momo manchurian recipe | manchurian momos | veg manchurian momos

momo manchurian recipe | manchurian momos | veg manchurian momos with detailed photo and video recipe. a unique tasty street food recipe made with a combination of dumplings and manchurian sauce. the recipe was originated as momos are generally served with a spicy chutney, but this combo makes a complete meal without any side dish. this manchurian snack can be served as a meal with either fried rice and noodles or it can also be served as an appetiser soup.

momo manchurian recipe | manchurian momos | veg manchurian momos with step by step photo and video recipe. sweet dumplings are very practised across india, but the spicy or savoury dumplings are not native. however, it was introduced as a street food snack and has been really appreciated since then. it has also undergone so many variations and momo manchurian recipe or manchurian momos are one such flavoured and spicy momo meal.

since the beginning of this pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns, i have been getting a lot of requests for momos recipes. perhaps the street food craving could be the main reason for this. especially in northern india, there is a huge fan following for the momos recipes. hence to meet those requirements, i am posting a unique momo meal by combining the traditional momos with indo chinese manchurian sauce. in other words, it is basically gobi manchurian recipe with gobi florets replaced with steamed momos. perhaps, you may feel the end to end recipe steps can be lengthy by preparing the momos and sauce. but this recipe is a perfect meal when you have some leftover momos and wish to make something innovative from it. hence i would strongly recommend trying this recipe as an alternative to the other manchurian recipes.

furthermore, some more additional tips, suggestions and variations to the manchurian momos recipe. firstly, you may use any type of momos for this recipe including paneer, soya chunks or even meat variant. in addition, you may change the sauce to make chilli or even schezwan variant too. refer to my indo chinese category for the corresponding sauces. secondly, you may either make it a gravy version or perhaps with the dry variant. with a gravy option, you may serve it as a soup meal. lastly, try to make the small momos for this recipe as it may collapse when you stir fry it with manchurian sauce.

finally, i request you to check my other related indo chinese recipes collection with this post of momo manchurian recipe. it mainly includes my other related recipes like wheat momos, momos chutney, manchurian fried rice, maggi manchurian, manchurian gravy, aloo manchurian, cabbage manchurian, bread manchurian, chilli bread, paneer manchurian dry. further to these i would also like to mention my other related recipes like

• street food recipes
• sandwich recipes
• rice recipes

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how to make momo manchurian with step by step photo:

how to make vegetable stuffing for veg momos:

1. firstly, in a kadai heat 3 tsp oil.
2. add 2 clove garlic, 1 chilli and 2 tbsp spring onion. stir fry on high flame.
3. now add ½ onion, saute until the onions shrink slightly.
4. further add 2 cup cabbage, 1 carrot and stir fry.
5. additionally, add 1 tsp soy sauce, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt.
6. mix well making sure everything is well combined.
7. finally, add 2 tbsp spring onion and mix well. vegetable stuffing for momos is ready.

how to make veg momos:

1. firstly, in a large bowl take 1½ cup maida and ½ tsp salt. mix well.
2. now add water as required and start to knead the dough.
3. knead for 5 minutes, or until the dough turns non-sticky and soft.
4. grease the dough with oil, cover and rest for 20 minutes.
5. after 20 minutes, knead the dough slightly.
6. pinch a small ball sized dough and roll uniformly.
7. roll to slightly thin thickness.
8. now place a tbsp of prepared vegetable stuffing.
9. start to pleat from one side without damaging.
10. bring all together and twist to seal tight.
11. place the momos into the steamer. make sure to grease the plate to prevent momos from sticking.
12. steam for 10 minutes, or until a shiny layer appears.
13. finally, veg momos are ready. keep aside.

how to make manchurian sauce:

1. firstly, in a large wok heat 2 tbsp oil. add 2 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger, 2 tbsp spring onion and 2 tbsp onion.
2. stir fry until the onions shrink slightly.
3. further add 2 tbsp carrot, 3 tbsp cabbage and 3 tbsp capsicum.
4. stir fry making sure all the vegetables are cooked yet crunchy.
5. keeping the flame on high, add 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tsp chilli sauce, ¼ tsp pepper powder and ¼ tsp salt.
6. stir fry until the sauces are well combined.
7. now add 1 cup corn flour slurry and mix well. to prepare the slurry, i have mixed 2 tsp cornflour in 1 cup water.
8. keep cooking until the slurry thickens and turns glossy.
9. for that extra spice, add ½ tsp chilli powder and ¼ cup water.
10. mix well forming a smooth saucy texture.
11. now add steamed momos add 2 tbsp spring onion.
12. mix gently, making sure all the sauce is well coated to momos.
13. finally, enjoy vegetable momos manchurian topped with more spring onions.
    

notes:

• firstly, make sure to knead the dough really well. else the momos will be chewy.
• also, you can design the momos to your choice. and also vary the stuffing.
• additionally, make sure to prepare the manchurian just before serving as it thickens once cooled.
• finally, momos manchurian recipe tastes great when prepared slightly spicy.