Momos

Name: Momos
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 40 dumplings
Cuisine: Nepalese
Ingredients: salt; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/3⅓ cups plain/all-purpose flour; 400 g/14 oz pork belly, skin off; 1 litre/35 fl oz/4¼ cups chicken stock or water, to fill steamer; 3 sprigs of fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped ½ tsp salt; 3–4 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 onion, roughly chopped

Nepalese Steamed Dumplings

Preparation info

Makes
40
dumplings

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Mowgli Street Food

By Nisha Katona

Published 2018

About

These little Nepalese dumplings are all the rage in India. We are not a food culture that has much embraced the steamed dumpling, perhaps thanks to the texture. Our finger food tends to be crisp and fried, but enlightenment comes in the most surprising forms. This is now a common street snack across India. About time too.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb 2 oz/3⅓ cups plain</

Asia
Nepal
Main course

Method

Put all the filling ingredients into a food processor, then blend to a medium paste. Chill for 30 minutes or so.
Meanwhile, put the flour and a pinch of salt in a bowl and add 6–9 tablespoons water gradually, mixing to form a stiff but pliable dough. Rest the dough for about 15–20 minutes, covered.
Roll the dough into 40 equal-size balls on a lightly