Momos

 My neighbour called for an informal meetup. And this is on the countertop. I first had to marvel at how beautiful it looks and then ask for the name.
Momos. Heard of it in a movie goer's context and thought it might be some sort of popcorn. You can relate them to dumplings and potstickers, but only behind the back of a Momo purist.
The way to do this shaping is hold the half of oval wrapper in pleats and press it with the other half of the oval sealing the stuffing.

To someone who grew up eating and making


momos, they can do this even without looking at it and continue the even more important task of talking, the real reason for having the food and meeting up.

Momos are had with achar, made from blanched tomatoes.


Now since there is no free lunch, I had to contribute
 my ill formed ones on the right side. I am told that the wrappers in the purple one are better than the one in the yellow above. Momos are had for when your tummy wants food and so the movement of the sun has no say in its timing.



When people like something more than the other like say stuffing than the wrapper or more realistically when you have more stuffing than the wrapper, a new dish comes into existence. The bowl in the left has stuffing with an egg on the top which will be steamed and then had with achar on top.

On the right is the purse form of momos.