Today I am going to demonstrate how to make a Nepalese-style steamed dumplings (popularly known as momo in Nepal) from scratch. These are usually made by filling minced meat, vegetables, homemade cheese (paneer) or other ingredients inside a dough wrapper. Today's recipe is based on meat dumplings. This can be served as a main dish and is enjoyed in casual get-togethers.
Ingredients for dough:
- 1 and half cup of flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon oil to make the dough soft (optional)
- 250 grams of meat (beef or pork is ideal)
- 1/2 finely diced onion
- 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon of ginger paste
- Salt as desired
- Chilli powder or fresh chilli as desired
- 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
- 1 tablespoon of light soya sauce
- Finely chopped coriander (2 strips out of a bunch)
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- Mix flour, water and oil to form a dough. You may need to add more water if required.
- Knead the dough until the texture gets soft and smooth.
- Make small balls out of the dough.
- Make wrappers around 8-10cm diameter by rolling the balls.
- Use your fingers to properly mix all the ingredients for the filling.
- Place about 1/2 tablespoon of the mixture in the middle of the wrapper.
- Stick the edges of the wrapper to form pleats. This will stop leakage. Click here to learn how to make dumpling wrapper design from scratch.
Step 3 - Final step :
- Boil water in a steamer pot.
- Oil the steamer to stop the dumplings from sticking.
- Place the dumplings on the steamer. Make sure there is some space between the dumplings.
- Steam it for about 8-10 minutes.
- TIP: When removing the dumplings, give the steamer a nudge to easily release the dumplings. Do not try to take the dumplings out with a spoon or fork. This may cause the juices to come out.
- The dumplings are ideal for winter season. They must be eaten while they are still hot to enjoy their full flavour. This will also keep your body warm.
- The leftover dumplings can also be shallow-fried once they have cooled down.
- They are usually served with tomato, coriander or soya bean sauce. Check out my delicious soya bean and tomato dumpling sauce recipe.
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