Ingredients
For the Dough
- Whole wheat flour 3/4 cup
- Roasted Besan (chick pea flour) 1/4 cup
- Oil 2 tablespoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Warm water as required
For the Stuffing
- Shelled green peas 1 cup
- Vegetable oil 2 tablespoon
- Ginger chilly paste 1 teaspoon
- Hing (Asafoetida) 1/4 teaspoon
- Bhaja moshla 2 teaspoon (see notes)
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to balance
Directions
Preparation of the Dough
- First take whole wheat flour, roasted besan, salt and oil. Rub the flour with the oil.
- Add warm water slowly to form a soft dough. Keep the dough covered for half an hour.
Preparation of the Stuffing
- Coarsely grind the peas in the mixer grinder.
- Heat oil in a non stick Kadai. Temper it with hing and ginger chilly paste. Saute for a minute.
- Add the ground peas and cook till the raw aroma of peas are gone.
- Finally add 2 teaspoon of Bhaja moshla, salt and sugar. Mix them all well and cook for few more minutes until the peas mixture leaves the sides of the Kadai and comes together.
- Turn off the flame and allow the stuffing to come to room temperature before using.
- Likewise prepare all the momos in the same way and keep them in the greased pan keeping space in between. Cover the momos with a damp cloth until all the momos are shaped to prevent them from drying.
Steaming the Momos
- Heat 2 cups of water in electric rice cooker or pressure cooker. Once the water comes to boil, place the pan in the cooker.
- Steam the momos for 8-10 minutes. If they are larger in size, then may be a few more minutes extra.
- The momos will appear glossy and will not be sticky to touch, that indicates, they are done.
- Serve the momos hot with coriander chutney.