
Veg Momo (Nepali Vegetable Steamed Dumplings)
Veg Momo, the everyday Nepali dumpling. Hand-pleated wrappers around a juicy cabbage, carrot, paneer, and timur filling. Steamed and served with momo achar.
Authentic, time-tested recipes from the Himalayas, daal bhat, sekuwa, sadheko, momos and more, written with the warmth of a family kitchen and adapted for modern home cooks.


Veg Momo, the everyday Nepali dumpling. Hand-pleated wrappers around a juicy cabbage, carrot, paneer, and timur filling. Steamed and served with momo achar.

Thukpa, the warming Himalayan noodle soup of Sherpa, Tibetan, and Nepali kitchens. Hand-pulled noodles, clear chicken broth, julienned vegetables, ginger, garlic, and timur.

The Thakali khana set, Nepal's most famous regional thali, refined over centuries by the Thakali people of the Kali Gandaki valley. Multiple curries, fresh greens, dried meat, yogurt, and pickles, all built around dal bhat.

Sel Roti, the iconic Nepali fried sweet rice ring, crisp on the outside and soft within, made for Tihar, Dashain, and every joyful occasion in between.

Puri Tarkari, Nepal's beloved breakfast and festival meal. Golden puffed wheat bread served with a spiced potato curry tempered in mustard oil with methi and timur.

The Newari khaja set, a brass-platter feast of beaten rice, lentil cakes, smoky meat, and pickles. The quintessential Newari snacking tradition from the Kathmandu Valley, explained component by component.

Momo Achar, the smoky, nutty, fiery tomato-sesame chutney that turns a plate of momos into a meal. Charred tomatoes, toasted til, mustard oil, timur.

Macha ko Tarkari, Nepali fish curry. Firm river or sea fish gently simmered in a turmeric-ginger-tomato gravy bloomed in mustard oil with methi and timur. A Tarai and Newari classic.