Chicken momos
Momos are one of South Asia's favourite street food items. They are little dumplings with an outer layer made of all-purpose flour, which is filled with a mix of meat, spices and herbs. Momos are then steamed or fried, and served with a spicy red chutney.
Making Momos is an art! It’s not as easy as it looks and you definitely need some practice before you get it right. But all the effort is worth, when you get those perfect shaped momos on your dining table.
Recipe
Ingredients for filling
Boneless chicken minced: 1cupShallots or onions minced: 1cup
(Note: I made a combination of10 shallots and a medium sized onion.The more onions or shallots, the more juicy momos)
Ginger : 2 inch piece
Garlic: 8 piece
Green chillies: 4 nos
Pepper powder: 1teaspoon
Ghee or dalda: 1.5 tblspn (ghee tastes better)
Salt: to taste
Ingredients for momo wrap dough
Flour: 250 gm
Hot water
Pepper powder:1 pinch
Salt to taste
Preparation steps
1.grind green chillies, garlic and ginger to form a paste.
2.mix all the ingredients for filling
3.check for spice and salt.
Note: I didn't use coriander leaves as it wasn't available. Tastes best when minced coriander leaves are added along with this. Around 1/4 cup will be enough for this filling mixture.
Dough
Mix pepper powder and salt with the flour. Knead it step by step using hot water. Do not add more water, we need a bit tighter dough than chappathi flour. When the dough is ready, knead it for around five to ten minutes.
Leave it for ten minutes to make it soft.
Wrapping steps
1.Make small balls out of dough and roll it to form thin circles(around 2.5 inch diameter.i used a teacup to get uniform size )
2. Add filling and wrap it using any wrapping method. Make it half moon and seal it properly. ( There are many wrapping techniques available on YouTube. Its better to follow them if you are a beginner)
3. Steam in a steamer (an idly cooker will do) for around 20minutes. Its better to place an oiled banana leaf on the steamer before placing momo so as to avoid sticking.
4. Serve hot with red chutney.
Ginger : 2 inch piece
Garlic: 8 piece
Green chillies: 4 nos
Pepper powder: 1teaspoon
Ghee or dalda: 1.5 tblspn (ghee tastes better)
Salt: to taste
Ingredients for momo wrap dough
Flour: 250 gm
Hot water
Pepper powder:1 pinch
Salt to taste
Preparation steps
1.grind green chillies, garlic and ginger to form a paste.
2.mix all the ingredients for filling
3.check for spice and salt.
Note: I didn't use coriander leaves as it wasn't available. Tastes best when minced coriander leaves are added along with this. Around 1/4 cup will be enough for this filling mixture.
Dough
Mix pepper powder and salt with the flour. Knead it step by step using hot water. Do not add more water, we need a bit tighter dough than chappathi flour. When the dough is ready, knead it for around five to ten minutes.
Leave it for ten minutes to make it soft.
Wrapping steps
1.Make small balls out of dough and roll it to form thin circles(around 2.5 inch diameter.i used a teacup to get uniform size )
2. Add filling and wrap it using any wrapping method. Make it half moon and seal it properly. ( There are many wrapping techniques available on YouTube. Its better to follow them if you are a beginner)
3. Steam in a steamer (an idly cooker will do) for around 20minutes. Its better to place an oiled banana leaf on the steamer before placing momo so as to avoid sticking.
4. Serve hot with red chutney.
Recipe for momo chutney:
http://normaltalks.blogspot.com/2020/04/red-chutney-recipe.html
Well detailed and authentic recipe. Gotta try this soon.
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