12 Easy and Delicious Chicken Dimsum Recipes for Iftar Snacks

Kapanlagi.com - Dimsum is a food that has been around since the Han Dynasty and now the food is certainly not unfamiliar to you. In general, chicken dimsum recipes are divided into two, steamed and fried. However, for more detailed chicken dimsum recipes, there are various creations. Dimsum fillings can be chosen according to taste with chicken dimsum recipes or others.

Savory, chewy, and not too large in portion, make dimsum suitable as an iftar snack. In its home country, dimsum is known as a light snack for workers to rest while drinking tea.

Interested in cooking dimsum as an iftar snack? Just take a look at some chicken dimsum recipes compiled from various sources below.

1. Chicken Carrot Dimsum

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Chicken carrot dimsum recipe is the most common creation found. The savory taste of chicken combined with the orange color of carrots on top creates an attraction to this food.

If you feel that this dimsum creation stimulates your appetite for breaking the fast snack, just follow the recipe for chicken carrot dimsum below.

Ingredients:

- 20-22 wonton wrappers

- 1 carrot

Dimsum filling:

- 500 grams chicken meat

- 100 grams Kanji

- 3 shallots

- 5 garlic cloves

- 1 egg

- 1 tbsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp sugar

- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 1 tsp salt

- Seasoning

- Pepper

Sauce ingredients:

- 6 tbsp chili sauce

- 1 glass of water

- 1/2 tsp cornstarch

- 2 tbsp sugar

- A little salt

How to make:

1. Grind the chicken with shallots and garlic. Pour into a container, add the remaining ingredients and seasonings, mix well.

2. Put 1-2 tbsp of the mixture on a wonton wrapper, add grated carrot.

3. Brush the surface with cooking oil.

4. Steam for 45 minutes.

5. Sauce: Mix the sauce, water, sugar, and salt. Mix the cornstarch with a little water and pour it into the sauce. Mix well.

2. Selling Dimsum

Many dimsum sellers have sold them in various styles. When entering the month of Ramadan, it wouldn't hurt for you to produce dimsum to sell as iftar snacks.

Before deciding to sell or not, you can try it first by following the following chicken dimsum recipe.

Ingredients:

- 3 pieces of chicken thighs, fillet the meat

- 1 tsp salt

- 1 tbsp granulated sugar

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

- 3/4 tbsp soy sauce

- 3/4 tbsp oyster sauce

- 25 grams of tapioca flour

- 1 stalk of scallion, sliced

- 15 pieces of boiled wonton skins

- 1 tsp seaweed powder for topping

Sauce ingredients: (mix)

- 5 sachets of chili sauce

- 1 tsp granulated sugar

- 3 tbsp hot water

How to make:

1. Take 1/3 of the chicken fillet, finely chop it. Blend the remaining 2/3 of the chicken fillet. Mix them together, set aside.

2. Add salt, granulated sugar, sesame oil, ground pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce, tapioca flour, and scallion. Mix well.

3. Take 1 piece of wonton skin, fill it with 1 tbsp of the mixture, shape it into a dimsum.

4. Cut the end of the skin, sprinkle with seaweed topping.

5. Steam for approximately 20 minutes.

6. Serve with chili sauce according to taste.

3. Chicken Shrimp Dim Sum

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Next, there is a recipe for chicken shrimp dim sum that you can try to make for iftar snack.

Ingredients A:

- 250 grams of shrimp, washed and peeled

- 500 grams of boneless chicken thigh

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1/2 tsp salt

Ingredients B:

- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed

- 2 tbsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp soy sauce

- 2 tbsp sesame oil

- 4 small chicken egg whites

- 1/2 tsp chicken broth powder

- 1.5 tbsp cornstarch

- 3 tsp sago flour

- Salt

- Sugar to taste

Ingredients C:

- Ready-to-use dim sum wrappers

- 1 carrot, finely grated

- Diluted sambal sauce with boiling water

How to make:

1. Ingredients A: Mix and crush roughly, not until smooth. Put it in a bowl. Add ingredients B, mix well.

2. Take a sheet of dim sum wrapper, put 1-2 tsp of the mixture, seal the edges.

4. Steam for 15-20 minutes, brush the skin with vegetable oil.

5. Serve with dipping sauce.

4. Chicken Mushroom Dimsum

You can try this chicken mushroom dimsum recipe for iftar snacks.

Siomay dough ingredients:

- 6 tbsp rice flour, toasted

- 5 tbsp tapioca starch

- 2 tbsp oat flour

- ½ tsp salt

- 14-16 tbsp hot water

Filling ingredients:

- 150 grams chicken meat

- 70 grams button mushrooms

- 1 egg

- 1 small carrot, grated

- 1 stalk spring onion, sliced

- 2 cloves of garlic

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 2 tbsp sesame oil

- 1 tsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp salt

- ½ tsp mushroom broth

- ½ tsp ground pepper

- 2 tbsp tapioca starch

Instructions:

1. Filling: Mix chicken, mushrooms, garlic, and egg in a chopper. Transfer to a bowl, mix the remaining ingredients but leave out the grated carrot, mix well. Set aside.

2. Dough: Mix all dry ingredients until well combined. Pour hot water, mix well and knead until smooth.

3. Take a small portion of the dough, roll it out, and shape it. Dust with cornstarch if sticky.

4. Place 2/3 tbsp of filling on the dough, fold the edges, and sprinkle grated carrot on top.

5. Steam for 25-30 minutes.

6. Serve with chili sauce.

5. Simple Chicken Dim Sum

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Here is a recipe for simple chicken dim sum that you can try to make for your iftar snack.

Siomay skin ingredients:

- 6 tbsp rice flour, toasted

- 5 tbsp tapioca flour

- 2 tbsp oat flour

- ½ tsp salt

- 14-16 tbsp hot water

Filling ingredients:

- 150 grams chicken meat

- 70 grams button mushrooms

- 1 egg

- 1 small carrot, grated

- 1 stalk spring onion, sliced

- 2 cloves garlic

- 1 tbsp soy sauce

- 2 tbsp sesame oil

- 1 tsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp salt

- ½ tsp mushroom broth

- ½ tsp ground pepper

- 2 tbsp tapioca flour

Instructions:

1. Filling: Mix chicken, mushrooms, garlic, and egg in a chopper. Transfer to a bowl, mix the remaining ingredients except for the grated carrot, and stir well. Set aside.

2. Skin: Mix all dry ingredients until well combined. Pour hot water, mix well, and knead until smooth.

3. Take a small portion of the dough, roll it out, and shape it. Dust with cornstarch if sticky.

4. Place 2/3 tbsp of filling on the skin, fold the edges, and place grated carrot on top.

5. Steam for 25-30 minutes.

6. Serve with dipping sauce.

Topping:

- 1 carrot (grated)

Instructions:

1. Blend chicken, shrimp, and spring onion until smooth.

2. Add the other ingredients.

3. Put the filling in the dumpling wrapper and shape it like a bud.

4. Place grated carrot on top.

5. Steam for 20 minutes.

6. Chicken Mozarella Dimsum

This trendy chicken mozarella dimsum recipe can also be made at home as a snack for breaking the fast, KLovers!

Ingredients:

- 12 wonton wrappers

- 100 grams mozarella cheese

- 250 grams chicken breast

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 5 shallots

- 1 egg

- 1 tsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp soy sauce

- 2 tbsp cornstarch

- Salt

- Sugar to taste

Instructions:

1. Mash the shallots, garlic, and chicken breast.

2. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt, cornstarch, and egg. Mix well.

3. Take 1 spoonful of the mixture, wrap it with a wonton wrapper.

4. Cut small squares of mozarella cheese, insert them into the dimsum.

6. Steam for 15-20 minutes.

7. Chicken Shrimp Nori Dimsum

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Here is a recipe for chicken, shrimp, and nori dimsum that you can try to make as a snack for breaking the fast.

Ingredients A:

- 250 grams peeled shrimp

- 500 grams boneless chicken thigh

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1/2 tsp salt

Ingredients B:

- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed

- 2 tbsp oyster sauce

- 1 tsp soy sauce

- 2 tbsp sesame oil

- 3 egg whites

- 1/2 tsp chicken powder

- 1.5 tbsp cornstarch

- 3 tsp tapioca flour

- Salt

- Sugar to taste

Ingredients C:

- 4 nori sheets

- Wood ear mushrooms, finely chopped

- Diluted chili sauce with hot water

Instructions:

1. Ingredients A: Chop everything and put them in a bowl.

2. Add ingredients B, mix well.

3. Take 1-2 tsp of the mixture, place it in the middle of the nori sheet, fold the edges.

4. Steam for 15 minutes.

5. Serve with dipping sauce.

8. Rainbow Chicken Dimsum

Ingredients:

- 1 kg chicken fillet, finely chopped

- 1/2 carrot, grated

Wrapper ingredients:

- Dimsum wrapper

Seasoning:

- 3 tbsp chopped spring onions

- 3 tsp white sugar

- 1 tbsp sesame oil

- 2.5 tbsp oyster sauce

- 2 tsp soy sauce

- 1 tsp garlic powder

- 1 tsp salt

- 1 tsp chicken powder

- 3 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions:

1. Mix the chicken with all the seasoning, mix well.

2. Add cornstarch. Mix again.

3. Place the mixture on the dimsum wrapper, shape it into a cup.

4. Put grated carrot on top.

5. Steam the dimsum until cooked.

9. Chicken Soup Dimsum

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Next, there is a recipe for chicken soup dimsum that you can try to make for breaking the fast snack.

Ingredients:

- Wonton wrapper

- 250 grams chicken, roughly chopped

- 250 grams shrimp, roughly chopped

- 5 cloves fried garlic

- 1/2 onion, small diced and fried

- 2 eggs

- 100 grams tapioca flour

- 1 tbsp fried onions

- Sliced spring onions

- 1 tbsp oyster sauce

- Salt

- Pepper

- Grated carrot

Instructions:

1. Blend garlic with eggs, add it to the chopped chicken and shrimp.

2. Add onion, fried garlic, spring onions, pepper, salt, oyster sauce, and tapioca flour.

3. Take one spoonful of the mixture, put it in the wonton wrapper, and add grated carrot. Steam until cooked.

4. Soup: Boil water, add crushed garlic, sliced spring onions, sugar, salt, and fried onions.

10. Fried Chicken Dimsum

Ingredients:

- 1 pack of dumpling wrappers (round shape)

- 1 carrot (grated/diced small)

- 150g chicken meat (finely chopped)

- 1 egg

- 5 tbsp sago flour

- 2 tbsp cornstarch

- 1 stalk of leek

Seasoning:

- 1 tsp garlic powder

- 1 tbsp oyster sauce

- 1/2 tsp pepper

- 1/2 tsp fish sauce

- 1 tsp sesame oil

- 1 tsp fried shallots

- 1 tsp non-MSG chicken broth

- 1 tsp salt

- 1/2 tsp pepper

Binding ingredient:

- Cooking oil

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients.

2. Fill the dumpling wrappers with 1/2 tsp of the mixture. Brush the edges with cooking oil while pressing them.

3. Steam for 15-20 minutes.

4. Fry briefly over medium heat.

5. Serve with chili sauce.

11. Chicken and Vegetable Dimsum

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Ingredients

- 2 stalks of spring onion, finely chopped

- 5 cloves of garlic, crushed

- 200g tapioca flour

- Salt to taste

- 1 tsp ground pepper

- 2 sachets of fried instant shrimp paste, crushed

- 1/2 cabbage, roughly chopped

- 3 carrots, roughly chopped

- 1 egg

- 1 tsp chicken broth powder

- 1/4 kg boiled chicken

- 50g wheat flour

- Wonton wrappers, as needed

Instructions

1. Finely chop the chicken, shrimp, and grated carrots+cabbage (squeeze and discard the liquid), and chop the spring onion.

2. Mix with all the ingredients and seasonings, and stir until well combined. Adjust the taste.

3. Take a full teaspoon of the mixture and shape it onto the dim sum wrapper, add grated carrot/shrimp as topping. Then arrange them in a container.

4. Boil water in a pot and steam the dim sum for 15-20 minutes.

5. Serve the dim sum with sauce.

12. Fried Siomay Dim Sum

Next, there is a recipe for fried siomay dimsum that you can try to make for breaking the fast snacks.

- 300 grams of chicken fillet

- 200 grams of cornstarch

- Enough dumpling or spring roll wrappers

- 1 tablespoon of pepper

- 1 tablespoon of sugar

- 5 cloves of garlic

- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce

- 1 tablespoon of salt

- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce

- 1 carrot, finely grated

- ½ clove of onion

- 2 stalks of spring onion

- 1 egg

How to Make:

1. Clean the chicken fillet and puree using a food processor. Mix the chicken, egg, garlic, sugar, pepper, and salt. Make sure all the ingredients are well mixed and evenly distributed.

2. Next, add oyster sauce and soy sauce. Stir and knead everything using your hands until all the ingredients are evenly mixed and there are no lumps.

3. While continuing to knead, gradually add 50 ml of water little by little.

4. After that, add the cornstarch gradually until the dough consistency becomes elastic enough.

5. Take a wonton or spring roll wrapper, place the dough on it. Fold the edges of the wrapper and seal using water.

6. Sprinkle some grated carrots on top of the dim sum.

7. Put the finished dim sum into a steamer. Steam for approximately 5 minutes, then drain.

8. Heat cooking oil and fry the steamed dim sum in hot oil.

9. Let the dim sum fry until it turns golden brown. Fried dim sum is ready to be enjoyed.

Well, KLovers, those are some easy and delicious chicken dim sum recipes for you to try when making snacks for breaking the fast.

(kpl/ans)