Lassi can be used for buttermilk. But the real thing is Chchach, in which the butter is removed and the leftover liquid is drunk like chchach.

Chicken Momos

Dough
2 cups refined flour (maida)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder

Filling
1 cup chicken-minced
1 tbsp oil
1/2 cup onion-finely chopped
1 tsp garlic chopped
1/2 tsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper

Method: Mix the refined flour, salt and baking powder and knead to a stiff dough, with water.

Heat oil and add the onion and garlic. Saute till a little soft and add the chicken.

Turn around over high heat till chicken is almost cooked.

Take it off the heat and mix in the soya sauce, salt, vinegar and black pepper.

Roll the dough thin (translucent) and cut into 4"-5" rounds.

Take a round, wet edges and place some filling in the center, bring edges together to cover the filling, twist to seal and fill the rest in the same way.

Steam for about 10 minutes and serve with soya sauce and chilli sauce.


Make a vegetarian filling for vegetarian momos.

Here is the url for one:
http://www.niruskitchen.com/recipes/details.asp?recipe_id=14

Fruit Cake
Oven temp: 150 C-300 F
1 cup (250g) butter
1 cup (250 g) sugar
6 eggs
125 gm almonds - chopped
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/2 cups (500 g)mixed fruits - chopped (sultanas, raisins, candied peels and cherries)
Rum to soak the fruit (optional)
2 cups (250 g)refined flour
1 tsp baking powder
an 8" round cake tin, lined with a double layer of grease-proof or brown paper at the bottom and on the sides.

Soak the chopped fruit and almond in rum overnight or longer, stirring off and on.

Mix the chopped fruit and almonds with 2 tbsp of the maida and keep aside.

Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together.

Fold in the flour, baking powder and then the fruit mixture.

Transfer mixture into the prepared tin and bake in a pre-heated oven for 50-60 minutes.

baking powder is different but baking soda/cooking soda/meetha soda is all the same.