Category: Food Recipes

 

Paneer Momo is a popular Nepalese dish that is loved by food enthusiasts around the world. These delicious steamed dumplings are stuffed with a savory filling of paneer, vegetables, and spices, and are typically served with a tangy dipping sauce. Here is a descriptive recipe that will guide you through the process of creating your own Paneer Momos:

Ingredients:

For the Dough:

– 2 cups of all-purpose flour
– 1/2 teaspoon of salt
– Water, as needed

For the Filling:

– 1 cup of crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
– 1/2 cup of finely chopped cabbage
– 1/2 cup of finely chopped carrots
– 1/2 cup of finely chopped bell peppers
– 1/4 cup of finely chopped onions
– 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
– 1 tablespoon of grated ginger
– 1 green chili, finely chopped
– 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
– 1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup
– 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
– Salt, to taste

For the Dipping Sauce:

– 1/4 cup of tomato ketchup
– 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
– 1 tablespoon of vinegar
– 1 teaspoon of chili sauce
– 1 tablespoon of honey or sugar

For Garnish:

– Fresh coriander leaves, chopped
– Spring onions, finely chopped

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and salt. Gradually add water and knead the dough until it becomes smooth and pliable. Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the crumbled paneer, chopped vegetables, onions, garlic, ginger, green chili, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, black pepper, and salt. Mix well until everything is evenly distributed.

3. After the dough has rested, divide it into small balls and roll them out into thin, circular wrappers using a rolling pin.

4. Take one wrapper and place a spoonful of filling in the center. Carefully fold the edges of the wrapper, forming a half-moon shape, and seal the edges by pinching them together. Repeat until all the wrappers have been filled.

5. Place the Paneer Momos in a steamer and steam them for about 10-12 minutes, until they are cooked through and the dough is cooked.

6. In the meantime, prepare the dipping sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the tomato ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, chili sauce, and honey or sugar until well combined.

7. Once the Paneer Momos are cooked, carefully remove them from the steamer and arrange them on a platter. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and spring onions.

8. Serve hot with the dipping sauce on the side.

Enjoy the delicious and flavorful Paneer Momos with your loved ones and savor the taste of Nepalese cuisine.

To make good biryani you need to make use of good quality ingredients. The choice of good quality basmati rice, whole spices, spice powders, ghee,meat  all contribute to the flavors of a good biryani. 

1. Basmati Rice

There are many different kinds of basmati rice available nowadays. In India you can buy basmati rice either from the local stores or from online marts. If you buy from an online mart you can choose to buy from JioMart, Amazon, BigBasket. If you want your biryani to be more fluffy then buy the naturally aged basmati rice. Aged rice turns out to be more fragrant too.

2. Biryani Masala (Spices)

Good quality spices make the flavor of the Biryani better.  Therefore, choose a Biryani masala or a garam masala to elevate the taste of your biryani.

3. Ghee

Nowadays biryani is prepared using refined oil. But traditionally biryani was made using ghee. Therefore, you can prefer to add ghee.

4. Meat

You can use different parts of the meat in order to prepare a good biryani. If you want more tender then use succulent pieces of the meat.

5. Marination

Marination of the meat with spices and yogurt is the main step to making a good biryani. Marination makes the meat soft and more juicy. Therefore, you shouldn’t skip that part.

6. Rinsing and Soaking the rice

Rinsing helps to get rid of the starch. Soaking helps to cook the rice grains to fluffy and long.

7. Use low heat

Adjust the amount of heat required to cook the recipe. I prefer to cook the recipe in low heay instead of high heat.

     

 

Momo is a simple and healthy snacks recipe which is inherited from the Nepali cuisine. Although non-vegetarian momos are more popular then vegetarian momos, vegetarian momos  are becoming popular. 

What is a vegetarian momo ?

Vegetarian momo is a plane flour  based dumpling steamed with  cabbage carrot onion stuffing. It is a popular street food in India. It is typically served with  red colour spicy and watery momo chutney

Ingredients

For dough

Maida or aur plain flour

Some salt 

Water

For vegetable stuffing

Some Oil 

Some Finely chopped garlic

Some Finely chopped Ginger

Some Finely chopped Chilli

Little Chopped Onion

Little Chopped Carrot

Little Chopped Cabbage 

Little soya sauce

Little vinegar

Some Pepper

Some  Salt

 

Outer Layer Preparation

Add the dough from the cover and knead well. Divide the dough into many small disc shaped circles. 

Shaping momos

Now fill the small disc shaped circles with vegetable filling ( see vegetable stuffing ) and fold to seal the momo. Repeat this process with the other circle shaped small disc. Heat the momos in a steamer and steam for 5-7 minutes.

Serving the momos

Finally enjoy the momos which momo chutney.

 

Ingredients of the roll

Small sliced meat

Chapati or Paratha

½ medium onion

½ medium capsicum

½ carrot

1 teaspoon green chilli sauce

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon butter

Some ginger

Salt as required

1. Saute the filing for the roll

First cut thick slices of onion, capsicum, carrot, ginger. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce and cook for a few minutes. Now add the meat slices and saute the mixture in hot oil.

    2. Now heat the chapati or Paratha in little oil for a few minutes.

3. Make the roll by adding the filing to the Paratha or Chapati

 

Serving 

Serve the roll with Tomato Ketchup.

 

Ingredients of the roll

Chapati or Paratha

½ medium onion

½ medium capsicum

½ carrot

1 teaspoon green chilli sauce

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon butter

Some ginger

Salt as required

1. Saute the filing for the roll

First cut thick slices of onion, capsicum, carrot, ginger. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, tomato ketchup, chilli sauce and cook for a few minutes. Now add the meat slices and saute the mixture in hot oil.M

2. Make the omelette from the egg

3. Now place the chapati over the omelette

5. Add the filing and make the roll.

Serving 

Serve the roll with Tomato Ketchup.