Non vegTibet
Chicken momos
Juicy chicken dumplings pleated by hand, steamed till glossy. Fold fifty, freeze forty.
75 minTime
20 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Pleats and steamMake it your way
Grandma's waySteamed chicken momos with a spicy chutney.
The original341kcalsame
20 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
75minutessame
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups
Water½ cup
Chicken mince (ground chicken)400 g chicken mince
Onion1, finely chopped
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)4, chopped
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Ginger2.5 cm, grated
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Soy sauce2 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Saltto tasteMethod
- 1Knead the flour, a pinch of salt and water into a firm dough. Rest 20 minutes covered.
- 2Mix the chicken with onion, spring onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, soy, pepper, oil and salt. Stir hard in one direction.
- 3Roll small discs thin at the edges, fill with a spoon of filling and pleat shut.
- 4Steam on an oiled steamer until the wrappers turn translucent and the filling is cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 5To freeze, freeze uncooked on a tray, then bag. Steam from frozen for 15 minutes.
Serve it like thisServe hot in a steamer basket or plate with red momo chutney and a bowl of clear soup.