How To Make Momo At Home
A popular street food among the youngsters these days, momos are undoubtedly one of the easy snack recipes that you can make at home. Be it the veg momos, which are made using several vegetables or the chicken momos, they have become a trend these days. The word ‘momos’ itself can make anyone’s mouth water and comes from the Chinese loanword word ‘momo’ which means ‘steamed bread’. Having its origin in Tibet, this snack recipe is quite similar to Chinese dumplings. It’s one of the irresistible street foods and munching on it can never get boring! These dumplings are soft and juicy, and are traditionally steamed. However, these days the momos are cooked using various methods such as frying, pan-frying and tandoori. There are several types of momos that you can easily find in any nook and corner of India. You will be surprised to know that these days, momos are enjoyed in dessert and the ones that are popular are - chocolate and strawberry momos. Here’s one such popular recipe of momos, which is enjoyed by many and is prepared using minced chicken. This momos recipe is quite popular among the non-vegetarians and is enjoyed with spicy chilli-garlic sauce. Chicken Momos are again one of the traditional dishes of Nepali cuisine and resembles to Chinese Bao, however, differs a lot.
To prepare chicken momos, all you need is: All purpose flour, boiled chicken, onion, ginger, green chilli, soy sauce and a little salt. The flour is kneaded into a dough, which is then rolled into small puris. While on the other hand, chicken is shredded and mixed with all the other ingredients. This filling is further added into those small puris and shaped differently. After a few of these dumplings are made, they steamed using a steamer. These chicken momos are enjoyed best with chilli-garlic sauce and tomato ketchup. To accentuate the taste of this momos, you can add spring onions in this recipe.Total Time40m
Prep Time10
Calories400
Ingredients of Chicken Momos
- 450 gm all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon refined oil
- 1 large onion
- 1 inch ginger water as required 300 gm boiled chicken
- 1 green chilli
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce chili
Step 1- Chop the vegetables and wash chicken Chicken Momos is one such dish, which needs no introduction. However, it is pretty easy to prepare it at home without putting in much efforts. Here’s how you go about preparing it at home: To begin with rinse the veggies and chicken with lukewarm water, this will remove the adulterants. Then take a clean chopping board, chop the vegetables separately and keep them aside.
Step 2- Boil the chicken and then shred well Then take a pan or a pressure cooker and boil the chicken, with a pinch of salt and pepper. If you want to make it aromatic, you can add a small teaspoon of ginger and chili paste. If you like the flavour of garlic, you can add a small teaspoon of garlic paste. Once done, carefully shred the boiled chicken into fine pieces. Keep them aside.
Step 3- Prepare the dough and filling for Chicken Momos Now, take a deep mixing bowl and add refined oil in it followed by all purpose flour and salt. Mix well with enough water and knead the mixture into a smooth dough. Knead well and ensure that no lumps are formed. Take another mixing bowl and add shredded chicken followed by chopped vegetables, mix well and combine everything together. Then, add soy sauce to the chicken mix and stir well. Now take the prepared dough and roll out small balls out of it.
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Step 4- Flatten the dough balls and fill it with chicken stuffing, and steam for 20 minutes Using a rolling pin, flatten the balls in a square shape and add the chicken and veggies stuffing in the center. Bring the edges close and secure them to make a momo. Repeat this step with the remaining balls. Transfer the prepared momos in a steamer and steam for 20 minutes or until they turn soft and tender. To make it more flavoursome, add the aromatic Chicken stock. Serve fresh and hot with your choice of chutney or dip.
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