Chicken Momo

A popular street food among the youngsters these days, momos are undoubtedly one of the easy snack recipes that you can make at home. The word ‘momos’ itself can make anyone’s mouth water and comes from a Chinese word ‘momo’ which means ‘steamed bread'. Having its origin in Tibet, this snack recipe is quite similar to Chinese dumplings. This momos recipe is quite popular among the non-vegetarians and is relished with spicy chilli-garlic sauce. These chicken momos are enjoyed best with chili-garlic sauce, mayonnaise and tomato ketchup. To accentuate the taste of this momos, you can also add finely chopped spring onions in this recipe.

Ingerdients:

450 gm all purpose flour

1 tablespoon refined oil

1 large onion

1 inch ginger

300 gm boiled chicken

1 green chili

salt as required

1 teaspoon soy sauce

Method

Step 1 

Chicken Momos is a dish that needs no introduction. However, it is pretty easy to prepare it at home without putting in much effort. Here’s how you go about preparing it at home: To begin with, rinse the veggies and chicken with lukewarm water to thoroughly clean them. Then take a clean chopping board, chop the vegetables separately and keep them aside.

Step 2 

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 the garlic paste as well. Once done, carefully shred the boiled chicken into fine pieces. Keep it aside.

Step 3 

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.

Step 4 

Using a rolling pin, flatten the balls in a square shape and add the chicken and veggies stuffing at 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.

Tips

-The very first rule to make Chicken Momos is that always roll your edges thin and the centre should be thick. Many people miss this part, which makes the momo break apart.

-You can also freeze Chicken Momos for 20-30 days and boil them for 5 minutes and they will be ready to eat.

-If you don’t have a steamer at home, you can always use aluminum foil for steaming your momos. Aluminium foil balls can help you create that steam in any type of container.

-You can also pan fry or deep fry your chicken momos if you don't have a steamer at home.