Chicken momos. If you are a dumpling lover, creating this street food favorite at home is so easy. The lightly flavored chicken makes it so delicious and is guaranteed to give you that street food experience you crave. With a side of spicy momos chutney, it’s the ideal appetizer for your next gathering.
I think one of the most appealing aspects of making momos is their super cute design pattern. I totally admire the aesthetic appeal of these veg momos, and the intricate design that makes them so pretty. If you’re ready to practice your folding skills, I’m here with yet another momos recipe - chicken momos.
If you’re not familiar with momos, these are South Asian version of dumplings, and is a very popular Indian street food. There are so many versions of these momos - veg, paneer, chicken and so on. In fact, momos or dumpling wrapper is your perfect blank canvas ready to be filled with your creativity.
But, today, we’ll just focus on the classic version of chicken momos. And we’re going to make it from scratch. Having said that, if you have leftover cooked chicken, just shred, and add it to the filling.
Ok, let me walk you through the step by step process of making these chicken momos starting from making the filling to the intricate folding technique.
First, the filling. This is the easiest part of the recipe. A simple combo of minced or ground chicken, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, herbs and black pepper. However, if you don’t want to use minced chicken, grind chopped thigh fillets in your food processor. Easy!
Second, the dumpling wrappers. Do you remember the veg momos I made a few weeks ago? I used store bought wonton wrappers to create those beautiful dumplings. But this time, I’m going to make these chicken momos with store bought dumpling wrappers. If they are not easily available in your local grocery store, a quick trip to the Asian grocery store will be necessary.
Now, the fun bit. Folding the wrappers. In this recipe, I’ll show you two cute ways two wrap your dumplings. Both look like round baskets - open and closed. You can also try the crescent moon shape of the veg momos. There are no wrongs. I love them all. I think a mix of different momos designs will also look amazing.
Ready to munch on these “designer” chicken momos?
More momos recipes:
Chicken Momos | Video
Ingredients
- 250 g minced or ground chicken
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon minced ginger ginger paste
- 3 tablespoon finely chopped red onions
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped spring onions scallions
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped coriander cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon oil
- Salt to taste
- 35 dumpling wrappers or gow gee wrappers thawed
- Water
Instructions
- Place chicken, garlic, ginger, red onions, spring onions, coriander leaves, soy sauce, black pepper and oil in a bowl. Season with salt. Mix.
- Place one teaspoon of chicken mixture on the center of each wrapper. Brush edges with a little water. Fold and pleat edges to enclose the filling. (Watch video above for pleat design ideas). Place prepared momos on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Place momos in a steamer lined with baking (parchment) paper. Cook, in batches, for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm. Serve with momos chutney or sweet chili sauce.
Video
Nutrition
Recipe for momos chutney here.
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Andi says
Going to make these for Thanksgiving but can't figure out how to steam them if the steamer is lined with parchment paper. Do you cut holes in the parchment for the steam to come through? Thanks.
Rose Mary George says
You can replace it with lettuce leaves or cabbage leaves.