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Chicken Schezwan Momo Recipe (Street-Food Style)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe for making spicy Chicken Schezwan Momos at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to cook street food-style Chicken Schezwan Momo.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 5 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Kadhai
  • 1 Momo Steamer or any other home made setup to steam

Ingredients
  

For the Filling

  • 2 ½ Chicken Breast boneless
  • 2 Onions medium
  • 10 Garlic Cloves medium
  • 5 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • 1 tbsp Black Pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp Soy Sauce
  • Salt to taste
  • Butter

For the Dough

  • cups Maida/ All-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • Water

For the sauce

  • 1 Onion medium
  • 5 Garlic Cloves large
  • ½ cup Spring Onion White Part
  • 2-3 tbsp Spring Onion Green Part
  • cup Schezwan Sauce
  • 4 tbsp Chili Oil
  • 4 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar

Others

  • Vegetable Oil to fry

Instructions
 

Make the Dough

  • In a large mixing bowl, add the maida or all-purpose flour.
  • Add the salt and mix the dry ingredients.
  • Now, add water little by little and start kneading the dough.
  • Keep on kneading until a tight and smooth dough is formed.
  • When done, cover the dough with a damp towel and keep it aside.

Prepare the Momo Filling

  • Clean the chicken breasts and mince them properly. You can also buy already minced chicken.
  • Next, finely chop the 3 onions. Keep one chopped onion aside for later use.
  • Also, finely chop the garlic and green chilis.
  • After this, transfer the chicken into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the 2 finely chopped onion, garlic, and the green chilis.
  • Mix them nicely.
  • Next, add the soy sauce, black pepper, and salt to taste.
  • Combine them again.
  • Take a non-stick pan and add butter (around 3 tbsp).
  • Let the butter heat and then add the chicken to the pan.
  • Let them cook until the chicken is properly cooked. (You can also stuff the filling raw inside the momo).
  • When done, transfer it into a bowl along with the remaining butter in the pan.

Prepare the Momo

  • For the momo, divide the dough into 18-20 small portions. Make them into balls and cover them with the same damp cloth.
  • Take one small dough ball and roll it into a 4-inch circle using a rolling pin. The ends have to be thin.
  • Now in the middle, put the filling and lightly brush a little water with your fingertip at the ends to seal the momo. Make it into a nice shape of choice.
  • Do this, with all the other dough balls and keep them covered.
  • After all the momo are made, steam them in a momo steamer. (Place a butter paper or parchment paper at the base and grease it with some oil).
  • Steam them for about 7-9 minutes or until steamed well (the dough will be a bit translucent). Do this in batches.

Prepare the Schezwan Momo

  • Take a frying pan and add vegetable oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • Now, add the momo and pan-fry them until golden.
  • In the meantime, take a bowl and add schezwan sauce, tomato ketchup, chili oil, and vinegar.
  • Whisk them thoroughly. Keep them aside.
  • Next, chop the garlic finely. Also, chop the spring onion.
  • Now, take a wok or Kadhai and add a bit of oil.
  • Let it heat nicely.
  • Then add the finely chopped onion, garlic, and spring onion (white part). Keep the flame on medium.
  • Toss and fry them for about a minute and then add the sauce.
  • Stir everything together and then add the pan-fried momo.
  • Combine them well, coating each momo with the sauce.
  • Take a taste test. Add salt if needed.
  • Turn the flame on high and sauté them for a few seconds.
  • When done, transfer them to a plate.

Garnish

  • Garnish the Schezwan Pan Fried momo with spring onions (green part).