People know New Delhi mainly as the political capital of India. What they little know is that New Delhi is also home to the wide variety of food and sweets from different parts of India. The spicy Indian food that India is known for has found a good market in the capital city of India. This article presents you with some of the most preferred dishes as well as most-visited food destination in New Delhi.
Taste the real flavour of India
Food, great food as India is famous for! If you really wish to experience the real taste of India then visit New Delhi. From Kareem’s and Paranthewali Gali in Chandni Chowk to Pandara Road and the more upmarket restaurants in CP and South Delhi, you will be amazed by the typical Indian taste.
But if you wish to taste the real flavour of Delhi then you will have to visit the old areas of Delhi where you find century-old food joints. Old Delhi is really the perfect place in whole Delhi where you can pamper yourself with good food at very cheap rates.
Karim’s in Old Delhi
Located in the busy area of Old Delhi, Karim’s still retains the same old taste that once brought it fame. No non-vegetarian should miss the delicious ‘biryani’, ‘korma’ and ‘kebabs’ at Karim’s.
Paranthe wali gali
As its name suggests, this street in congested Chandni Chowk is famous for its variety of mouth-watering paranthas.
Punjabi cuisine in Delhi
Though New Delhi population is a good mix of people from all regions of India, it is mostly known for Punjabi culture and cuisine. The rich Punjabi food, with its high oil content and spices, is a specialty of Delhi. Roadside dhabas are quite common on Delhi roads and most of them serve you with fresh and tasty Punjabi dishes like ‘sarson ka saag with makke di roti’, ‘Dal makkhani’, ‘Chhole-Bhature’, ‘Chhole-kulche’, etc.
Even roadside ‘Dhabas’, eateries, snack counters and restaurants offer such wide varieties of delectable cuisines that you will be forced to try it.
Mughlai cuisines
In New Delhi you find some of the best Mughlai items. Such is the attraction of Mughlai and Tandoori cuisine in Delhi that you just can not resist yourself, but to try.
Enjoy South Indian delicacies
South Indian cuisine is known for its different taste and it is popular in most parts of India. New Delhi too offers many food joints where you exclusively get South Indian dishes only. Udupi, Sarvana Bhavan and Sagar Group are known to serve light and tasty ‘Dosas’, ‘Idli-Sambhar’ and ‘Uttapams’.
Evening snacks
Come evening and restaurants and roadside snack counters are queued with people, waiting for their turn. You find a wide variety of snacks in evenings and the most popular snack is ‘Chaat’. This spicy Indian snack itself offers great variety like Papri, Bhalle-Papri, Aloo Tikiki, Gol Gappe, etc. Enjoy the wonderful chaats, nobody in the world can make them as delicious as a dilliwaala can.
From Haldiram’s to the roadside chaatwala all serve so mouth-watering snacks that you are sure to enjoy. Do not be class-conscious as many affluent class can also be seen enjoy the delicious street food in Delhi.
Continental cuisines in New Delhi
Being the capital of India there you get a good variety in continental delicacies too. Visit global giants like KFC, Mc Donalds, Nirulas and Wimpys for fast food and continental cuisines. The five-star hotels of Delhi also have some good restaurants that offer exotic Chinese, Continental, Thai, Mughlai and Indian cuisines.
Sweets and desserts
Besides for their love for spicy food, people of Delhi also have a sweet tooth. As a result Bengali sweets like ‘rasgullas’ and ‘sandesh’ are the most palatable to them apart from other sweets dishes of India.
Thus the capital of India is a good blend of the various cuisines of India and abroad. Take a culinary tour to New Delhi and you realize that not only reputed restaurants, the road side hawkers too serve with some mouth-watering tasty items.