Mushroom Dumpling Recipe With Potatoes (Momos)

Total Time: 40 minutes

Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients:

  • salt
  • ginger
  • green chilli
  • potato (aloo)
  • onion
  • button mushrooms
  • flour (maida)
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Mushroom Dumpling Recipe, we will first make the dough
  • To make the dumpling (momo) dough; add the flour into a large mixing bowl, add a little water at a time to the flour and knead well to make a smooth and yet firm dough
  • We don't add the salt or oil to make the dumpling dough
  • Cover the dough and allow it to rest for about 20 minutes, till we get the filling ready
  • Next step is the make the filling for the dumplings
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium heat
  • Add the mushrooms, sprinkle some salt and stir fry on high heat until the mushroom become tender
  • Mushrooms release a lot of water, so stir-fry until all the moisture evaporates
  • Once the mushrooms are cooked and dry, allow it to cool
  • Once the mushrooms cool down, add it to a large bowl and combine it with the remaining filling ingredients including the oil
  • Our final step is to make the Mushroom DumplingsDivide the dough into small lemon sized portions of an inch in diameter
  • Dust the dough portions in flour and roll out into a circle
  • Don?t roll too thick, as the filling will push itself out and tear when steamed
  • Place a small spoon of filling in the center of the rolled circle
  • Bring together the edges of the dough with a pinching and folding motion on one side and bring the other side to hold to the pinched side
  • By doing this, the half moon shaped momos (dumplings) will have a frilled look
  • Proceed the similar way with the remaining dough
  • As you keep shaping the dumplings (momos) you need to keep them on a greased platter and cover with a damp cloth to prevent them from drying out
  • While you are shaping the dumplings (momos), keep a steamer with water boiling
  • Grease the steamer pan with some oil to prevent the momos from sticking
  • Place the shaped dumplings (momos) on the greased steamer pan
  • So when you have one set of shaped dumplings, place them in the steamer and steam on high for 5 to 7 minutes until you see a glaze on the skin
  • Serve the Mushroom Dumplings along with a hot and spicy Homemade Red Chilli Garlic Sauce Recipe as a tea time snack or as an appetizer for parties with Chinese Vegetable Dry Manchurian Balls Recipe