Momo is very popular in Indian street food. From big restaurants to every street corner, Momo stalls can be seen and most of the places are crowded. The mouth waters at the sight of garlic-tomato chutney and hot momos, but it is not considered good for health. Actually it is made from flour. Although there are many options like semolina momos, but the second worse thing is that now people do not make it themselves and sell it, rather there are many factories to make momos and from here momos are bought in bulk. These are frozen and many times there are major flaws in it ranging from hygiene to many other things. Which can cause serious harm to your health.
Momos made from soybean, vegetables and non-veg are also available in the market, while crispy momos and fried momos are also popular, but in most places, momos are bought from factories. Just steam them or fry them and they are ready instantly. Eating such momos can cause food poisoning, because a lot of momos are made together in the factory and then they are kept frozen. So let us know how to identify whether momos are made at home or prepared in a factory.
You should pay attention to the size of the momo you are eating. No matter how expert one is, one cannot make all the momos of the same size and the texture cannot be exactly the same. If the momos served to you are of exactly the same size and the layers made to seal them are perfectly clean, then it may be that they are factory-bought momos. Actually, machines are used to make momos in factories, hence the size and texture of every momo is the same.
Look carefully at the filling inside the momo, whether it is veg or non-veg. If it is very fine and finely chopped then it may have been prepared by machine or the vegetables may have been grated. The vegetables cut with a knife are not very finely cut. Especially when cabbage is cut, it is cut like a layer and does not have very small pieces.
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Every layer of the momo you are eating is very thin and if there is no change in the layer in any momo, then it could be a factory made momo. Actually, the dough is kneaded using machines in the factory and then the layer is rolled out using it, hence it is often very fine and thin and no more or less thickness will be visible anywhere. It is exactly the same standard.
Suppose you got some momo packs along with the food and you came home with it. You put the momos and they become cold. After this, if the momos become completely hard or their layer becomes rubbery, then they are frozen or made in a factory.
The simplest way is that if you are eating momos at a stall, then pay attention to whether the momos are being taken out of the packet for steaming and whether they are kept in bulk in a big vessel and are not at all tight in appearance.
