Momos – filled dough balls from Nepal

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 200 ml flour
• 50 ml water, lukewarm
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 250 g minced meat, mixed or pork or chicken mince
• 10 cm radish(s), white,
• 1 large onion(s)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 cm ginger root
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• 1 bunch of coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 pinch(s) turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp, sautéed cumin
• 2 tbsp, leveled spice mix (Momo Masala)
• 4 tbsp, strained soy sauce or Maggi
• 40 g butter for toasting
• Oil for the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

A steamer, preferably with several levels, is required for cooking. For the dough, put all the ingredients in a bowl and knead well until the mixture is combined, then knead the dough until very smooth. Then oil the dough and cover with a clean cloth. For the filling, grate the radish and onion. Chop the ginger root. Chop the spring onions. Put all the ingredients, except the turmeric, cumin, and momo masala, in a bowl. Sauté the butter in a pan and turn off the heat. Briefly roast the turmeric, cumin, and momo masala in the still-hot pan and then immediately add them to the bowl. Mix everything well so that all the spices are distributed throughout the mixture. Roll out the finished dough as thinly as possible, about 2 mm, and cut out circles about 5-6 cm in size. Then put about 1 tablespoon of the filling into each circle of dough and, if possible, shape it as nicely as shown in the picture. Otherwise, press the dough together and seal tightly so the filling juices don’t run out during cooking. Fill the bottom of a tall steamer with about 1 liter of water. Brush the remaining 3 layers with oil to prevent the dough from sticking together during cooking. Fill the 3 layers with the momos and steam them for about 10-15 minutes. Tip: When the dough no longer sticks to your fingertips, the momos are ready to serve. Serve the delicious momos with tomato-sesame chutney or with pureed peanut-tomato sauce.