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Dough
Maida, a pinch of salt and warm water, kneaded smooth and rested for an hour. Each ball is rolled thin at the edges and a little thicker in the middle, so the base holds up to the steam.
Himalayan momo house · Majnu ka Tilla, Delhi
Momo Mountain
Hand-pleated momos and slow thukpa, steamed in bamboo the way they do it up in the hills. From ₹149.
Scroll to steam
Since 2019 · Twelve pleats a momo
A little piece of the hills, in North Delhi.
We started as a four-stool counter behind the monastery lanes and grew into a 40-seat dining room with a window onto the steamers. The wrappers are rolled to order, the fillings are chopped every morning, and every basket is timed by the cook who folded it.
12pleats on every momo
8minutes in the steamer
4house chutneys
₹149plates start at
Scene one · Steam it
Lift the lid.
Eight minutes over a rolling boil, then the cloud.
SteamedThe classic
JholIn sesame-tomato broth
TandooriClay-oven charred
Scene two · The fold
How a momo is made.
12pleats
folded
folded
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Filling
Cabbage, onion, carrot, ginger and plenty of garlic, chopped by hand each morning and seasoned with a little soy and spring onion. Chicken filling is minced fresh and kept in its own station.
03
Pleat
A spoon of filling, then the fold: thumb holds, finger tucks, twelve times round until the top closes into a little knot. Our fastest cook folds a plate of eight in under two minutes.
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Steam
Into oiled bamboo baskets, stacked three high over a rolling boil. Eight minutes for veg, ten for chicken, then straight to your table with the chutney still warm.
Build your dip
How hot is your mountain?
Every plate comes with a chutney of your choice. Pick one, set the heat, and we will suggest a plate that can take it.
WarmHeat 2 of 5
Word from the lanes
4.8 out of 5, mostly for the jhol.
“The jhol momos taste like the ones my aunt makes in Darjeeling. Thin wrapper, proper broth, no shortcuts.”
TD
Tenzin D.Majnu ka Tilla regular
“Went for heat level five with the timur chutney. Regret nothing. The thukpa afterwards was a kindness.”
AS
Aditi S.Civil Lines
“Weekend queues are real, but you can watch the cooks pleat through the window while you wait.”
RM
Rohan M.Drove in from Gurugram
Find us
Up the lane, follow the steam.
Address
Momo Mountain, 14 Aruna Nagar Market
Near Majnu ka Tilla, Delhi 110054
Three minutes' walk from the Ring Road footbridge.
Hours Checking…
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday – Friday12:00 – 23:00
- Saturday – Sunday11:00 – 23:30
Call or walk in
+91 11 4000 0000 · tables for up to 8, no bookings on weekends.
Our namesake
Pickup or delivery
Order a basket.
Choose your plates and we will steam them when you are ten minutes away. Delivery within 5 km of Majnu ka Tilla, free above ₹699.