Veg Momos

Ingredients

• 2 cups maida
• 3 cups cabbage, finely shredded
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 8 garlic cloves, 1 inch ginger, minced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp black pepper
• For chutney: 6 dried red chillies, 4 tomatoes, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

1. Dough: maida, salt, water. Knead until smooth and firm, cover, rest 30 minutes.
2. Filling: squeeze the water out of the shredded cabbage. Mix raw with everything else — cooking it makes it watery.
3. Roll very thin discs, thinner at the edges than the centre.
4. Filling in the middle, then pleat and pinch shut. Any shape that seals is a correct shape.
5. Steam 12 minutes in a greased steamer with space between them.
6. Chutney: boil the tomatoes and chillies 10 minutes, blend with roasted sesame, garlic and salt.