Chicken Momos

Momos are made with white flour and water dough, to give more doughy texture. Momos can be both veg and non veg, it depends upon the filling mixture. Different kinds of meat fillings like chicken and pork are frequently used. Vegetable momos consists of potato, onions , garlic and tomato fillings. Filling is then enclosed either in a round pocket, crescent or in a half moon shape. To make chicken momo:


All you need:

* 500 gm Plain wheat flour/maida

* 1 Inch ginger, chopped

* 250 gm Chicken, boiled and minced

* 2 Onions, chopped

* 2 Cloves garlic, chopped

* 2 Green chilli, chopped

* Salt to taste

* 1 tsp Soya sauce

* 1 tbsp Oil

How to make:

* Take a bowl, combine flour, salt and oil.

* Add water to make soft dough.

* Chop onions, garlic, green chillies and ginger.

* Add minced chicken and soya sauce and mix well.

* Keep it aside.

* Make small balls from the dough.

* Roll the balls into a small round and place the filling in the middle.

* Seal it , steam in a momo steamer for about 20 min.

* Chicken Momos are ready, serve them with garlic sauce.

* Enjoy!

Spring Rolls

Spring Rolls are eaten as an appetizer, they can be eaten both fried and fresh.It is also known by the name of "Summer Role". It is made from slivers of boiled or fried pork, beef, chicken, fresh herbs,shrimp, fresh garlic chives, rice vermicelli, all the ingredients are wrapped in moistened paper, it is served with sauce. It can be both veg and non veg. Spring roll denotes freshness of the Spring season. To make it :


All you need:

* 2 oz. thinly sliced pork, cut into thin strips

* 1 tsp coy sauce and cornstarch

* 8 spring roll skins

* 1 tsp Chinese rice wine or sherry

* A few grain of pepper

* 2 ½ oz. boiled bamboo shoots, cut into strips

* ½ tsp salt

* 2 dried large Chinese mushrooms, soaked in water and drained. Cut into strips.

* 2 cabbage leaves, cut into strips

* Oil for deep frying plus 3 tbsp more oil

* Flour-and-water paste


How to make:

* Combine the pork with some grains of pepper, chinese wine , coy sauce and cornstarch.Keep it aside for 15 min.

* Take a wok, heat 3 tbsp of the oil and stir-fry the pork briefly. Remove.

* Now heat 1 tbsp oil , add salt , fry vegetables, them mix them with pork.

* Turn off the heat.

* Let the filling cool.

* Place some of the prepared mixture at the center of each spring roll skin.

* Fold its upper edge over the filling and turn in the 2 sides.

* Roll them down to the bottom.

* To seal properly,brush the bottom edge with the flour-and-water paste.

* Deep fry the spring rolls in frying oil, make them golden.

* Serve them with sauce.

* Enjoy!

Nian Gao Chinese New Year's Cake

Nian Gao is a Chinese New Year's Cake is prepared from glutinous rice. Though it is known as Chinese New Year's Cake but it can be eaten all year around. Nian Gao is mainly consumed in Chinese Cuisine. It is considered good luck to eat Nian Gao on New Year because Nian Gao means higher year. Eeating Nian Gao symbolises rising higher in life. It doesn't contain eggs usually found in other cakes. To make it :


All you need:

* 1 stick of butter or 3/4 cup of vegetable oil

* 1 to 1 3/4 cup sugar

* 3 eggs

* 16 oz. Mochiko sweet rice flour

* 2 1/2 cups milk

* One can of red azuki beans

* 1 Tb baking soda

How to make:

* Mix all the ingredients including beans , beat for 2 min is an electric mixer.

* Over a 9"x13" baking dish (oiled or sprayed with pam) sprinkle Mochiko flour.

* On the bottom of baking pan ,spread half of the batter along with azuki beans.

* Spread rest of the batter over the red azuki beans, bake at 350m degrees for about 50 min.

* To check whether it's been done or not ,insert chopstick.

* If it comes out clean, it is done.

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