Chicken Momos Recipes

NEPALI MOMO

Steps:

• Mix together the flour and 1 1/2 cups room temperature water in a bowl. Knead the dough well until it is medium-firm and flexible. Cover and let rest for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, mix together the chicken, cilantro, onions, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl.
• To make the wrappers: Break off 1/2 ounce of dough and forming it into a ball. Place the ball on a flat surface and roll it into a 4-inch round with a rolling pin. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Spray a steamer pan with cooking spray.
• Place a tablespoon of the chicken filling in the middle of a wrapper. Holding the wrapper in your left hand. Use your right thumb and index finger to start pinching the edges of the wrapper together. Pinch and fold until the edges of the circle close up like a little satchel. Place the momo in the prepared steamer pan. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling.
• Fill the steamer pot halfway with water and bring to a boil. Set the steamer pan with the momos on top of the pot and cover with a tight lid. Steam the momos until cooked, 8 to 9 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN STEAMED MOMOS RECIPE STEP BY STEP

Steps:

• Take 350 grams chicken mince or keema (store-bought, or make it at home) in a mixing bowl.
• For making momos filling, add 2 teaspoons of grated ginger-2 teaspoons of garlic, 1+1/2 tablespoon chopped onion, 1 tsp soya sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 tsp white or black pepper powder with the minced chicken meat.
• Then mix all the ingredients well and this momos chicken filling is ready, cover it with a plate and keep the bowl aside.
• Take 2 cups of all-purpose flour or Plain maida, add 3/4 teaspoon of salt to it and mix all the ingredients well.
• Then take hot water and gradually mix it with the flour and start kneading it.
• Knead it until a little soft and smooth dough is made.
• For making this soft dough I have used about one and a half cups of hot water.
• Once momos dough is ready either cover the bowl with a tight lid or use the cling wrap to make it soft. Keep it aside for at least 30 mins
• After half an hour, first, take the dough and divide it into a few strips.
• Then cut the strips into small portions and turn them into small lemon size balls. Sprinkle flour on it.
• Take a rolling pin, and start rolling those balls. Turn those flour balls into a thin round disk by dusting flour on the rolling board or on the kitchen table.
• Take such a disk on your palm, and put a spoon full of stuffing in the center of it.
• Now start folding the momos with your fingertips.
• First, take both edges of the disk and make a hard pinch to close its end (as directed in the picture below).
• Then make each pleate with your left fingertip and join its end with the last pleat by pressing it with your right fingertip. As shown in the pics below.
• Keep continuing the method of making the pleats and joining them together, and lastly, close the ends of the disk to perfectly fold this dumpling. As shown in the below pics.
• Stuffed chicken dumplings are ready with their perfect shape. Now it is time to steam up.
• For steaming these dumplings, either use a momo steamer or a plain colander(which you have at home). Though I used an idly steamer.
• Take a plain colander pan or the colander tray used in momo or an idly steamer. Grease it with 2 teaspoons of white refined oil/vegetable oil(to avoid sticking), and arrange the momos on it.
• Or to make it oil-free, instead of greasing, put cabbage leaves or banana leaves on the steamer or colander before arranging momos on it.
• Put 1+1/2 cups( =375 ml) of water( into the momo steamer/idly steamer. Then put it on medium to high flame on the stovetop.
• If you don't have the steamer, put a water-filled pan and put it on medium to high flame on the stovetop.
• When the water starts boiling and releasing the steam, then put the momo-filled tray in the steamer or put the momo-filled colander on the top of the water-filled pan. Tightly cover the steamer or the pan.
• Let the momos steam on low flame for 18 -20 mins. After 18-20 mins, momos will be ready, then carefully take out the momos from the steamer or colander.
• When all the chicken momos are steamed up, serve it hot with spicy chili garlic chutney.