Mamamomo in Golpark is a little joint serving pocket-friendly and super delicious Darjeeling food made with traditional recipes. The mama behind the recipes is Pemba Doma Kidwai from Darjeeling who is rustling up authentic Tibetan and Nepalese food using her grandmother’s recipes. You’ll find the quick service joint wall-to-wall with The Whistling Kettle.
It’s a tiny but homely place. The black-and-white theme keeps everything simple and minimalist. An open kitchen dominates the space, so you can see your momos being made from scratch. Steamed, grilled and fried — Mamamomo serves up an explosion of flavour and texture. Some of the options are definitely on the healthier side.
You’ll get chicken, pork and veg momos in steamed, pan fried and ‘momo chilli’ variety. The momos are bite-sized perfection — some of the best we’ve had in the city. Perfectly portioned with wafer-thin pastry and generously stuffed with a succulent filling. Post 5 pm, the charcoal grill is turned on and you’ll get freshly grilled pieces of sekhwa.
Don’t miss out on their home-made sauces. There’s a red chilli — made with the famous round, dalle chilies from Sikkim and Darjeeling, and a sour, green one made with coriander. Both are explosive in flavour, and take the dishes to the next level. Definitely a huge USP is their to-die-for succulent grilled pork, sekhwa (like the Hindi word sekhna, which means grilling or roasting on heat) which is marinated in a traditional Nepali spice rub through the day and then grilled over the charcoal. The result — a gorgeous, smoky flavour embedded in pieces of juicy pork.