Momos with Dolma

Dolma invited Sandie and I over to make real momos at her house. Little blighters aren't as easy to make as you think. A simple flour and water mixture gets rolled into millimeter thick patties by the mother. The meat filling is already prepared and consists of minced meat, onions, cilantro and spices - quite fragrant even raw. A small dab in the middle and folding class begins. After we had made a couple hundred they got steamed and we had a feast! Delicious!



An enjoyable afternoon talking and making momos and doing laps around Bouddanath.

Such simple pleasures filled the day: Talking with Dolma and her brother while making our own tsampa for breakfast. Tsampa is a traditional Tibetan food made from buckwheat flour, butter, and butter tea - a doughy version of cream of wheat. Doing laps around Bouddanath in the energy of OM MANI PADME HUM and the smell of fresh ground incense burning strong.

Spray paint on a brick wall reads "Stop killing in Tibet" and I am instantly brought back to the reality of the Tibetan people who live as refugees with limited rights and yet continue to be most hospitable people.

Thank you for a wonderful afternoon Dolma.