India, Sept. 26 -- It's World Dumplings Day today. While they may have started their journey in China, today, they've truly gone global. In India, of course, the desi version, the ever-beloved momo, rules every street corner, steaming away in bamboo baskets and dunked into that fiery teekhi chutney that makes our tongues dance.

But this Navratri, the humble momo has got itself a vrat-friendly makeover: sabudana momos! Perfect for the fasting season, they've also taken over Instagram, with #sabudanamomos clocking nearly 6 million posts and reels. Truly, Navratri bhakti just met dumpling pyaar.

Chef Nishant Choubey at his Delhi restaurant, 1978, went all out with a Blue Pea Sabudana Momo, his tribute to the season. "The idea was to reimag...