Chicken Momo Recipe (Nepali Chicken Momo)

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb ground chicken with fat
• 2 cup chopped cabbage
• 1 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1 1/2 tbsp momo masala
• 3 tbsp oil
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds (optional)
• 1 tbsp salt (as per taste)
• 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp soy sauce (light)
• 2 cup flour
• 1 cup water (momo wrapper)
• 1/4 cup water (blending vegetables)
• 10 cup water(steaming momo)

Instructions

1. 1

   Chop the vegetables- cabbage, cilantro and onion. Add them to a blender and blend for 20-30 seconds.

2. 2

   Transfer the minced vegetables to a bowl with ground chicken.

3. 3

   Add soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, melted butter and momo masala powder.

4. 4

   --- Tempering ---

5. 5

   Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.

6. 6

   Once hot add fenugreek seed. Let it cook for a min on high heat.

7. 7

   Pour oil it to the bowl and add salt. Combine everything well and set it aside.

8. 8

   --- Momo Preparation ---

9. 9

   Make a dough by adding flour in a bowl and water. Knead the dough thoroughly until it's firm but not sticky. Cover it for 10 mins.

10. 10

    Make a small round-shaped ball using your hand.

11. 11

    Then use a rolling pin, roll the dough into a small circle on your wooden surface, keeping the edges thin.

12. 12

    Put one tablespoon of filling in the center of each wrapper.

13. 13

    Begin pleating the wrapper from the sides towards the center using your index and thumb fingers. When joining the pleats, press gently and close to create a round dumpling.

14. 14

    --- Steaming Process ---

15. 15

    Fill a momo steamer with 10 cups of water.

16. 16

    Bring water to a boil in the steamer.

17. 17

    Grease the momo tray with oil before arranging the momo. Arrange momo in the steamer basket, leaving some space between them.

18. 18

    Cover the basket or pot with a lid.

19. 19

    Steam momo for 25-30 mins on high heat until it has a shiny outer covering.

20. 20

    Once cooked, remove momo from the steamer. Let it cook down for few mins. Serve hot with momo achar.