A new flavour is turning heads among momo lovers in Jamshedpur. Until now, veg, paneer and chicken momo dominated the city's food stalls, but for the first time, a fish momo is pulling in crowds. What sets it apart is the filling: instead of ordinary fish, it uses bhetki, a fish widely regarded as premium and especially tasty. Anyone who has tried it can barely stop praising it.
An experiment born out of doubt
The unusual fish momo is the creation of a young entrepreneur from the city, Pavitra Mahto. With the market already flooded with veg, paneer and chicken momo, he wanted to hand customers something genuinely different. That idea led him to experiment with bhetki fish as a filling. In the beginning, he was unsure whether customers would even accept something so unconventional. But the moment people tasted it, the fish momo caught on quickly. Today, several customers travel specifically to his stall just to eat it.
What goes into making it
Pavitra Mahto says only high quality bhetki fish is used for the momo. The fish is prepared with special spices and fresh ingredients, which sharpens its flavour further. The outer layer of the momo stays soft while the filling inside turns out especially juicy. When served with spicy chutney and mayonnaise, the taste becomes even more irresistible. That is why many customers who have tried it rate it as tastier than chicken momo.
Easy on the wallet, rich in flavour
A single plate of fish momo comes with 8 pieces and is priced at just Rs 100. Despite using premium bhetki fish, the price has deliberately been kept within reach of ordinary customers. As a result, the stall sees a noticeably heavy crowd in the evenings, with young people, college students and food lovers turning up specifically to try this new flavour.
Where to find it
Anyone keen to try something new and different can head to the Kolkata Delight stall inside Diamond Food Park in Jamshedpur. The stall opens daily at 6 pm. Pavitra Mahto says his goal was to give the city's residents a flavour that had not been available here before. That vision appears to be paying off, with fish momo now carving out its own identity among the city's food lovers.
