A soupy noodle dish with vegetables or chicken, thukpa is a wholesome meal that can be enjoyed with bread.

Prepared with steamed vegetables or meat, momos are either deep-fried or steamed. This South Asian dish is conventionally accompanied by a spicy garlic sauce.

Prepared with sweetened rice mixed with raisins, almonds and cashews, the local dessert of mittha has dollops of desi ghee (clarified butter) and dry fruits to make it richer. It is favoured way of keeping warm.

This is a light and tasty dish that is often eaten as a snack. It is prepared by frying baby corns that grow in abundance here, and then salting and spicing them.

Soaked chanas (chickpeas) or kidney beans are used as the base ingredient for this dish. They are cooked in clarified butter and yoghurt on low medium heat.