Best Street Food In Delhi

It's a well known fact that Indians are born foodies, so its natural that you will always find food in every corner of this country. From international to local chains of restaurants, from 5 star to street food, India has everything to suit your palate. Delhi, the capital city is one of the best places for eating out, especially in Old Delhi around Chandni Chowk. In this post we will have a look at the best street food places in Delhi. (burrp Launches iPhone App)

Gali Paranthe Wali (the bylane of fried bread) is the name of a narrow street in Chandni Chowk are of Delhi. This lane is noted for the numerous shops selling parathas, an Indian fried bread famous in North India. The food available here in strictly vegetarian and without the use of onions and garlic, keeping to the traditions of the Brahmins, who have a monopoly here. Their customers are mainly the Jains who reside in the neighboring areas. The different varieties come with fillings of Kaju, Badam, Matar etc, and are usually served with chutney, pickle or a curry.

Eating Chaat will give you the real taste of Delhi street food. It's a tangy and tasty mixture of potato cubes, various spices, tamarind sauce, crispy fried bread, coriander leaves, yogurt and other smaller ingredients. Shree Balaji Chaat Bhandar is one of the popular and best chaat place in Chandni Chowk. Chat is never complete without the famed Gol Gappee, a crisp puffed poori stuffed with either vatana or bundi and dipped in tangy jeera and mint water mixture. Lala Babu Chaat Bhandar is a famous place for Gol Gappas. (burrp Review)

Now coming to the Non-Veg stuff, kababas are the way to go. For a few rupees you can relish beef, mutton or chicken kababs on plenty of roadside stalls. Just watching them pack the soft meat mixtures on skewers can get you drooling for some. Ustad Moinuddin, on Lal Kaun near Chawri Bazaar metro in Delhi is one the famous and one of the oldest places to feast on kababs. Butter Chicken and Tandoori also famous dishes in North India, and are available in every corner of Chandni Chowk.

Coming to desserts, there are a never ending list of options available in the Chandni Chowk area. However, the desserts to look out for are Kulfi, Kheer, Faluda and Jalebi. Kulfi is available in a lot of flavors like Kesar, Pista, Rose, Kewra, Banana, Mango, Pomegranate and other variations. Siya Ram Nannumal Kulfiwale near Ajmeri Gate is a famous Kulfi vendor and Giani di Hatti near Fatehpuri Mosque is great for Faluda. Ghantewala, a 200+ year old sweet shop located in Chandni Chowk has plenty of delicious sweets, all made with pure desi ghee. (Try burrp Express) Sohan Halwa Papdi, Pista Samosa and Badam Burfi are highly sinful recommendations from here, guaranteed to take you to heaven and back.

History Of Indian Cuisines

India, a culturally diverse country, has a vast number of cuisines to offer in every nook and corner. Indian dishes are characterized by the extensive use of local spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Apart from the variety in ingredients, there is also a variety in cooking techniques, which the locals will tell you ‘add to the distinct flavor’ of their dishes. (burrp For iPhone)

Hindu beliefs and culture have played a very influential role in molding Indian cuisines to what it is now. However, cuisines all over India have also been influenced from outside due to British colonization and spice trade between India and Europe. Apart from this, Indian cuisines have also influenced other cuisines across the world especially those from Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.

During the Vedic period, India was very heavily forested, and thus the diet consisted of fruit, vegetables, grain, dairy products, honey and poultry and few meats. Over time few cultures branched out into vegetarianism due to religious influences, mainly due to Buddhism and climate which supported fruits, grains and vegetables. During this period eating Beef became a taboo, which is still believed and followed by the current Hindu population. (burrp On Startups.in)

The Gupta Dynasty saw a lot of changes in cuisines in North India, due to the Afghan conquerors which mainly occupied Northern India. They where the ones to introduce new cooking methods and products like tea and spices. This cuisine is more popularly know as Mughlai Cuisine today, and is become world famous due to its heavy spicy flavors.

Today each of the Indian states have their own distinct cuisines to boast about, all of them being equally famous for their signature dishes. South India is famous for dishes such as Idlis, Dosas, Uttappam, Rassam, Sambhar and Vada. North India is famous for chicken based dishes such as Tandoori, Butter Chicken, Naan, Parothas, Mah Di Dal and Paneer Tikha. Similarly East and West India have their own distinct foods and is recommended for all food lovers. (burrp In Chandigarh And Kochi)