Momo (food)

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Momo
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Momos

vegetables.[4]

Origin

"Momo", as written, is a

Nepal Bhasa language, the word mome (मम) means cooking by steaming. The history of momos in Nepal dates back to as early as the fourteenth century.[8]

As for the Himalayan momo, it is not quite known whether it spread from the

vegetarian Hindus.[10] A large number of Tibetans emigrated to India following the 1959 Tibetan uprising, bringing their recipes for momos with them.[3] Unproven, but substantiated by the dates and references to momos in colloquial references, the civil war in Nepal
pushed out the Nepali diaspora to seek a livelihood in India, which further increased the prevalence of Himalayan style momos in the southern half of India especially in the cities of Chennai and Bangalore.

Momos are common in Gilgit region in Ladakh.

Production

A plate of momos from Nepal
A Tibetan woman making momo in Washington, D.C., United States

A simple white-flour-and-water dough is generally preferred to make the outer covering of momos. Sometimes, a little

baking soda
is added to give a more doughy texture to the finished product.

Traditionally, momos are prepared with ground/minced meat, potatoes, and leek filling. Nowadays, the fillings have become more elaborate and momos are prepared with virtually any combination of ground meat, vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, paneer cheese, soft chhurpi (local hard cheese) and vegetable and meat combinations.

The dough is rolled into small circular flat pieces. The filling is enclosed in the circular dough cover either in a round pocket or a half-moon or crescent shape. People prefer meat with a lot of fat because it produces flavourful, juicy momos. A little oil is sometimes added to the lean ground/minced meat to keep the filling moist and juicy. The dumplings are then cooked by steaming over a soup (either a stock based on bones or vegetables) in a momo-making utensil called mucktoo. Momos may also be pan-fried or deep-fried after being steamed.

Variations

Momos are traditionally

pan-fried and cooked in soup. It is usually served with chilli garlic sauce and pickled daikon in Tibet. In Nepal, popular dipping sauces include tomato-based chutneys or sesame or peanut or soybean-based sauces called achar. Sauces can be thick or thin in consistency depending on the eatery.[12] Momos may be used in soups, such as jhol momo from Kathmandu,[4] or mokthuk from Tibet.[13]

Other variations of momos include:

  • C-momo, steamed or fried then served in
  • Dhapu momo, from Chinese da bao (大包), or "big bun", also known as "Tibetan momo", a Nepali dumpling that is typically larger and flatter than other versions of momos.[16]
  • Gonga momo (Tibetan: སྒོ་ང་མོག་མོག, Wylie: sgo nga mog mog), a wheat and egg fried dough dumpling filled with meat paste.[17]
  • Green momo, a steamed vegetarian dumpling stuffed with vegetables, cabbage and green beans.[14]
  • Hoentay, a Bhutanese dumpling made from buckwheat dough wrapper mixed with spinach and cheese.[18]
  • Kothey momo, a pan-fried version of the momo. The dumpling is first filled with meat as well as vegetables and spices. It is first steamed then fried and then served in dipping sauce.
  • Open momo, another Nepali addition to the variant in that it has a distinct shape which has open holes on the top that can be used to add various sauces and spices.[19]
  • Sadheko momo, a momo salad with onions and tomatoes, herbs, and spices.[20][21][22]
  • Shoko momo (Tibetan: ཞོག་ཁོག་མོག་མོག, Wylie: zhog khog mog mog), a Tibetan variant that is prepared using mashed potato with dough, shaped into balls, with a minced meat filling, served with bread crumbs.[23]
  • Tingmo (Tibetan: ཀྲིན་མོག, Wylie: krin mog), a type of steamed bread made from flour, yeast and water. Tingmo is a soft and fluffy bread served with savoury dishes such as stews or curries. Unlike other versions of momos, tingmo does not contain any type of filling.[24]
  • Shamo (
    mutton.[17]

Gallery

  • Momos in a mucktoo in Kathmandu, Nepal
    Momos in a mucktoo in Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Kothey, a pan-fried momo variety from "The Bakery Cafe" in Nepal
    Kothey, a pan-fried momo variety from "The Bakery Cafe" in Nepal

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some speakers of South Asian English use "momo" as the plural form.

References

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