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Steam, char and chutney

A look at what leaves our steamers — and the kitchen it leaves from.

Bamboo steamer of momos with red sesame chutney

The classic steamer

Ten pleats, thin skin, served with fire-red achar.

Golden pan-fried momos with sesame seeds

Kothey pan-fried

Crisp base, steamed top, spring onion finish.

Chicken momo lifted with chopsticks, steam rising

Straight off the steam

Served within twenty minutes of folding.

Jhol momo in spicy sesame tomato broth

Jhol momo

Roasted sesame and tomato broth, simmered daily.

Tandoori momos with charred edges beside Darjeeling tea

Tandoori & chiya

Charred momos with a glass of first-flush tea.

Gloved hands pleating momos in a clean kitchen

Behind the pass

Gloved, hair-netted, logged — every batch.

14

Fillings on rotation

100%

Hand-pleated, daily

75°C

Logged core temp

1978

Recipe first folded

Featured combos

Built to share

The Chowrasta Platter
For two

The Chowrasta Platter

6 steamed chicken + 6 veg kothey, jhol bowl, two chutneys, two cups of chiya.

₹549

Mist & Fire Box
Spicy

Mist & Fire Box

8 tandoori chicken momos, burnt-garlic chutney, mint dip and a glass of Darjeeling tea.

₹329

Veg Highlander
Vegetarian

Veg Highlander

6 paneer-chilli kothey + 6 vegetable steamed, sesame achar, no onion-garlic option.

₹299

Customer reviews

Snapshots turned into stories

Every photo in this gallery came with a guest who said it was the best momo they have eaten.

“I grew up eating momos in Kathmandu, and HOD Momos is the only place outside the hills that gets the pleat count right. The chicken classic tastes like home.”

Prajwal Sharma

Kathmandu, Nepal

Darjeeling Chicken Classic

“The jhol momo broth is unreal. Smoky, tangy, and properly spicy. I came back three times in one week.”

Sarah Mitchell

London, UK

Jhol Momo (Chicken)

“As a chef, I notice the details — the glove protocol, the colour-coded boards, the logged temperatures. This is how momos should be made.”

Marcus Chen

Singapore

Hill Pork & Chive

“We took the Chowrasta Platter on a rainy Darjeeling evening and it was perfect. The tea, the steam, the chutney — everything.”

Ananya Iyer

Mumbai, India

The Chowrasta Platter