Kathmandu, Nepal
Jhol momo
Momos that took a swim in a tangy sesame tomato pool and refuse to get out.
80 minTime
22 gProtein each
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Jhol means soup2 chapters · 1 min readMake it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original462kcal
22 gprotein
5 gfibre
80minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
7 steps- 1Mix the maida, a pinch of salt and the oil. Add water a little at a time and knead 6 minutes into a firm, smooth dough. Cover and rest 30 minutes.
- 2Mix the chicken, onion, spring onion, half the coriander, ginger, half the garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tbsp water until sticky.
- 3Roll the dough into 28 thin circles of 8 cm. Place a spoon of filling in the centre and pleat the edge all round, twisting the top shut.
- 4Steam on an oiled steamer over boiling water for 12 minutes. Cut one open to check the chicken is cooked through with no pink.
- 5Dry roast the tomatoes in a pan until blistered, then roast the sesame and chillies until the sesame turns golden.
- 6Blend the tomatoes, sesame, chillies, remaining garlic, timur and remaining salt with the jhol water until smooth. Heat the remaining oil, add turmeric and cumin, pour in the jhol and simmer 5 minutes.
- 7Place the momos in bowls, ladle the hot jhol over and scatter the remaining coriander.
Serve it like this
Serve in a deep bowl, seven momos each, jhol poured over and coriander on top.
