Purani Dilli ki Jillebis, Parathas, Kachori, falooda, lassi…with a big list, I began my journey of Delhi’s most famous ‘ paratha wali galli’. The culinary discovery is on a cycle rickshaw and our driver effortlessly navigate around the very narrow streets, which house shopping areas and ofcourse the chaatwalas, parathas and various other street foods.
The sweet tooth made us start this trip with a visit to the very famous Dariba Corner for jalebis. Having savoured this to our hearts content, we window shop for the various other bric a brac which has been sold for centuries- silver – jewellery, perfumes, wedding invites, other wedding essentials etc . We gather a nice appetite and head straight to Pandit Gaya Prasad Shiv Charan Paranthewalla- which has withstood the influence of time and has managed to retain their core. This paranthewalla boasts of about 30 variety of Paranthas…we notice certain famous political figures having visited this place and tasted the Paranthas. The Paranthas come on to the table accompanied by dollops of aachar, saunth ki chutney, aloo methi sabji…These are cooked on special karhai and these ensure that the paratha does not get burnt and retain their original aroma and flavour.
Moving on a little walk will lead us to Ghantewalas Mitha Shop, which is one of the oldest sweet shop in Delhi- and famous for its sohan Halwa. Chaina Ram serves the best Kachori in town –head there before 5 or you will be disappointed A little further from the Fatheripuri Chowk, we are treated to the delightful Rabri Faloo at Gyanis- it’s a solid chunk of thickened milk topped with nuts and eaten with falooda.Our evening ended with a very tasty lassi at Amritsari Lassi
These eateries are famous in their own right and they have stood as mute witness to the time induced changes. Here with every bite, I felt we sampled not only a delicacy but also a piece of history !
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