Momo

Steamed dumplings with spiced filling and tomato achar.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Flour
• 1 cup Water
• 500 g Ground chicken
• 2 Onion
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Ginger
• ½ cup Coriander
• 1 tsp Cumin
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• 4 Tomatoes
• 4 Dried red chilies
• 3 tbsp Sesame seeds
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the dough — Knead the flour, water and salt into a firm dough and rest 30 minutes.
2. Make the filling — Mix the meat with finely chopped onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric and salt.
3. Roll wrappers — Roll small balls into thin discs, thinner at the edges than the centre.
4. Pleat — Fill each and pleat the edge round into a purse, or fold into a half-moon.
5. Steam — Steam on an oiled tray for 12 minutes until the wrappers turn glossy.
6. Make the achar — Char the tomatoes and chilies, then grind with toasted sesame, garlic and salt into a sauce.
7. Momo is ready — Serve hot with the tomato achar.

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