Amdos Kitchen

So the other day, my friend and I were on our way from the old city towards Paldi. On the way, my friend started craving for momos (Girls! You know). So we decided to go to Amdos Kitchen.

I have been to Amdos Kitchen many times before. It is one of the few places in Ahmedabad where we get authentic momos. Not only momos, they also have a variety of Tibetan delicacies like Shaptak, Thukpa, Chow Mein and some soups. Amdos kitchen is actually in a small residential hut. Its not a restaurant with a hut theme, its an actual hut. There are only 2 rooms, one is the cooking area and another is the sitting area. There are a few small tables and we have to squat on the floor and eat. They recently put a cooler and a TV in the sitting area. Even though the setup is very poor, this place is flocked by a lot of youngsters from NID, and the nearby colleges. Another thing about Amdos Kitchen is that it is run by Tibetans who run this eatery only in monsoon and winter seasons. During summer, they go back to their villages for cultivation.

We ordered our standard plate of steamed momos, Shaptak and Lemonade. Within a few minutes, we were served with a plate of momos and  a bowl of broth along with some spicy red chilly sauce and a plate of shaptak. The momos were smoking hot as they were just removed from the steam oven. I quickly scanned through and took the biggest piece of momo and took a bite of it. I could distinctly taste the semi bland beef and the mild spices wrapped in a steamed coating of Maida. Seeing the greed in my eyes, my friend quickly added some sauce and gulped 2 momos. She was also lost in the taste of the momos mixed with the spicy sauce. And in no time our plates were empty, and so were our hearts, so we decided to order another plate. After placing the order, we had some lemonade and munched the shaptak. Shaptak is roasted sliced beef served with some veggies. The beef was crunchy and chewy and the oils gave a heavenly feel to our mouths. Then we were blessed by another round of momos which felt better in our tummies than in the plate.

When we left Amdos kitchen, our stomachs were full, wallets weren't that empty and our hearts satisfied.  We are definitely going to hit Amdos Kitchen again, before they go back to Tibet. What say? Wanna join?