No it's not Indian food. And it's not Chinese food. It's Nepali food!

This recipe makes a lot, is fairly labor-intensive, and is best when piping hot. So gather a group of hungry people in the kitchen to help stuff the momos and eat them.

You will need to buy some wonton steamers at an Asian grocer to cook them.

3 lb. loose pork sausage (uncooked)
2 large onions
2 large tomatoes
1 bunch scallions
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
4 10 oz. packages of potsticker wrappers

Oil bottoms of steamer trays. Chop onions, tomatoes, scallions. Mix with sausage meat. Mix in oil and salt. Moisten edges of a potsticker wrapper with water. Place just a dab of meat mixture in center. Pull sides up to form small pouch, crimping the top to seal (using another dab or two of water as necessary). Repeat until you run out of wrappers and filling.

Place upside-down on steamer trays close together, but not quite touching. Steam approximately five minutes and serve hot with Nepali Marinara and Pesto sauces (my names for them, not Babita's).

Nepali Marinara Sauce

2 large tomatoes
1 large bunch fresh cilantro (including stems)
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp. "real" chili powder (not the McCormick stuff)
4-5 cloves garlic

Puree ingredients in blender until smooth. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Nepali Pesto Sauce

1 large bunch fresh cilantro (including stems)
1/3 c roasted sesame seeds
juice of 2 limes
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. chili powder

Puree ingrdients in blender until smooth.