Deliciously Delhi

Ras

A good article. Karachi`s Burns road has been an old faithful. Lahore had the Mcleod Road -and now probably the food street.

It is a fact that the variety & taste of these dishes is out of this world and other foods do not match it. Choumein, stake, pitza may be all fine but it is the nans, kababs, bhuna ghost, biryani, cholay that do the deep satisfaction.

nhk

Ras: There is a Dilli colony next to Bahadurabad in Karachi. I haven`t had their nihari but chicken boti was very good. I think you can get ``Dilli ka khaana`` relatively easily in Karachi. They have something called ``cheentay ki roti`` which is eaten fresh out of the tandoor with aloo gosht.

Are you a Dilli-waala too?

Great article Ras. If you get a chance, read a similar article called Dilli Ka Dastarkhwan by Sadia Dehlavi.


Veeresh: I have been to the Karim`s in Nizamuddin but not the one in Jama Masjid. I know the owners are the same but is there any real difference in the ambience or food of the restaurants?

Nothing I miss more about Delhi than the food. Karim`s.... there`s the ultimate reason never to go veg! Great read!

Thank you for an excellently readable article. I have been off real kababs for almost five years now so your article tends to bring back memories.

Some questions, which may also add a little extra flavour, and not just from or for Muslim males either . . . .

# The two Karim`s are inter-related. Perchance, did you visit the one at Nizamuddin on a Thursday, if not then please try to do so next time, and proceed on to the Dargah for . . . .

# Did you happen to pass/spot the famous jalebi-wala on your walk from Jama Masjid/Karim to Ghantaghar/Ghantewala? If not, please do so next time and tell me if you can eat more than 100 grams . . . .

# Were the marriage brass bands practicing outside Bhagirath Palace when you walked past? Most of them claim linkages to similar brass bands from Hyderabad/Sindhh and are able to move from tunes for birth to wedding to funeral without missing a beat . . . .

# Kheer Benazir at Karim`s/Nizamuddin is fine, but the onion slices dipped in vinegar and served with masalas are named after an ex-Information Minister of Pakistan . . . .

Next time you go to Aligarh, may I suggest you travel the longer way around at least one way? Please drive from Delhi to Agra, then cross the Yamuna at Agra from where you can back-track a wee bit to Aligarh.

Ras,
Man you can’t resist bringing the name Benazir into your articles, can you? Nevertheless a nice article especially the food part. I still drool thinking about the student days in Karachi going for the Zahid ki Nihari in Saddar or to Waheed restaurant off Burns Road for Kabab Fry and topping it up with Pista Rubri from the Rubri wala next to the restaurant.

I hope I get to visit Dilli sometime for the Nihari near the Jama Masjid. I have heard a lot about it.
Raheel