Choila Momo

Choila Momo is a special dish offered in Jala Homestay. made with Newari So, as the name gives away, choila is a dish made by spicing up grilled meat using different Nepalese spices. Traditionally, it is made with buffalo meat and is an essential food item needed in religious and cultural rituals of Kathmandu’s natives, the Newars. However, in Nepal, choila has transcended all boundaries – cultural, religious, cast-based, or class-based. Chicken choila momo is a popular fusion dish that combines two of the most loved dishes in Nepal: chicken choila and chicken momo. The momo (dumpling) is first steamed. Once it is cooked, it is mixed with chicken choila so that the choila’s spicy flavors are transferred to momo’s wrapper. Chicken choila momo is now available in most restaurants in Kathmandu, Nepal. I tried it once at a momo restaurant chain called Bota, which was delicious!