7 places in Delhi and NCR that serve sumptuous momos

New Delhi: Delhi touted as the city 'of all for all' might have no culture or cuisine of it's own but a true delhiite doesn't need either of these to relate with their identity. Nation's capital is not just home to individuals of every state or district but of all religion, sectors and caste. Identifying a true delhiite is not so hard, an individual who seems to be enjoying a multi-culture cuisine whole-heartedly regardless of which place it belongs to is your person. Be it Amritsar's 'rajma-chawal', or South's 'dosa-sambhar' or Darjeeling's 'momos', delhiites enjoy & savour each dish with true sense of praise. Time-to-time, Delhi and delhiites are introduced to some of new found dishes belonging to different places from India and soon the entire state engulfs these cuisines with equal love. 'Momos' or 'dumplings', a home-made dish from Nepal/Darjeeling have thwarted the streets around Delhi-NCR and with no sense of threat, people are more than willing to excuse the change of their taste buds till the drop of their pockets. Since, momos were introduced in Delhi around 20 years back people never realised when this street-food entered their dinning rooms becoming a part of their every day snack.Momos are prepared after inch-size of dough balls are straighten out into thin sheets. Next, these thin sheets are stuffed with choice of stuffing - veg or non-veg and closed into ones' preferred shapes and then are kept inside a big steaming vessels. And as these momos take their turn to cook in steam, their aroma leaves you disgruntled from the inside. (P.S strictly stomach).While the memory of Shashi Kapoor voicing the oh-so-popular dialogue, 'Mere pass maa hai!' is still fresh, Delhiites proudly voice, 'Mere paas momos hai' each time their family or friends threaten to starve them. From vegetable stuffed momos, to chicken momos, we bet no one in Delhi could say that they haven't yet tasted this increasingly popular street-food. And with growing popularity among youngsters, momo makers around Delhi are coming up with new ways to put their dishes on table with 'tandoori', 'fried', and 'grilled' taking the stage by storm. Served hot along with hot & spicy garlic-tomato sauce, momos can make even the dieters go weak in their bellies. These days, even a usual momo stall would give you choices of more than 5 sauces to be chosen from, mayonnaise, green-mint chutney, onion-sweet, tangy-spicy, and hot red-chilly sauce.After traveling around the Delhi-NCR, and tasting momos around some of most popular hangouts (feeling like hanging around in heaven!), we bring Delhi's top places to try momos.Dolma Aunty Momos, Lajpat Nagar - DelhiShe is the one who introduced 'momos' to Delhi. And has been serving it at her place for almost 20 years now, her shop in Lajpat Nagar is something that one just can't miss when around. She serves them hot, perfectly-cooked with spice red chutney in options of veg & non-veg; their reasonable pricing lets one eat whole-heartedly. BP a.k.a Brahmaputra market - NoidaThe 'adda' of every local living in Noida; Brahmaputra market is the hub to Noida's most delicious street-foods. And not just one each and every stall put up around BP market serves tantazlsing 'momos' served with variety of sauces and chutneys. The catch of this place is the fried momos that leave you feeling done for your life eating in just one serving (one plate). Brahmaputra market is located in Noida at the interjection of sectors, 27, 28, 29, and 30. Raj Nagar, Sector 10 - GhaziabadFeeling hungry then a plate of hot momos served at Punjabi Tadka can be your savior for life and also soothe your taste buds. The place serves you one of most delicious momos in veg & non-veg with hot chutney and fried noodle-cabbage salad. Monestry, Kashmere Gate - DelhiThe Tibetan market situated at Monestry near Kashmere Gate in Delhi serves yummiest momos. The place doesn't have stalls scattered all over but restaurants that offer variety of options from steamed & friend, veg & non-veg and paneer stuffed momos. You might have to shell out more bucks rather than usual but hey great taste deserves great amounts right! Café Brown Sugar, Defence Colony - DelhiThe place is home to almost every hungry belly that sneaks in after being tantalized by the aromatic ambience. Located at 'Def Col' a.k.a Defence Colony, the place serves you delcious dumplings or momos prepared from wheat and rice flour with variety of stuffings to choose from, chicken, mushroom, paneer, spinach, and mutton. This most talked about place can't surely be missed! Majnu Ka Tila, Aruna Nagar - Delhi Quite popular amid college students, who thwart this place for it's authentic cuisine and apart from other Tibetan delicacies, the most favoured dish, momos is always a sell-out. The catch of this place is the varieties that are served; stuffing from spinach; paneer, chicken, prawns, mutton and even gravys can be chosen apart from 3-4 types of spicy sauces. Chinese Bite, Chanakyapuri – DelhiThe place serves most popular ‘tandoori' momos liked by all. The usual steamed momos are marinated like usual dishes and put inside tandoor that gives them a roasted, smoky flavour. From veg momos to paneer, chicken to mutton, momos are served in tandoori style with extra-spicy red sauce mixed with mayonnaise and mint chutney.