Eat your heart out at Leh - I
If you are a fellow food lover like me then you would enjoy Leh as much as I did gastronomically as well! Wherever we go we always like to eat whatever the local fare is and in Leh the cuisine to check out is Tibetan. The guide book had highly recommended this little place in the main market called Norlakh Tibetan Restaurant and we visited it on day one itself and it was one rewarding experience. 
Although I was not a huge fan of vegetable momos or dumplings as we know them in Delhi but munching into these luscious, succulent spinach and cheese fried momos I was a convert. The sauce to go with is a salsa sauce with a garlicy twist and it is absolutely mouth wateringly delicious.
We also ordered a vegetable egg thentuk and it was the most heavenly aromatic dish I ever inhaled. The fresh lemon grass and aromatic vegetable stock made it a tantalising affair. Thentuk is a flat pasta and it is home made in this establishment like all others in Leh and is delightfully light and filling at the same time.
The proud chef in his kitchen who actually needed some nudging and coaxing from yours truly and the chief patron Mrs. Chemi Tolma. She was quite surprised that we had effortlessly found her 1st floor restaurant without much ado. She told us that although she has been located in this place for the last ten years but not many people knew about it! What a shame! In case you have been in Leh and love Tibetan food as much as I do but could not find her restaurant that will be really sad. So I got her number as well. Her cell number is 09419341005. Please do try these above two mentioned dishes, you won't be disappointed! I am sure there is more to be disocovered on the menu which we could not due to lack of time.
The food quest will continue in the following posts as well.
Although I was not a huge fan of vegetable momos or dumplings as we know them in Delhi but munching into these luscious, succulent spinach and cheese fried momos I was a convert. The sauce to go with is a salsa sauce with a garlicy twist and it is absolutely mouth wateringly delicious.
We also ordered a vegetable egg thentuk and it was the most heavenly aromatic dish I ever inhaled. The fresh lemon grass and aromatic vegetable stock made it a tantalising affair. Thentuk is a flat pasta and it is home made in this establishment like all others in Leh and is delightfully light and filling at the same time.
The proud chef in his kitchen who actually needed some nudging and coaxing from yours truly and the chief patron Mrs. Chemi Tolma. She was quite surprised that we had effortlessly found her 1st floor restaurant without much ado. She told us that although she has been located in this place for the last ten years but not many people knew about it! What a shame! In case you have been in Leh and love Tibetan food as much as I do but could not find her restaurant that will be really sad. So I got her number as well. Her cell number is 09419341005. Please do try these above two mentioned dishes, you won't be disappointed! I am sure there is more to be disocovered on the menu which we could not due to lack of time.
The food quest will continue in the following posts as well.
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