
Everyday meals
Buff momo (buffalo meat momos)
Steamed dumplings filled with minced buffalo meat, flavoured with onion, ginger and garlic. This is Nepal's most iconic momo, enjoyed at home or in small street stalls.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Knead the flour, salt and lukewarm water into a smooth dough. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Finely chop the onion, ginger, garlic and coriander. Mix them into the minced meat with the spices and a spoonful of oil, then knead for 2 minutes to bind the filling.
- For the sauce, blend the raw tomatoes with the chilli and salt.
- Divide the dough into 20 balls, flatten each into a disc, add a spoonful of filling and pleat it into a purse shape.
- Steam the momos over high heat on cabbage leaves for 15 minutes, until the filling is cooked through.
- Serve with the spicy tomato sauce.
Variations and tips
In broth. Place the cooked momos in a hot broth with a little coriander for a momo soup.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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