Momo-Dumplings Dips Recipe

October 22, 2017 Nepalese Cuisine Uncategorized 35

Momo Achar, Momo Chuteny
Sweet MOMO Achar
Sweet Tamarind Achar for MOMOs

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups black plum, cut into small chunks
  • 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 5 fresh red chilies, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon timur (Szechwan pepper)
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafetida
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:

In a sauce pan, heat oil; splitter cumin seeds until dark brown. Add chilies, garlic, ginger, timur, asafetida, and salt. Fry for a minute or so. Add plum chunks, tamarind paste and brown sugar. Mix all ingredients well and allow simmering in low heat for about 30 minutes, or until plum chunks are tender. Remove from heat and let rest to cool. Puree the tamarind mixture into a smooth paste-like mixture. Serve with steamed momos.

Classic MOMO Achar
Sesame-Tomato Achar for MOMO

Ingredients:

  • 2 large ripe tomatoes
  • 1 cup sesame seeds
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 5 fresh hot red chilies, minced
  • 1 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon timur
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafetida
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon lime jest
  • Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Roast tomatoes in oven for about 30 minutes, or until charred. Remove charred skin and reserve flesh in a bowl. In a pan, add sesame seeds, cumin and mustard seeds; stir continuously until seeds pop and are toasted. Make sure that seeds are not burnt. Grind the toasted seeds into a powder. In a blender, combine roasted tomatoes, ground mixture of sesame seeds, chopped cilantro, chilies, garlic, ginger, timur, asafetida, lime jest and juice, and salt; process to form smooth mixture. Add some water if the achar mixture is too thick. Transfer into a bowl. Serve with steamed MOMOs.

Sherpa MOMO Achar
Spicy Soy-Based Dipping Sauce for MOMOs

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon mustard oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon ground timur (Szechwan pepper

Cooking Instructions:

In a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Serve with steamed momos.

35 Comments

  1. This will be a simple one from the instruction given here. Any one can try this out. It wouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to be over with.

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