Chicken Momos

-My Chefs from Nepal always makes these for us when ever we crave them !

Momo are typical South Asian dumpling !

They are a common street snack to Tibet, Sikkim (India), Bhutan and Nepal.

It is similar to Chinese dim sum , Japanese gyoza , pot sticker and Korean mandu.

This dish became gradually very popular in parts of India with the incoming of our Nepalese & Tibetan visitors , who came in for business , work and various political reasons & have happily started their business of Momos all over , be it north or the south ...

Momos are generally made with minced meat but as the dish moved to different places, people have adapted & started making fillings to their liking such as chicken, prawn, vegetables, paneer, tofu ....

Here I am sharing the recipe for the popular by choice Chicken Momos .

The dough is normally made of whole purpose flour & very similar to how we knead our Roti atta but with maida.

The stuffing is made is meat & spices , herbs finely minced to make a smooth filling

Ingredients

for Dough

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour / Maida -

• Salt - 1 tsp

• water as required to make a tight but smooth dough .

Filling - Chicken

• Chicken Mince - 500 g 2 breast s

• Onion - 1 Nos finely chopped

• Spring Onion - 2 nos finely chopped

• Coriander - small bunch finely chopped ( optional)

• Green Chili - 2 nos finely chopped

• Ginger - 1 inch finely chopped

• 4 cloves Garlic finely chopped .

• 2 Tbsp (kikkoman )Soy Sauce -

• Salt - as per taste

• Black Pepper Crushed - 1/2 tsp

• 2 Tbsp butter

• 1 tsp Sesame Oil ( optional)

momo sauce

onion 3 medium

green chilli -2

ginger -2” piece

soya sauce ( as per colour -1tsp

salt & pepper

oil - 1/2 cup Heat to smoking

Method-

• Knead together with water to make a soft dough like our Roti dough but tighter Cover it and keep aside to rest for 20-30 min

• mince the chicken with all the above spices & herbs , add the butter & oil to make a smooth sticky filling

• Now make small balls of the dough and roll into very thin 4-5 inch rounds.

• Take each round piece and place some filling in the center, bring the edges together and begin to seal in a twist and fold manner. With each sealing put the two ends together and fold them moving to the end of the round this way.

• Steam in a steamer for about 10 minutes and serve hot with sauce or in clear broth with some carrots & lettuce .

For the sauce -

• finely chop the - onion, green chillies & ginger add to it the seasoning- (kikkoman ) soy sauce , salt & pepper.

• Heat the oil to smoking hot & pour over the mixture . stir .

• serve with Hot Momos .