CHICKEN MOMOS

Ingredients :

For the Dough:

120 gm refined flour (maida)

1/4 tsp baking powder (optional)

½ tsp salt water - for kneading 

For the Chicken Filling:

1 cup chicken - minced

½ cup onions - finely chopped 

1/4 tsp black pepper powder

1 Tbsp oil 

½ tsp ginger-garlic paste 

½ tsp soya sauce 

Salt - to taste 

1/4 tsp vinegar 

For Red Sauce: 

2 tomatoes 

4-5 garlic - peeled 

4-5 whole red chillies 

Kashmiri Chilly powder - a pinch

½ Tbsp vinegar 

Salt - to taste 

Method of Preparation:

FOR MOMOS

1. Saute onions, pasted ginger - garlic and coriander leaves.
2. Add minced chicken and saute again in low flame .
3. Add black pepper powder, soya sauce and salt. Turn off the heat and keep it aside and allow to cool.
4. Knead the refined flour, baking powder and salt together into firm dough. Cover with wet cotton cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
5. Roll the dough into very thin around 4 inch rounds.  
6. Take each round piece and place some filling in the center. 
7. Bring the edges together and twist to seal it. 
8. Steam in a steamer for about 10 minutes and serve hot with chilly sauce. (Or deep fry in oil until it is brown for fried chicken momos) 

FOR RED CHUTNEY

1. Take two big tomatoes and boil it in water until its skin starts separates from pulp.
2. Along with the tomatoes add 3-4 whole red chillies,3-4 garlic, coriander leaves, a pinch of kashmiri chilly power, ½ spoon vinegar and salt. Grind all these in a food processor.
3. Add 1 tsp cornflour or maida to a little cold water and add it into the above grind mix.
4. Bring all these in stove with low flame. Remove the chutney when it  becomes thick.
5. You can vary the quantity of red chilly, vinegar as per your taste.Serve hot.