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55 min — 40 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Tandoori Momos

Name: Tandoori Momos
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Punjab Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 10g Garlic; 150g All-purpose Flour; 100g chicken; 15g Lemon; 3g garam masala powder; 60g Curd; salt; 8g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 10g Ginger; 2tbsp oil

Steamed chicken momos coated in a ginger-garlic-curd tandoori marinade and grilled until charred. Mohali-Chandigarh fusion street food innovation.

Time 55 min · Serves 5 · 213 kcal · Mohali, Punjab

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Garlic — 10 g
All-purpose Flour — 150 g (ground)
chicken — 100 g (chopped)
Lemon — 15 g
garam masala powder — 3 g
Curd — 60 g
salt (optional) (whole)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 8 g
Ginger — 10 g

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Knead maida with water and a little oil into a smooth, firm dough; cover and rest for 20-30 minutes.
Mix the minced chicken filling with salt and a little oil.
Roll small discs from the dough, place the filling in the centre, pleat the edges and seal into momo shapes.
Steam the momos in a steamer for 10-12 minutes until the wrapper is cooked through and glossy.
Whisk curd with ginger, garlic, red chilli powder, garam masala, lemon juice and salt; coat the steamed momos in this tandoori marinade.
Grill or pan-char the coated momos (or finish in a hot tandoor/oven) for 3-5 minutes until lightly charred. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with green chutney.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Tandoori Momos?: 213 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 55 min — 40 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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