Spinach Corn & Cheese Momo Recipe
Spinach Corn & Cheese Momo Recipe is a lovely momo recipe with a twist. A continental filling of healthy spinach and corn is combined with cheese which makes these momos lip smackingly good. Serve it for a party to make a delicious appetizer.
Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe is a delicious momo recipe, that will melt in your mouth. Thin sheets of momo skin packed with a healthy continental filling of spinach and corn, with some cheese, that is steamed makes these irresistible and absolutely lip smacking.
Did you know: Spinach helps improving blood glucose control in diabetics, lowering the risk of cancer, lowering blood pressure, improving bone health, lowering the risk of developing asthma and more. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, and vitamin C. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, protein, and choline.
Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe is popular with all and your kids will absolutely love them.
Serve Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe as a snack along with Homemade Red Chilli Garlic Sauce Recipe or Peanut Chilli Dipping Sauce Recipe on a rainy monsoon evening.
Try our other Momo recipes:
- Mushroom Dumpling Recipe With Potatoes (Momos)
- Vegetable Ragi Momo Recipe - Finger Millet Dumplings/ Dim Sum Recipe
- Shanghai Mantou Recipe (Pan Fried Filled Momo Recipe)
15 M
20 M
35 M
4 Servings
Ingredients
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For Momo Dough
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- Salt , to taste
- Water , to knead For Spinach Corn & Cheese Filling
- 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 cup Spinach Leaves (Palak) , washed and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Sweet corn
- 3 cloves Garlic , finely chopped
- Salt , to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Mixed Herbs (Dried)
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
- 1/2 cup Britannia Cheese Block , grated
How to make Spinach Corn & Cheese Momo Recipe
To begin making the Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe, first let’s make the dough.
In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt and mix. Add water little at a time to knead to make a medium stiff dough. The dough should be non sticky, smooth and firm.
Keep the momo dough covered for 2 hours before making filling.
In a skillet, heat oil on medium heat, add the garlic and saute until it turns golden brown.
Once done add in the spinach and corn and saute for about 5 minutes, until both the spinach and corn have cooked through.
Now season with some salt, mixed herbs, chilli flakes and mix well to combine. Turn off the heat, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Take a bamboo dim sum maker, or the regular idli steamer and fill it with water and pre heat it over a medium heat.
Divide the momo dough into equal portions, of lemon sized balls.
Take each ball and start rolling it out on a surface. Roll out the dough as thin as you can so that the outer layer of the momo is thin and delicate.
In every flatten dough leaf, add 1 tablespoon of the Spinach Corn filling, a teaspoon of grated cheese and fold the edges to form a semicircle. Start pleating at one end to give a nice characteristic pleats.
Do the same with all the rest of the dough and filling. Keep the completed Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos under a moist cloth to prevent drying.
Grease the steamer plate with oil or place butter paper before placing Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos to prevent sticking.
If using traditional steamer it has own boiler or if using bamboo steamer then boil water in a shallow pan and when water start boiling put momo filled bamboo steamer on it. Steam the Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos for 10 - 15 minutes until the momos look glossy on the outside.
Once done transfer the Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe into a serving plate and serve hot.
Serve Spinach Corn & Cheese Momos Recipe as a snack along with Homemade Red Chilli Garlic Sauce Recipe or Peanut Chilli Dipping Sauce Recipe on a rainy monsoon evening.
