Paneer Momos – Momos / Dumplings is one of the Tibetan food which is very popular in India as a street food. A plate of hot steaming momos with a dipping sauce (momos sauce) is all you want on a raining evening.
In this Paneer Momos recipe, paneer cubes are cooked along with onions and few spices, which is then placed in a thin sheet, shaped and steamed. Momos can be prepared with various stuffings like mixed vegetables, corn, paneer, mushroom or if you like it non-vegetarian, then you can use stuffings like chicken. The dipping sauce for momos is hot and spicy. I prepared Momos Sauce for serving with Paneer momos and veg momos. I served Veg momos and paneer momos with momos sauce to my family. Momos got over in minutes. They loved it and asked me to make it regularly. As the sauce is spicy, make the filling lightly spiced. Momos take a good amount of time from preparing the dough, filling and till steaming, so plan ahead.
Momos can be made in two ways, Steaming and Frying. In this Paneer Momos Recipe, I steamed the Momos just like Veg Momos. You can deep fry the Momos, but steaming is much healthier. There is a a special equipment for steaming momos available in market and it is called as momos steamer. If you don’t have momos steamer, use any perforated plate placed in a slightly larger vessel with water at bottom and place momos on the perforated plate to steam cook. You can also use any other steaming method like idly cooker.
To make this Paneer Momos even more healthier, you can use Wheat flour instead of All purpose flour. There will be taste difference but people looking for much healthier option can go for it. Momos will be a great option for serving kids coming back from school in the evening. They would love to have delicious Momos as a snack back from school.The Recipe is simple, so do try it and let me know how you liked it. Let us see how to make Steamed Paneer Momos step by step pictures and detailed instructions. Meanwhile, you can checkout other snacks recipes like murukku, Vadai, etc.,
How to make Paneer Momos
- In a Wide bowl, add All Purpose flour / Maida and salt. Add water little by little and form a dough. Knead well and apply oil over the surface and cover with a wet cloth. Keep this aside.
- In a pan, add oil.
- Once hot, add chopped garlic and green chillies.
- Add chopped onion and cook till translucent.
- Now add finely chopped paneer. You can also crumble and add). Add salt and pepper powder.
Cook in high flame for 2 mins
- Now the dough and stuffing is ready. Now its time to shape and steam Momos.
- Divide the dough into equal and small portion.
- Take one ball and roll into small circles. Keep the edges thinner.
- Now place a tbsp of stuffing in the center of the circle. Make it like half moon shape and pleating the edges.
- In a steamer or Idli cooker, add water and bring it to boil. Now place the separator and place all the Paneer Momos over it for steaming.
- Steam cook for 6- 7 minutes. Once cooked, the momos becomes shiny and transparent. Do not over-cook. The Momos will turn rubbery.
- Serve hot with Momos chutney.
Paneer Momos Recipe
Paneer Momos
Ingredients
- 200 grams Paneer
- 1 cup All purpose Flour
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
- 2 Green Chilli finely chopped
- Pepper Powder As required
- Salt As required
- 2 tsp Oil
Instructions
How to make Paneer momos
- In a Wide bowl, add All Purpose flour / Maida and salt. Add water little by little and form a dough. Knead well and apply oil over the surface and cover with a wet cloth. Keep this aside.
- In a pan, add oil.
- Once hot, add chopped garlic and green chillies
- Add chopped onion and cook till translucent.
- Now add finely chopped paneer. You can also crumble and add). Add salt and pepper powder..
- Cook in high flame for 2 mins
- Now the dough and stuffing is ready. Now its time to shape and steam Momos
- Divide the dough into equal and small portion.
- Take one ball and roll into small circles. Keep the edges thinner.
- Now place a tbsp of stuffing in the center of the circle. Make it like half moon shape and pleating the edges.
- In a steamer or Idli cooker, add water and bring it to boil. Now place the separator and place all the Paneer Momos over it for steaming.
- Steam cook for 6- 7 minutes. Once cooked, it becomes shiny and transparent. Do not over-cook. The Momos will turn rubbery.
- Serve hot with Momos chutney.
Notes
- Do not over-cook. The Momos will turn rubbery.
- You can make variations to the filling.
- You can make it even more spicier by adding Chilli paste while cooking onions.
Notes:
- Do not over-cook. The Momos will turn rubbery.
- You can make variations to the filling.
- You can make it even more spicier by adding Chilli paste while cooking onions.
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everytime i make the outer becomes very soggy.. I should try this recipe