Tandoori Chicken Momos

Name: Tandoori Chicken Momos
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup All-Purpose Flour (1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)); 0 pieces Water (Water to knead); 100 g Chicken Breast (100 grams Chicken breasts cut into 1 cm cubes); 2 tbsp Heavy Cream (2 tablespoons Fresh cream); 2 ½ tsp Tandoori Masala (1/2 teaspoon Tandoori masala Everest brand + 2 teaspoons Tandoori masala); ½ tsp Garam Masala (1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder); ½ tsp Cumin Powder (1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 1 tsp Chaat masala (1 teaspoon Chaat Masala Powder); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); ½ tsp Lemon Juice (1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice); 2 tbsp Red Chili Sauce (2 tablespoons Red Chilli sauce)

Tandoori chicken-filled steamed momos, coated in a spicy tandoori sauce after cooking.

50 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1In a mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour and add water slowly and knead to form a medium stiff dough. The dough should be non sticky, smooth and firm.
2Keep the momo dough covered for 2 hours before making filling.
3In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken cubes along with fresh cream, tandoori masala, garam masala, cumin powder, red chilli powder, chaat masala, salt and lemon juice and mix well. Set aside for 15 minutes.
4Heat a grill pan on medium-high flame, place the marinated chicken pieces and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Ensuring that the chicken momo filling is cooked.
5Turn off the heat, transfer the chicken momo filling into a bowl and set aside.
6Take a bamboo dim sum maker, or the regular idli steamer and fill it with water and pre heat it over a medium heat.
7Divide the momo dough into equal portions, of lemon sized balls.
8Take 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.
9In every flatten dough leaf, add 1 tablespoon of the chicken momo filling, and fold the edges to semi circles and start pleating to give a nice characteristic pleats.
10Do the same with all the rest of the dough and filling. Keep the completed Tandoori Chicken Momos under a moist cloth to prevent it from drying.
11Grease the steamer plate with oil or place butter paper before placing Chicken Momos from prevent sticking.
12If 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 Tandoori Chicken Momos for 10 - 15 minutes and turn off the heat.
13The next step is to make the Tandoori Sauce. In a large mixing bowl, combine tandoori masala and tandoori sauce and toss well. Add the steamed chicken momos into the tandoori sauce and gently toss it to get it well coated.
14Once done, place the Tandoori Chicken Momo Recipe on to the serving platter and serve warm.