Easy dinner of frozen momos (Tibetan dumplings) tonight.
We had 3 types: Vegetable and Paneer, Original Chicken, and Desi Chicken (which is my favorite because it tastes like a kabab inside a dumpling 
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The effort here is in steaming the quantity required for dinner. But I finally tried something to simplify this that I’ve been itching to for a while: using the idli steamer my mom bought a while back (for my brother’s idli-loving family, but then he made a silly fuss about it carrying it back so it’s still here) as a momo steamer.
Worked perfectly: this thing has 3 stacking tiers that fit into a steel outer, with the bottom layer resting on a ridge far enough above the water that the lowest level doesn’t get soggy. Top tier: veg, middle: chicken, lowest: desi chicken. 2 dumplings per idli cavity.
10-15 mins later, perfectly steamed momos! But mostly, I’m very pleased that the idli steamer finally got used 
For dessert: Banana bread reimagined as cake and custard (for everyone except me).
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Top layer:
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Middle layer:
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Bottom layer:
