Homemade Veg Momo with Tofu-Paneer | Dumplings with Spicy Chutney
🏠 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
- Make a smooth dough with flour and water and let it rest.
- Pulse onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, and cabbage in a chopper.
- Add grated tofu and paneer, spices, and oil to the pulsed vegetables. Mix well for the filling.
- For the chutney, sauté tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, and chilies in olive oil.
- Once the sautéed ingredients have cooled, blend them with peanuts, sesame seeds, salt, and water until smooth.
- Roll the dough thin, cut circles, fill each circle with 1 tbsp of the prepared filling, and fold into desired momo shapes.
- Steam the momos in an oiled momo steamer for 6–7 minutes until cooked through.
- 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.











