how to make momos? Best momo recipe

Best Momos Receipe

MOMOS

Momos are the most popular and liked dishes in this world. Momo is a type of steamed dumpling with some form of filling of meats. Momo has become a traditional delicacy in Nepal, Tibet, as well as among Nepalese and Tibetan communities in Bhutan, as well as people of Ladakh, Northeast India and Darjeeling regions of India.

The variations are endless – momos can be meat/chicken, vegetarian, steamed (the most popular), fried, and cooked in soup.

Here, we are going to make the traditional steamed momos which are the most popular one

Ingredients for momo:

 500 gms of minced meat (chicken/mutton/pork/buff)

·         2 pcs grated onion

·         2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

·         1 tbsp coriander and cumin powder each

·         2 tbsp. grated chilli

·         2 tbsp of vegetable oil

·         Few chopped coriander

·         Salt as per taste

·         1kg flour

PREPARATION

STEP 1: PREPARATION OF THE FILLING OF MEAT/CHICKEN

• Add all the above ingredients to the minced meat   
• mix it well and store it like half an hour in refrigerator (not in deep freezer)

mince preparation and mixing

STEP 2 : MAKE THE MOMOS WRAPPER

·          Put the 1 kg of flour into a bowl

·          Add water to the flour to make dough

·          Knead the dough for a few more minutes

·         With a rolling pin roll the dough as thin as possible into circular shapew the size of a glass ( note:   don’t make them too thin or too thick

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  making dough and rolling

STEP 3 : PACKING AND COOKING THE MOMOS

·         Put around 1 tbsp of the filling into the center of the wrapping

·         Pinch one edge of the wrapping to the edge then twist it. Make sure the wrapping fully covers the filling and is locked( it can be round or any desired shape)

·         Oil the bottom in a steamer ( this prevent momos from sticking)

·         Put the momo in a systematic order so that they don’t touch each other

·         Steam/cook for few minutes.

-          If chicken mince used: cooked for 12-15 min

-          If mutton/pork/buff mince used: cook for 20-22 min

filling the momos

After steaming for 12- 15 min, your momos are now ready to be served with momo chutney or momos jhol........Enjoy!

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