Chicken Dimsums Recipe - Steamed Chicken Dumplings

Step 1: To begin making the Chicken Dimsums recipe,Now in order to make dim sum wrappers, take all purpose flour, add 1 tablespoon oil, salt and little bit of water and knead it with your hands till it becomes smooth

Step 2: It should not stick to your hands

Step 3: Cover the dough with a wet kitchen towel and keep it aside

Step 4: To make the fillingHeat a saucepan with oil over a medium heat, add chopped garlic and saute till it softens

Step 5: Add in minced chicken, salt , soy sauce and spring onions and cook until the chicken is slightly tender

Step 6: Switch off the heat and allow the filling to rest for a while

Step 7: To make the Chinese dimsumsNext step is to make the dimsums, so divide the dough into 15 equal pieces

Step 8: Take one piece out and cover rest with the kitchen towel

Step 9: Use a rolling pin to make a small circular disc from the dough

Step 10: Use some dry flour while rolling otherwise it might stick to rolling pin

Step 11: Now place this disc on your hands and put a small portion of minced chicken in between the disc

Step 12: Make sure not to overfill

Step 13: Now use your fingers tips and dab water on the half outer edge of the disc

Step 14: Now now gently pull the other dry half of the disc and place the dry edge over the wet portion

Step 15: Gently press with your fingers so that it gets sealed properly

Step 16: Now it will start looking like an empanada and in the next step we will give another fold from between so that both corner meet and we seal them again using water

Step 17: Place it in an oiled plate and cover it with wet kitchen towel

Step 18: Follow same procedure for making rest of the dimsums and place them in a properly oiled steamer and cook for about 20 minutes or till the the becomes the outer covering of the dimsums start looking translucent

Step 19: Serve Chicken Dimsums along with Sichuan Style Bird Eye Chilli Sauce or any other sauce/chutney of your choice