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Nepali Momos and Dal Bhat
Spicerer Maisie lived in Kathmandu in Nepal for 10 years and a recent trip back there reignited her love of momos, a type of filled dumpling and the most popular street food of the region. The word momo comes from a Chinese word meaning steamed bread, the dough is simply made from flour, water and oil and encases a mixture of mince, onion and fragrant spices. Momos are always served with a momo achar (or pickle) made from tomatoes, toasted sesame and timut pepper - a spice reminiscent of Sichuan pepper and used in most Nepali cooking. For the main event we have a Nepali staple, dal bhat or dal with rice which is served at every meal including breakfast!
45 mins
1 hr 15 mins
3/5
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£8.67
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Spicerer Maisie lived in Kathmandu in Nepal for 10 years and a recent trip back there reignited her love of momos, a type of filled dumpling and the most popular street food of the region. The word momo comes from a Chinese word meaning steamed bread, the dough is simply made from flour, water and oil and encases a mixture of mince, onion and fragrant spices. Momos are always served with a momo achar (or pickle) made from tomatoes, toasted sesame and timut pepper - a spice reminiscent of Sichuan pepper and used in most Nepali cooking. For the main event we have a Nepali staple, dal bhat or dal with rice which is served at every meal including breakfast!
Recipe
45 mins
1 hr 15 mins
3/5
4
High Effort
Mince
Taste Profile
Fragrant
Origin
Nepal
Momo Filling Spices: ginger, garlic, Sichuan pepper, cumin, coriander, turmeric, black pepper, mild chilli flakes, chilli, chives
Achar Spices: Sichuan pepper, cumin, coriander, asafoetida, brown MUSTARD, mild chilli flakes, paprika, Kashmiri chilli
Tarka Spices: cumin, long chilli
Dal Spices: turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper
Cauliflower Tarkari Spices: Kashmiri chilli, turmeric, cumin, coriander, Sichuan pepper, brown MUSTARD, fenugreek, nigella
Pickle Spices: chilli, fenugreek, yellow MUSTARD, asafoetida, cumin, coriander, brown MUSTARD, garlic, ginger, turmeric
Sesame Seeds: white SESAME
May contain traces of celery. Allergens are listed in CAPITALS
- 250g chicken, lamb or beef mince
- 1 large onion
- 25g bunch of coriander
- 6 cloves of garlic
- Fresh ginger
- 6 tomatoes
- 1 small cauliflower
- 1 large carrot
- ½ cucumber
- 3 green chillies
- 1 lemon
- 25g butter
- 250g ready-cooked beluga or puy lentils
- 150g plain flour or bread flour (plus extra for rolling)
- Rice to serve
Product Rating (6):
I never thought I'd be able to cook steamed buns but the Momos were so easy to make and delicious! The cauliflower was my favourite part of this dish. A mild curry but add in the green chilli pickle and wooomf! there's the heat!!
Amazing! Momos will be made again
Fantastic- glad you really enjoyed this! Marvellous momos are so delicious!
There is an awful lot to do and the result was bitter and didn’t have the flavour I was looking for. You win some, you lose some.
So sorry to hear this wasn't one of your favourites! I have passed your feedback on to our recipe developers so that they can look into this, in the meantime, if you get in touch with us via email we can arrange sending you something else that you might prefer!
A lot of work for little reward! What a faff this meal is to make with so many steps and techniques required. The only bit that was any good were the momos, but the rest of it I would have happily binned. The dahl was like brown sludge and tasted similar to that, whilst the green chilli pickle was rocket fuel hot. I like spice, but not that much. As for the cauliflower tarkari, give it the last rites and move on. Carrot and Cucumber salad, not very exciting... A severe disappointment with nearly 3 hours of my life wasted.
So sorry to hear this wasn't one of your favourites! But we're glad that you enjoyed the momos. If you get in touch with us via email we can arrange sending you something else that you might prefer!
Having been to Nepal and tasted the delights of Momos I was excited to make these. We really loved them, they tasted so authentic and I may order another box. Just would like a vegetarian version although the meat was not overpowering.
It's great to hear that you really enjoyed this box! I'll pass your feedback on to the recipe developers that you would like a vegetarian version- you can also always get in contact with us if you would like advice on vegetarian alternatives for the recipes and we'll be happy to advise, happy spicing!
Great recipe and the Momos were fab - the dhal was great too (I did cook for longer than the recipe stated as I prefer it quite thick) and loved the chilli kick from the green chilli pickle!
Brilliant- glad you enjoyed this recipe, we love these magnificent Momos too!
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YUM, everything looks amazing! The Momos are so perfectly shaped- hats off to the chef!