Delhi Diary

Veeresh:

[The urge to satisfy everybody rides paramount in the human psyche when it comes to being read and is sometimes likened to nymphomania of an intellectual sort. Intercourse without discrimination subject to the whims and fancies of the moment]

Intellectual nymph?

Have pen, will travel?

You don`t mince words. I like that.

Would not get caught in the discussion over Kebabs. Now if it was a worthy debate on `buns` I might be tempted;)

regards,

t

Kabuliwallah . . . good kababs in Delhi, bottom of the cost structure, go to Nizamuddin Area and try buffalo kababs at any stall, 5 rupees a plate. Moving up, head for the behind Jama Masjid Area at late night. Also suggested, Pandara Market, especially Gulatis or Pindis. Good fish kababs at Jagdish Chand Arrora and clones, Gole Market, off CP, near Birla Mandir. Bengali laced kababs, go to Dumka, Chitaranjan Park. Near RTO, Underhill Road, during the day, meat curry kabab curry rice but he gets pushed out by the Muncipalty every now and then. Late night through the hole in the wall at IIT-D and Jia Sarai, the bun-andas have given way to . . . kebabs.

Swanky kebabs, Bukhara, uggh. But try the Frontier at the old Ashok, excellent. Pathar kababs . . .

Chor Bizarre near Delhi Gate/Asaf Ali road for a good variety.

And of course, right next to where I live, Colonel`s Kabab`s is now world famous.

If that is not enough, go across to tejoinder Singh at ``The Taste`` and pick up semi cooked kababs . . . do them at home?

Enough??

Re: kabulliwallah

Try some desi Chinese food in Delhi. It`s way better than the real stuff! Anyone know how it came into being and became so popular? The real stuff is bland and putrid and no self-respecting desi who loves his kababs, tandoori chicken, choley, baingan bhurta, mango pickle and green chillies would touch that stuff with a 10-foot chopstick.

Veeresh,

I`m in Delhi for the first time and I really don`t know where to get good food of the earthy kind, not the uptight restaurants. I`d be extremely grateful if you divulged the source of the mouth-watering kebabs you write about. I was in lahore two weeks ago and thought their kebabs were pretty good. It is to be seen whether Delhi kebabs are all that you make `em out to be.

regards,

Kabuli

Veeresh, I`ve never had Indian kebabs...are they really as good as you make `em sound??!??! Well, I`ll settle for the chappali kebabs in Mardan and even the ones made in Main Market, Lahore! :)

Happy chomping,

Sobia

P.S: Any way you can parcel some kebabs my way? ;)

Interesting article Veeresh!

Kabab of Dehli, made in Pakistan are very popular in Karachi.

You should be knowing many Muslim Kabab makers migrated to Pakistan.

You are forgetting Nihari of Dehli and also Haleem.

The name Dehli is always attached.

But another thing is superceding from poor Bihar in Karachi.

Bihari Kabab.

And that altered taste of Kabab is made by Memons, Pathans, and everyone except probably Biharis.

Baghare Baingan from Hyderabad are famous but have not gained popularity.

Don`t under estimate the people of Karachi (and probably other parts of Pakistan) in eating. Their favorite pastime after dusk is eating. And many restaurants (not on travel route) are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where all kind of people accumulate.

On political note. Whether it is Pakistan to blame or India, but Kashmir belongs to Kashmiris.