Wrapper
8 pieces · ~120 g
240
Carbs50 g
Protein7 g
Fat1 g
Fibre2 g
Refined flour, but steamed rather than fried. The largest component, and still not a disaster.
Where the damage isThe verdict
Steamed, with actual protein inside. Then people order them fried.
Component by component
Per 8 steamed chicken momos with chutney. Estimates, not yet verified against IFCT 2017.
Chicken filling
— · ~120 g
160
Carbs2 g
Protein20 g
Fat8 g
Fibre1 g
Twenty grams of protein. Almost nothing else on this street cart comes close.
Worth eatingChutney
— · ~40 g
60
Carbs8 g
Protein1 g
Fat3 g
Fibre1 g
Modest, unless it is a mayonnaise-based one, in which case double it.
Three ways to fix it
Ordered by what you give up.
Option 1 · Steamed, always−240
Steamed rather than fried or pan-fried.
Frying adds roughly 240 calories to the same eight momos. This is the single decision that matters here.
Taste cost: None if you never had them fried
Option 2 · Chicken over veg−0
Chicken filling rather than cabbage.
Vegetable momos are wrapper with a little cabbage in them — nearly all refined flour. Chicken makes it a meal.
Taste cost: None
Option 3 · Watch the mayo chutney−120
Red chilli chutney, not the creamy one.
Mayonnaise-based dips can add more calories than two extra momos.
Taste cost: Low