Home Cooking: MoMo's

I was invited over to a friend's house who had spent some time in Nepal, to learn how to make Momo's. Momo's are a Himalayan style dumpling, filled with meat (sometimes just vegetables) and steamed. They are a bite of heaven, and make me feel all cosy. The meat was mixed with ginger, garlic, onion and a fair amount of salt (although the end product doesnt taste salty). 

Step one involves mixing the meat and rolling the dumplings. It is a finger, thumb motion and by the time you are finished, it should look seamless. 

Step Two: Steam the dumplings.  

When the are finished, they look like below. When you eat them, provided everything has gone right, there will be a little burst of soupy flavour in your mouth. 

 We served them with some curried cabbage. Interestingly enough, very little curry powder is used, and again a substantial amount of salt is added. It tastes very balanced, with the salt bringing out different flavour notes.

We also had homemade hot sauce, made with chilis, tomatoes, and salt. It was just boiled down on the stove. And despite how it appears, man, it was spicy! 

 And voila, the complete, plated meal. I don't know how to say good eating in Nepalese, but man, it was good eating!