Momo (
Nepali: म:म:
Tibetan:
མོག་མོག་,
Wylie:
mog mog; ) is a type of pastry
native to Nepal
as well as among the Tibetans. It is similar to the Mongolian buuz
or the Chinese jiaozi
.
The Tibetan word
momo is a loanword
from the Chinese
mómo (
馍馍). (Wikipedia)
Momos are made with a simple
flour-and-water dough—white flour is generally preferred—and sometimes a little
yeast or baking soda is added to give a more doughy texture to the
finished product. The filling may be one of the several mixtures:
- Meat: Different kinds of meat fillings are popular in
different regions. In Tibet, Nepal, Darjeeling district, Sikkim, Bhutan
and North-East India, chicken, goat meat or mutton, buffalo meat, yak meat
and pork are the most popular. Minced meat is combined with any or all of
the following: onions/shallots, garlic, ginger and cilantro/coriander. Some
people also add finely puréed tomatoes and soya sauce.
- Vegetables: Finely chopped cabbage, potato or chayote (iskush)
are used as fillings in Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkim and some parts of India.
- Cheese: Usually fresh cheese or the traditional chhurpi
is used. This variety is common in upper Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and
Darjeeling.
- Snickers or Mars Bars: An original sweet momo sold
mostly in some tourist areas of Nepal.
- (Wikipedia)
Here is when our children helped cook some momos during our momo party. They both like chicken momo. I like it spicy - dipped in tomato achaar.
|
There's a lot of helpers in the kitchen! |
|
Flour mixture is formed into balls then will be rolled as wrappers |
|
Samantha rolling flour for momo wrappers |
|
Aunty Sarita is helping Abbie. She is such a great cook! |
|
Closing the dough os the filling is locked inside |
|
Abbie's momo is ready to be steamed. |
|
Momo Feast. Who ate the most momo? |
No comments:
Post a Comment