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Healthiest Momos Recipe Ever | No Maida

7 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this video, the presenter critiques conventional street‑side momos for containing MSG and refined wheat flour (maida), which are portrayed as unhealthy. She then introduces a homemade "rainbow momos" alternative made with whole‑wheat flour blended with beetroot, spinach, carrot, and pumpkin to create a colorful dough. The filling consists of the same vegetables, sesame, jaggery, water, and rock salt. The dough is divided into 20 equal balls, rolled into very thin chapatis, each topped with a tablespoon of filling, sealed with delicate hands, and then cooked on a greased plate using cold‑pressed oil for about ten minutes. A spicy chutney is suggested for serving. The recipe details are provided in the video caption.

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Did you know that street-side momos are filled with MSG, a chemical which keeps you eating more and more? Plus, they're made with refined wheat flour, maida, which sticks to our gut, rots there, and often creates disease. But worry not, our chefs have developed homemade rainbow momos made with whole wheat flour by mixing whole wheat flour with beetroot, spinach, carrot, and pumpkin. For the filling, mix all these veggies along with some sesame, jaggery, water, and rock salt. Divide the dough into 20 equal balls, dip them in flour, and roll Roll them into small and very thin chapatis. Fill each chapati with 1 tablespoon of filling. Watch closely to see how to seal it. You need to do it with delicate hands. This is the shape we gave to all our momos. Grease the plates with cold-pressed oil, and in just about 10 minutes, these colorful, healthy, and MSG-free momos are ready to enjoy. This special momos chutney adds just the right tinge of spice, which makes it a lip-smacking delicacy loved by everyone. Detailed recipe is in the caption.