TIBETAN MOMO (A DIM SUM DUMPLING FROM TIBET)

Steps:

• Mix the flour with enough cold water to make a fairly stiff dough.
• Knead it well and roll small pieces into thin rounds,about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Mix meat, onion, garlic, soy sauce, ginger and salt together.
• Put a teaspoon of meat mixture in each little pancake and fold over. Pinch, flute or pleat the edges together so the momo looks like a half-moon or is round shaped.
• Lightly coat a bamboo or metal steamer with vegetable spray and arrange momo so they do not touch. Cover and steam over boiling water for l0-15 minutes.
• Momo also can be cooked in broth and served as a soup or fried.
• NEPALESE meat filling.
• 1 cup buffalo meat, ground or minced.
• l large onion, minced.
• 2-3 cloves garlic.
• 2.5 cm. piece ginger.
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder.
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder.
• 1 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter.
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed powder.
• oil or vegetable oil spray.
• 2 cups+ flour.
• SHERPA Meat Filling.
• 4 chicken breast halves,boneless, minced.
• 2 minced onions.
• 5 cloves garlic (or to taste), diced.
• 3 tbs ginger, to taste, or one large piece diced.
• 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce.
• salt, paper and accent to taste.
• 1 teaspoon garam masala (optional).