The area around Jama Masjid in Old Delhi is one of the best places for enjoying the Mughlai cuisine. Karim's, near Jama Masjid, is perhaps the best address in Delhi for trying Mughlai food. Here you can satiate your taste buds with a number of special Mughlai delicacies. You can also taste the Mughlai flavors of Delhi at the century old-food joints of Old Delhi, where many memories have been lingering since ages. They offer you delectable cuisines of Delhi in the form of yummy kababs, mutton korma as well as biryanis. You should also try the mouth-watering paranthas of the Paranthewali Gali in the Chandni Chowk. Here you can get all the different types of delicious paranthas along with sweet curd, chutney and sauce.
People of Delhi generally love sweet dishes. Hence the Bengali sweets, specially the rosgullas and sandesh, are their favorites. If you have visited capital and relished cuisines of Delhi, but haven't tried the typical kulfi, your visit to this modern city with an ancient soul is incomplete. The kulfi is a solid lump of cool ice cream, made with pure milk, that is topped with nuts, saffron and cardamom. This has to be eaten with the falooda i.e. rice noodles. Roshan di kulfi on Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh is probably the best place to have this wonderful dessert. South Indian delight like dosa, idli and sambar vada also have their special place in the diverse Cuisines of Delhi. For those who demand international cuisine along with the cuisines of Delhi, won't be disappointed. Sumptuous Delhi cuisine is one of the preferred heavens in India. Whether you like Thai or Chinese, Mexican or Italian, or prefer to go for the pure Continental, Delhi has all the secrets to tap your taste buds. When you are on the tour to Delhi, also never forget to visit the dhabas here. They are quaint eating joints, which can give you the taste of the latent rustic flavor of Delhi. |
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Berco's and Fa Yian, for Chinese food |
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Sagar, in Defence Colony for Udipi food |
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Karim's and Nizam's, for Mughlai food |
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English Dairy, a popular dhaba in Connaught Place
for
inexpensive vegetarian food |
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Nirula's for a mix of Indian and western fast food |
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Delhi ka Aangan (Hyatt Regency) |
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Darbar (Ashoka Hotel) |
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Corbetts (Claridges) |
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Bukhara (Maurya Sheraton) |
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Frontier (Ashoka Hotel) |
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Baluchi (The Hilton) |
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EI Arab (Regal Building) |
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Dum Pukht or the process of slow cooking developed
in Awadh (Maurya Sheraton) |
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Kashmiri food at Chor Bizarre (Hotel Broadway) |
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Thai food at Baan Tahi (The Oberoi) |
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Sukothai ( Hauz Khas village) |
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Japanese food at Tokyo (Ashoka Hotel) |
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Osaka (Haus Khas village |
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