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Chicken Bao Recipe / How to make delicious chicken Bao
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Today I will share step by step How to make delicious chicken Bao / Chicken Bao Recipe, which originated in Northern China. Chicken Bao is a type of filled bun or bread-like dumpling that originates from Chinese cuisine.
Equipment required
- Mixing Bowl
- Parchment paper
- Momo steamer
- Frying pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Yeast-1 tbsp
- Chicken chunks-250 gm
- Sugar-1/2 tbsp
- All-purpose flour-1 cup/120 gm
- Curd-2 tbsp
- Green/mint chutney-2 tbsp
- Tomato/red chutney-2 tbsp
- Chopped green chili-2
- Onion-1 (chopped)
- Ginger-garlic paste-1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
- Cumin-coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
- Oil-2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves (chopped)-2 tbsp
How to make delicious chicken Bao / Chicken Bao Recipe
Add 1 tbsp warm water and sugar in a big mixing bowl
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Then add the yeast, mix it, and cover it for 5-6 minutes
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Open the cover and see the yeast had been activated
![Chicken Bao Recipe step4](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chicken-Bao-Recipe-step4.png)
Now add the all-purpose flour
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Add curd and mix them gently as it is sticky now
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Sprinkle little oil and cover it for 20 minutes
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Open the cover and see it became double in size
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Sprinkle some flour on a board and transfer the dough to the board and knead well and divide it into three equal parts and make big lemon size balls
![Chicken Bao Recipe step11](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chicken-Bao-Recipe-step11.png)
Now with the help of your finger make them flat and make a circle of 3-4 inches in diameter
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Now fold them gently (as they are very delicate), and put them on the parchment paper.
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Take a momo steamer, heat the water in the base and gently put bao in the steamer and cover the lid and allow them to steam for8-10 minutes on medium-low flame
![Chicken Bao Recipe step16](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chicken-Bao-Recipe-step16.png)
Meanwhile, prepare the chicken; Heat oil in a pan/kadai, then add the chopped onion and fry them for 2-3 minutes
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Add chopped green chili, and ginger-garlic paste and sauté them for 2 minutes on high flame
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Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, and red chili powder and stir them till the raw smell goes off
![Chicken Bao Recipe step20](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chicken-Bao-Recipe-step20.png)
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Add salt and cook for another 5-6 minutes and then take them out from the oven
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Now the bao is cooked; so open the cover and check how soft they are
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Now unfold the bao and spread the green and red chutney
![Chicken Bao Recipe step26](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Chicken-Bao-Recipe-step26.png)
Then put the chicken chunks with gravy
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