Bikers steam up momos for kids at Lepcha Cottage

GANGTOK, 17 May: Twenty-five members of the Dirty Angel Motorcycle Club (DAMC) prepared around 3,000 momos for the 150 students at Lepcha Cottage here at Chandmari yesterday. This was their State Day treat for the kids at Padmashree Nekung Kipu T Lepcha’s hostel.
In preparation for the treat, DAMC purchased 30 kg of beef, 15 kg flour, 15 kg of onion, 5 kg of bones for soup, 1 kg of cabbage and half a kilo of cottage cheese to make both vegetable and non-veg momos for the children. DAMC titled this event as, “Conquering Momoland”.
“They came here early in the morning with all the stuff to make momos which is my favorite dish and we hardly get momos here because it takes so much to make momos for the more than 100 children here,” said one of the children.
“Momo is our ethnic food and it is time consuming to prepare so we all decided to spend our State Day holiday making momos for children at Lepcha Cottage,” said DAMC president Rinzing Dorjee Ladipa. “On learning of our initiative, not only DAMC members but even our wives, girl friends and relatives came here to help us,” he added.
Miss Kipu Lepcha is the founder of Lepcha Cottage who is also the winner of Padmasree award. DAMC started their work at 6 am and ended by 2 pm. Apart from sweets they also distributed sweets to all the children. GANGTOK, May 17: Twenty-five members of Dirty Angel Motorcycle Club (DAMC) made about 3000 momos for about 150 students of Lepcha Cottage as their charity work on the occasion of State Day.
However, DAMC shopped 30 kg of beef meat, 15 kg of floor, 15 kg of onion, 5 kg of bones for soup 1 kg of cabbage and half kg of cottage cheese to make both vegetable and non-vegetable momos for the children. DAMC titled this even as “Conquering Momoland”. “They came here early in the morning with all the stuff to make momos which is my favorite dish and we hardly get momos here because it takes so much to make momos for above 100 children” said one of the children.
“Momo is our ethnic food and it is time consuming items to make so we all decided to spend our holiday of State Day by making momos for orphanage children of Lepcha Cottage” said President of DAMC Rinzing Dorjee Ladipa. “So knowing the fact not only our members but even our wife, girl friends and relatives came here to help us” he added.
The DAMC team got to work at 6 a.m. and finished by 2 pm. Apart from momos, they also distributed sweets to all the children. [from BISHAL CINTURY]