Modified Tibetan Momo

Ingredients

 * 1 cup ground or minced buffalo meat
 * l large Onion, minced
 * 2-3 cloves garlic
 * 2.5 cm pice ginger
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
 * 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
 * 1 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
 * 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed powder
 * oil or vegetable oil spray
 * 2 cups+ flour

Directions
Grind the spices together and mix with the meat and Onion.  Make a stiff dough by adding enough cold water to the flour and knead.  Divide the dough into small balls and roll out into thin rounds about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Put a teaspoon of the filling in the center of the round and fold the dough over.  Pleat or pinch to make a half moon shape, or gather pleats together to make a round shape. Place formed momos in a bamboo or metal steamer that has been sprayed or wiped with oil.  Steam covered over boiling water l0-15 minutes. 
 * Momo can also be cooked in broth and served as a soup.
 * They usually are eaten with a tomato or soy based dipping sauce.
 * Beef is an acceptable substitute for buffalo in this recipe, as is Chicken.