Chicken Momo
Chicken Momo is a non vegetarian dish originated from Tibet. Momo is a type of steamed dumpling with some form of filling whather it it vegetarian or non vegetarian. Momo has become a traditional delicacy in Nepal, Tibet and among Nepalese/Tibetan communities in Bhutan , as well as people of Ladakh and Northeast India. Today I am making chicken momos with some easy to follow steps.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time : 15 minutes
Steaming Time : 10–12 minutes
Servings : 6–7 persons
Ingredients :
For Filling :
- Minced Chicken — 1 kg
- Cabbage — 2 cups fine chopped
- Green Onion — 1 cup fine chopped
- Ginger Garlic Paste — 1/2 cup
- Black Pepper Powder — 1 1/2 tablespoon
- Green Chilies — 2 tablespoon
- Coriander Leaves — 1 cup
- Momo Masala — 1 1/2 tablespoon
- Salt — according to taste
- Oil — 2–3 tablespoon
For Chatni / Toamto Dip :
- Tomatoes — 8–10 roughly chopped
- Coriander Leaves — 1 cup
- White Sesame Seeds — 1/2 cup roasted
- Garlic — 8–10 peeled
- Green Chili — 5–6 roughly chopped
- Salt — according to taste
- Oil — 2 tablespoon
For Dough :
- All Purpose Flour — 3 cups
- Oil — 2 tablespoon
- Water — for kneading
( I have given the link of ingredients at the end of the recipe where you can buy them easily)
1. Here are all the ingredients for filling.
2. Take all the ingredients of filling in a mixing bowl along with 2–3 tablespoon of oil, squeeze the minced chicken with the seasonings till it mixed properly.
3. The filling is ready. Cover and keep it side.
4. Here are all the ingredients for the tomato dip / chatni.
5. Take roasted sesame seeds in a blender and grind it coarsely. Keep it side.
6. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan / wok, add roughly chopped green chili and saute it for 30 seconds on medium flame.
7. Add roughly chopped tomatoes along with garlic and salt. Cook the tomato till it turns soft and mushy.
8. The tomatoes are cooked perfectly. Switch off the flame and let the tomatoes cools down completely.
9. Once tomatoes cools down, take them in a grinder along with the coarsely ground sesame powder and coriander leaves. Grind the mixture till it gets smooth.
10. Once done, take out the dip in a bowl and keep it side.
11. Take 3 cups of all purpose flour in a big bowl, add 2 tablespoon of oil and mix well.
12. Add little bit of water at a time and knead the dough. Do not knead the dough very soft.
13. Once the dough is ready, cover it and let it rest for 15 minutes.
14. Take small portion of dough, make smooth ball out of it and flatten it.
15. Roll the dough in a small sheet. Do not roll it very thin. You can use little bit of oil for smooth rolling.
16. Put 1 1/2 tablespoon of filling in the middle of the rolled sheet, apply water on the edges of the sheet and fold half of the sheet on the filling to give it the shape of momo.
17. The momo is ready. Make all the momos like this. You can shape the momos as per your choice.
18. Here I have made 2 different shapes of momos. Once the momos are ready, take a steel colander / momo steamer, apply little bit of oil on the surface and arrange the momos on the colander.
19. Put the colander on the boiling water and cover. Cook the momos for 12–15 minutes on medium — high flame.
20. Once cooked, take out the momos in a serving plate and enjoy with the dip.
Please try this easy and simple recipe and let me know in the comment section how it comes for you. If you like the recipe please Clap and Comment on this blog.
Ingredient Reference:
1. Momo Masala
https://www.amazon.com/Nepali-Masala-Spice-Mixes-Gram
2. White Sesame Seeds
Originally published at https://www.plateofflavors.com on January 16, 2020.
