Modified Tibetan Momo

Description

 * 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.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup ground or minced buffalo meat
 * l large onion, minced
 * 2-3 cloves garlic
 * 2½ cm piece ginger
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ½ teaspoon chilli powder
 * ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
 * 1 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
 * ½ teaspoon cumin seed powder
 * oil or vegetable oil spray
 * 2 cups+ flour

Directions

 * 1) Grind the spices together and mix with the meat and onion.
 * 2) Make a stiff dough by adding enough cold water to the flour and knead.
 * 3) Divide the dough into small balls and roll out into thin rounds about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
 * 4) Put a teaspoon of the filling in the center of the round and fold the dough over.
 * 5) Pleat or pinch to make a half moon shape, or gather pleats together to make a round shape.
 * 6) Place formed momos in a bamboo or metal steamer that has been sprayed or wiped with oil.
 * 7) Steam covered over boiling water l0-15 minutes.