Tingmo

Steamed Bread

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Taste Tibet: Family recipes from the Himalayas

By Julie Kleeman and Yeshi Jampa

Published 2022

  • About

This is a beautifully light accompaniment to all kinds of Tibetan dishes – it just loves to soak up both meat and vegetable juices. In Yeshi’s village, tingmo is a staple, and he learned to make it out on the mountains when he was still a child.

It’s also a very healthy bread – omit the sugar if you want, as it only serves to add a little softness to the texture. Likewise the eggs, if you want a v