INGREDIENTS
for 8-10 servings
For the dough
For the Filling
STEPS
For the dough
- In a large bowl add the plain flour and make a well in the middle and add 1 cup of water (neither cold nor hot)
- Mix the flour with the water slowly and knead the dough.Once the dough starts sticking, transfer it to a plain surface and knead it. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of water slowly,and make the dough firm.(do not make the dough too sticky). You may need to knead the dough for 15-20 mins
- After the dough is firm transfer it to a bowl and cover it with a cling wrap and leave it on the counter for 20 minutes
For the filling
- Blend the ginger and garlic and make a paste.
- In a large mixing bowl add the minced meat, chopped onion,chopped coriander leaves (you can add the stem as well), and mix everything well.
- After mixing everything add all the spices: ginger and galric paste, momo masala, meat masala, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce,salt, ajina moto, ground black pepper, chilly powder and mix everything well with clean hands.
- Heat a pan and add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and add turmeric powder.
- Add the heated oil to the mixing bowl.
- Melt the butter add it to the mixture and mix everything well.
- Cover the mixture with a cling wrap.
- Leave it on the counter for at least 30 mins.
For the wrapper
- Dust your kitchen counter or table with flour and make a small ball from the dough and flatten it with a rolling pin on a flat surface.(dust the surface before flattening it to prevent it from sticking and do not make it too thin)
- Repeat the same process and make the circles.
- You can see the picture below and follow the steps.
Wrapping the meat
- Take one circle of the wrapper and add the meat only on one side like shown in the picture..
- If your circle of the wrapper is too small add 1 or 2 tbsp of meat or if its large add 3 tbsp meat.
- Follow the process as shown in the picture, if it is your first time making syabhaley.
- Wrap all the syabhaleys' and place it on a plain surface. (Dust the surface to prevent the syabhaley from sticking)
- After wrapping all the syabhaleys', heat a non stick pan with 1 litre of vegetable oil.
- On a medium heat for the first fry, fry the syabhaley one by one for 3-5 mins. As we are frying it twice to make it crispy.
- And for the second fry heat the oil on high heat and fry the syabhaley until its brown in color and crispy.
- Serve it immediately after the second fry as the juice from the meat might make the syabhaley soggy.
- Serve it with Momo ko achar. (momo's pickle)