite a lot of time. What about the end result? You get handful of very delightful and healthy snacks that you will love to eat!

Making the Dough:

At first, make the dough. For this, take all purpose flour, oil, and salt in a mixing bowl. Knead them to form a soft, firm, and pliable dough. Rest it covered for 20 minutes.

Preparing the Filling:

Heat oil in a deep-bottomed pan. Saute a coarse paste of garlic, ginger, and green chilies. Add finely chopped veggies. Stir-cook them till they are soft yet crunchy. Add salt and soy sauce. Stir-cook till the mix becomes dry. Keep aside for cooling. This is the stuffing for the dim sum.

Making Dim Sum:

Pinch out a small lemon size dough. Roll it into a thin dice. Place a tablespoon filling in the center. Fold the open ends by making pleats. Refer the pic. Make 8-10 such dim sum in a batch. Steam cook them for 6-8 minutes on high fire. Turn off the heat and take them out. Serve hot with tomato-garlic chutney/dip. Enjoy the taste!

Making the Dough:

• Take all purpose flour, oil, and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a soft and firm dough, by adding water little by little.
• Cover it with a wet cloth or with a container. Keep aside for 20 minutes.

Preparing the Stuffing:

• Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan. Add ginger-garlic-green chili paste. Saute on low fire till they become golden.
• Add chopped vegetables one by one, starting with cabbage, carrot, french beans, and capsicum. Stir-cook them for 7-8 minutes.
• Add salt. This makes the cooking faster. Mix well. Cook till vegetables are soft yet crunchy.
• Pour soy sauce. Continue sauteing till the mix becomes dry. Turn off the fire. Transfer the contents to a plate. Keep aside for cooling.

How to Make Dim Sum or Momos:

• Pinch out a small lemon size dough. Roll it into a thin dice of about 3" or less diameter.
• Place a tablespoon stuffing in the center. Fold the open ends by making pleats and close it. Please refer the pic. for perfection.
• Prepare 8-10 such dumplings in a batch. Heat the cooker or steamer. Place these dumplings on the greased perforated plate only after the steam comes out from the cooker. If using cooker, don't use the weight.
• Cook them for 6-7 minutes on high heat. Turn off the fire. Open the steamer/cooker lid.
• Take out the plate containing the dumplings. Veg dim sum or veg momos is ready to eat.
• Serve 2-3 of them in a plate with garlic-tomato dip/sauce or with any other dip/sauce. Enjoy the taste!