Diabetic, but love momos? We have the perfect gluten-free recipe for you

Ingredients

1 cup – Rice flour
1 cup – Water
1 tsp – Oil
1 tsp – Salt

For filling – (all grated)

100g – Paneer
1-2 tbsp – Oil
2 – Small or 1 big onion
2 – Tomatoes
½ inch – Ginger
2-3 – Garlic, crushed
1 – Capsicum
½ tsp – Salt
½ tsp – Red chilli
¼ tsp – Turmeric
1 tsp – Garam masala
1 tsp – Curry leaves powder
½ tsp – Amchur powder

For chutney

4 – Tomatoes
3-4 – Kashmiri red mirchi
10 cloves – Garlic
1 tsp – Jeera (cumin)
1 tsp – Salt

Method

For dough

*Boil water with rock salt. Let it cool down a bit and then use it to knead dough using rice flour.
*The dough should neither be too hard, nor soft. Add a few drops of oil, if required.
*Cover and keep the kneaded dough for 10 minutes.

For filling

*Heat any seed oil, like mustard oil or ghee in a pan.
*Add grated ginger, crushed garlic, onions and saute till brown. Add grated tomatoes, followed by grated capsicum.
*Saute all veggies for three-four minutes.
*Add grated paneer.
*Filling is ready.

For steaming

*Fill a large pan with two glasses of water.
*Put strainer plate on the pan.
*Make small balls of dough and roll them out a bit using a rolling pin.
*Place some filling in the center. Wet the edges and seal the momo so that the filling doesn’t spill.
*Steam for about 10 minutes and serve with chutney.

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For chutney

*Heat coconut oil, and add cumin seeds (jeera) and garlic
*Add red chilli, then tomatoes and saute
*Grind it when cool and serve

Why is it better for you?

As per Kaur, it is good for all ages, diabetics and those with gluten intolerance.

*Best replacement for refined flour momos.
*Paneer filling and healthy oils act as a good source of protein and fats.
*Steaming method is better than frying.
*Vegetables make it a good source of fibre.
*Ginger and garlic are gut-friendly.

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