Homemade Veg Momo with Tofu-Paneer | Dumplings with Spicy Chutney

⏱️ Prep: 65m
🔥 Cook: 17m
🎬 Video: 9m 55s
📊 easy

🏠 Cuisine: Nepali 🍽️ Course: Snack or Light Meal 👥 Servings: 4

Learn how to make delicious, healthy Veg Momos (Nepali-style steamed dumplings) at home! These momos are packed with a protein-rich filling of tofu, paneer, mushrooms, cabbage, and spices, then steamed to perfection. Served with a spicy tomato-sesame-peanut chutney, they’re the perfect comfort food snack or light meal.

Instructions

  1. Make a smooth dough with flour and water and let it rest.
  2. Pulse onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, and cabbage in a chopper.
  3. Add grated tofu and paneer, spices, and oil to the pulsed vegetables. Mix well for the filling.
  4. For the chutney, sauté tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, and chilies in olive oil.
  5. Once the sautéed ingredients have cooled, blend them with peanuts, sesame seeds, salt, and water until smooth.
  6. Roll the dough thin, cut circles, fill each circle with 1 tbsp of the prepared filling, and fold into desired momo shapes.
  7. Steam the momos in an oiled momo steamer for 6–7 minutes until cooked through.
  8. Serve hot with the spicy tomato chutney!

💡 Chef’s Notes

Whether you’re a momo lover or trying dumplings for the first time, this recipe is easy, tasty, and wholesome.

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