STEAMED CHICKEN MOMOS

Chicken Momo Recipe  is one of the popular and favourite snacks in Nepal and India. It is also known as Dim Sums, Chicken Dumplings, Baozi and is popular in most Asian countries. In India, you will find many street food stalls selling numerous varieties of moms with Paneer, Cabbage, Meat or Chicken.Momos can be steamed or deep fried. Chicken momos are perfect anytime in any weather. These steaming momos when paired with spicy momo chutney is a combination, to die for. You can check the recipe for Spicy Momos Chutney on my blog. Follow this recipe to make these goodness at home. Infact, I am very afraid of trying moms at home. I don;t know why, but always feel like I fail to prepare them and always avoid trying them. But this time, as lockdown is going there and there is no source to pack them from momo stalls. My younger daughter just love momos and was badly craving for momos, I did some research on how to make Chicken Moms at home. Making the stuffing/ filling is easy but making the covering and plating part was a tad difficult. Finally tried and yes, mission successful. It tunred out exactly the same we eat at roadside momo stalls here. This time the shape is not that perfect but I am sure next time it's more better than this. It is easy but requires a bit of patience and practice. My daughter was really happy and me too seeing her happy. She always insist me for some dishes which she likes to eat prepared by me. Now when she come from hostel, one more dish added in her wish list...!!!  

INGREDIENTS:

For Stuffing/ Filling:

250 gms Chicken, boneless

1/4 Cup Spring Onion Greens, chopped finely

1 medium sized Onion, chopped finely

2 tablespoon Coriander, chopped

1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste

Salt to taste

1/4 teaspoon White Pepper Powder

1 " Cinnamon Stick

3-4 Black Peppercorns

For Covering:

2 Cup All Purpose Flour/ Maida

Salt as needed

METHOD:

How to cook the Chicken:

STEP 1 - In a pan, add some water, add chicken pieces, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns and let it boil. Cinnamon stick and peppercorns gives it a nice flavour. If you don't like you can avoid it.

STEP 2 - Cook chicken till it is done. It takes hardly 15-20 minutes to cook chicken.

STEP 3 - Check if chicken is cooked properly. Switch off the flame and let it cool for some time.

STEP 4 - Remove the chicken pieces in a plate and tear them using two forks. Keep it aside.

For Making Stuffing:

STEP 1 - Now in a mixing bowl, add all ingredients for stuffing and give a nice mix.

STEP 2 - Filling is ready. Keep it aside for later use.

For Making The Dough:

STEP 1 - In a big plate, sieve all purpose flour and salt and give a nice mix.

STEP 2 - Now add water slowly and make a soft and smooth dough.

STEP 3 - Cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep it aside for 10-15 minutes in a greased bowl.

How to Proceed:

STEP 1 - After 15 minutes, knead the dough again for 2-3 minutes. 

STEP 2 - Roll it using hands like a log, divide it in equal small pieces.

STEP 3 - Take one dough ball and keep the remaining covered with the damp cloth.

STEP 4 - Roll the dough ball to make a thin circle disc of diameter 4 inch. Roll it very thin. Use some dry flour while rolling.[see notes]Keep the edges thinner compared to center.

STEP 5 - Place 1 tablespoon chicken mixture in the center of the disc. Now lift the one side of the edge and start pleating and joing them together as shown in the picture below. 

STEP 6 - Twist a little and press the ends. Round basket style momos are ready. [see notes for another shape] 

STEP 7 - Likewise make all the momos with the remaining dough. Keep them covered with damp cloth.

How to Steam the Momos:

STEP 1 - Heat a wide vok/ kadai with enough water and a ring. [see notes]

STEP 2 - Place a big strainer greased with oil on the stand.

STEP 3 - Now place the prepared momos on the strainer.

STEP 4 - Cover it with big plate and steam the momos for 10-15 minutes.

You will see the shiny surface when the momos are done and properly steamed.

Serve piping hot momos with spicy momos chutney or any dip of your choice.

NOTES: *You can use a traditional bamboo steamer or any kind of steamer you have. I do not have steamer, so used kadai to steam momos.

                      *You can roll few discs together at one time and cover them with damp cloth.

Here is another way to shape the momos: [Rstaurant Style Momos]

STEP 1 - Roll the disc and put the stuffing in the center.

STEP 2 - Now seal one end and fold them as shown in the picture below.

STEP 3 - Slightly fold one edge and press it. 

STEP 4 - Finally join both the ends together and your momos are ready.