Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appetizers. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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:

Chicken Momos
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!

Monday, July 12, 2010

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 :

Spring Rolls
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!