Momos –a Traditional South Asian Snack

Momo is actually a type of South Asian food and nowadays it has gained popularity as dumping momo across the Indian subcontinent. In Nepal, Momos have become like a traditional delicacy as well as in Tibet and among Nepalese or the Tibetan communities in Bhutan. People of Ladakh, Northeast India and Darjeeling regions of India also appreciate this food style. Momos are filled foods, with some filling inside them and then steamed dumpling is done. There are many similar styles of food as momos such as the Chinese baozi and jiaozi, Mongolian buuz, Japanese gyoza, and Korean mandu. Moreover, momos are highly influenced by the cuisine and style of the Indian subcontinent along with the flavor of different Indian spices and herbs.

Momos are of two types, fried momos, and steamed momos, which are often preferred as street food in many places. Now, in this, there are two types - veg momos and non-veg momos. Veg momos usually contain cabbage, carrots, onion, soybean and other vegetables. And non-veg are basically Chicken MOMO basically contains chicken kinds of stuff. It is often considered by a majority of the people that momos are healthy because they are streamed and if they are not fried. The intake of steamed momos is preferred instead of the fried momos as because due to the fired one’s we can get up with more of calories. This is because the steaming process is comparatively lighter as because it involves no use of oil in them.

The vegetable momos are preferred more than that of the chicken ones. This is because the mix up of vegetables has more vitamin and protein content in them. But food is taken in according to choices and preferences. And thus, if people like chicken more than they can mix up both the veg and chicken stuffing together. Momos are generally made up of whiteflour. But we can mix whole wheat flour along with white flour in case if we want to make them healthier. Moreover, avoiding the addition of regular chili sauce is preferred by people who are more health conscious, as because this sauce is having high sodium content and it is also oil base.

Keeping all this in mind the MOMO Indian Restaurant or more accurately we can say different MOMO Restaurants try to make their food style healthier as well as tasty. When it comes to restaurants along with momos, people are also provided with side tasters such as salads and chutneys.

Unfortunately, momos do not have any type no specific health benefits in them. It is just the stuffing that is provided. As momos are not having that much of nutrition contained in them and have low nutritional value in them. Therefore, consumption of momos on a daily basis is not that good and healthy. And thus, if anybody is too much fond of eating momos, then he or she can try to cook the same with many different types of fillings. So, make it healthy and safe. Along with homes, this is also tried to follow in restaurants.