Chicken Momos
Chicken momos recipe is a momos recipe in which a delicious chicken stuffing is filled to make a chicken dumpling. Momo is a steamed filled dumpling and belongs to East and South Asian region. These dumplings with chicken filling are perfect to serve as an appetizer. These homemade dumplings can also be served as snacks or even for mains.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour/maida
- ΒΌ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- For momo stuffing:
- 1 cup boneless chicken
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- Few coriander leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- To taste salt
Instructions
- Boil chicken by adding pinch of salt and pepper in water. After cooling, remove the chicken pieces and shred into small pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour, salt and oil. Add little water and knead into firm and smooth dough.
- In another mixing bowl, add shredded chicken pieces, finely chopped onion, ginger and garlic paste and spice powders and mix well. Add soy sauce and mix properly.
- Make small balls out of dough. Flatten the dough balls using a rolling pin into 4 to 5 inch rounds.
- Add prepared chicken stuffing in the middle of the flattened round dough.
- Close the dumpling by bringing the edges together, twist and seal to make a momo.
- In a similar way, prepare momos with rest of the dough and chicken stuffing.
- Place the chicken momos in a steamer and steam for 15 to 20 minutes or until they are steamed properly.
Notes
While rolling dough into circles, always keep the centre thick and roll thin near the edges.
Serve the chicken momos with momo chutney, Schezwan sauce or any spicy dip.
Serve the chicken momos with momo chutney, Schezwan sauce or any spicy dip.