The Chinese Mirch truck has been roaming the streets of Midtown for a bit, but I never had a chance to try it until today. They specialize in Chinese-Indian fusion cuisine, offering momos (Tibetan dumplings), rice bowls (momos over basmati rice and vegetables), thukpas (momos in noodle stew), and sliders (baos). The truck is apparently an offshoot of a restaurant, which has multiple locations in the Northeast area. I haven't tried the restaurant but was excited to try something new from the truck!
I decided on the rice bowl with chicken momos. Each bowl comes with Manchurian sauce or garlic sauce. They suggested Manchurian sauce if you can take spice, and I took the recommendation. The primary ingredients in Manchurian sauce are ginger, onions, cilantro and green chili, and the spice definitely comes through. It's nice to have a sauce where they don't hold back on the spice.
Each momo consisted of chicken mixed with chives and other herbs. On their own, topped with cilantro, and in the Manchurian sauce, they were really flavorful. The wrapper was soft and not too doughy, allowing the chicken inside to be the dominant flavor and texture.
The basmati rice under the momos was mixed with peas, carrots, green peppers, red onions, lettuce and cabbage. The flavor of the rice bowl part came predominantly from the sauce but it was nice to have the vegetables. It felt like a really healthy meal.
The portion of the rice bowl wasn't exceptionally large and I was hungry again a few hours later. But I do recommend the rice bowl. My favorite parts were the momos and the Manchurian sauce. Those alone make this worth getting again. (Or you could just get momos on their own.) I'm also curious to try the thukpa but considering summer is here, hot soup may have to wait!
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