Chicken Schezwan Momo - Steamed Chicken Dumpling Recipe

Steps

1. 1To begin making the Chicken Schezwan Momo Recipe, first let’s make the dough first.
2. 2In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt and add water slowly and knead to form a medium stiff dough. The dough should not be smooth and non sticky.
3. 3Keep the momo dough covered for 2 hours before making Chicken Schezwan stuffing.
4. 4Heat a pan with some oil, add ginger and garlic that finely chopped and saute till they soften.
5. 5Add onions, and saute till they turn translucent. Add in chopped carrot and bell peppers and give it a saute till they are cooked.
6. 6Once the carrot and bell peppers are cooked you can add the minced chicken and give it a saute.
7. 7Once the chicken and the vegetables are cooked, you can add in schezwan paste, black pepper powder and salt and give it a toss.
8. 8Cook the Chicken Schezwan stuffing mixture for another 5 minutes until all the flavors get well combined and switch off the heat. Allow the momo stuffing mixture to cool completely.
9. 9Take a bamboo dimsum maker, or the regular idli steamer and fill it with water and heat it over a medium heat.
10. 10Divide the momo dough into equal portions, to the size of a lemon.
11. 11Take each ball and start rolling it out on a surface. Roll out the dough as thin so that the outer layer of the momo is thin and delicate.
12. 12In every flatten dough leaf, add 1 tablespoon of the Chicken Schezwan filling and fold the edges to semi circles and start pleating to give a nice characteristic pleats.
13. 13Do the same with all the rest of the dough and filling. Keep the completed Chicken Schezwan momos under a moist cloth to prevent drying.
14. 14Grease the steamer with oil or place butter paper before placing Chicken Schezwan momo from prevent sticking.
15. 15If using traditional steamer it has own boiler or if using bamboo steamer then boil water in a shallow pan and when water start boiling put momo filled bamboo steamer on it. Steam the Chicken Schezwan momo for 10 - 15 minutes.
16. 16Serve the Chicken Schezwan Momo as a starter before a Chinese meal like American Chop Suey, Chilli Coriander Fried Rice Recipe and Chicken Manchurian Recipe (Gravy) by the side for your sunday lunch.