31/05/2020
A popular street food among the youngsters these days, momos are undoubtedly one of the easy snack recipes that you can make at home. Be it the veg momos, which are made using several vegetables or the chicken momos, they have become a trend these days. The word ‘momos’ itself can make anyone’s mouth water and comes from the Chinese loanword word ‘momo’ which means ‘steamed bread’. Having its origin in Tibet, this snack recipe is quite similar to Chinese dumplings. It’s one of the irresistible street foods and munching on it can never get boring! These dumplings are soft and juicy, and are traditionally steamed. However, these days the chicken momos are cooked using various methods such as frying, pan-frying and tandoori. There are several types of momos that you can easily find in any nook and corner of Nepal. You will be surprised to know that these days, momos are enjoyed in dessert and the ones that are popular are - chocolate and strawberry momos. Here’s one such popular recipe of chicken momos, which is enjoyed by many and is prepared using minced chicken. This momos recipe is quite popular among the non-vegetarians and is enjoyed with spicy chilli-garlic sauce. Chicken Momos are again one of the traditional dishes of Nepali cuisine and resembles to Chinese Bao, however, differs a lot. To prepare chicken momos, all you need is: All purpose flour, boiled chicken, onion, ginger, green chilli, soy sauce and a little salt. The flour is kneaded into a dough, which is then rolled into small puris. While on the other hand, chicken is shredded and mixed with all the other ingredients. This filling is further added into those small puris and shaped differently. After a few of these dumplings are made, they steamed using a steamer. These chicken momos are enjoyed best with chilli-garlic sauce and tomato ketchup. To accentuate the taste of this momos, you can add spring onions in this recipe.
