How To Make Chicken Momo Without A Steamer

                 EASY WAY TO MAKE CHICKEN MOMO WITHOUT STEAMER

Craving some hot spicy steamed momos, but not in the mood to step out? Then we have a quick and easy way in the comfort of your home to satisfy your love for momos. There's nothing more comforting yet delicious thing than a plate full of piping hot momos, but at home, it seems a task. So, here is an easy step-by-step recipe you can make at home whenever you are craving your favorite momos.  Momos are undoubtedly one of the most liked and famous street food among youngsters these days.  Momos are a traditional cuisine of Nepal; this is also quite similar to Chinese dumplings. In India, it’s also one of the most irresistible street foods which you can find anywhere and you will never get bored of it!

INGREDIENTS: 

FOR THE STUFFING/FILLING:

• Minced chicken (keema) – 350 grams 
• Onion (finely chopped) – 1 medium
• Ginger (grated or chopped finely) – 2 tsp
• Garlic (grated or chopped finely) – 2 tsp
• Black/white pepper powder – ½ tsp 
• Light or dark soya sauce – 1 tsp
• Salt – 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp 

FOR THE DOUGH:

• Maida/plain flour – 2 cups
• Salt – ¾ tsp 
• Water – 1 cup 

PREPARATION:

STEP 1: FOR THE STUFFING 

1. Take a big bowl and add the minced chicken/keema. Then add all the ingredients that have been mentioned earlier for the stuffing, except the vegetable oil.
2. Mix everything nicely. 
3. Heat the vegetable oil on a medium flame for 30 seconds, then pour the piping hot oil into the chicken keema mixture then mix everything. Cover and set aside.

STEP 2: FOR THE DOUGH MAKING

1. Add the Plain flour/Maida in a bowl, then add the salt to it and mix nicely. 
2. Now add water gradually and start kneading it till everything is combined. 
3. Knead it until a soft and smooth dough is ready. 
4. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap or a cotton cloth to keep it soft and set aside. 

STEP 3: HOW TO SHAPE THE MOMOS 

1. Take the dough and divide it into a few pieces.
2. Cut those strips into small portions and make small lemon balls from them. dust them with some Flour/Maida.
3. Dust some flour on the rolling board and take a rolling pin and start rolling the small lemon-sized balls into a thin round disk shape.
4. On your palm, take a thin disk or momo cover and put a spoonful of the mixture/stuffing at the center of it.
5. Start folding the momos with your fingertips.
6. Take both edges of the disk and pinch hard to close its end.
7. Now with your left fingertip, make each pleat and join its end with your right fingertip to the last pleat by pressing it.
8. Continue doing this method of making pleats and joining them together. Lastly, close the ends of the disk to fold the dumpling perfectly.

PROCESS:

HOW TO STEAM MOMOS:

1. For steaming the chicken momos, you can either use a steamer or an idly stand but here I have used a different method in case you don’t have either of these two.
2. Take a deep pan or a kadhai and fill it with 1 cup of water and place a wire stand into it.
3. Cover the kadhai and boil the water for 5 minutes on low heat.
4. Now take a steel bowl or heatproof utensils smaller than the kadhai or pan so that it can be easily placed inside the kadhai.
5. Grease the steel bowl/heatproof utensil with 2 tsp vegetable oil to avoid sticking the momos to the pan.
6. Arrange the momos and give enough space between every momo.
7. When the water will start boiling, put the momo-filled bowl/utensil on the wire stand inside the kadhai. Tightly cover the kadhai.
8. Let the momos steam on low flame for about 15-20 minutes. After 15-20 minutes, carefully check the momos and take them out from the kadhai.
9. Serve it with hot and spicy chili garlic chutney.

CONCLUSION:

This recipe of chicken momos without steamer is very delicious and easy and is filled with juicy minced/keema chicken. This is a very popular street food that is mostly found in Darjeeling or Sikkim. Momos are a mouthwatering delicacy that can be enjoyed at any time of the day. Momos can be made with different fillings such as carrots, cabbage, paneer, etc. Nowadays there are various methods such as pan-frying, tandoor, and deep-frying. We can also see that momos are now being enjoyed as a dessert. Making momos is very easy at home even if you don’t have a steamer. This recipe of chicken momos is very popular among non-vegetarians and you can enjoy it with a spicy chili garlic dip.