The old and narrow lanes of Delhi 6 narrate many stories through the wide variety of lip smacking food that they offer. They’ll inspire you to pull out your cameras and capture these photogenic dishes and even, make you visit Old Delhi again and again to get a sight of the congested narrow lanes where rickshaw pullers, mosque goers, shoppers, vendors of every imaginable thing collide daily and create or recreate stories.
The historic and symbolic heart of the city, Old Delhi has street stalls and sweets shops dating back 70, 100, 200 years. Edesia, multi cuisine all day dinning restaurant brings you delicious dishes from Purani Dilli only at Crowne Plaza Today Okhla from 18th February – 3rd march. The fifteen days long festival will transform the restaurant into a food haven of the Walled city of Delhi with authentic flavours of Purani Dilli. Team Salt and Sandals presents a list of seven dishes that holds the essence of Old Delhi and turned out to be the highlight of our meal at Old Delhi Festival in Crown Plaza Today Okhla.
1. Bedmi Poori
Deep-fried, crisp and puffy, bedmi poori is made with wheat flour and ground urad lentil. Served with aloo subzi (potato gravy), it is heavier than plain pooris, which are only of regular flour. It is considered to be one of the favourite Sunday morning breakfast in Old Delhi and chefs at Edesia, Crown Plaza Today Okhla, recreated the same magic with this dish in their restaurant.
2. Kanji Vada
Kanji is a liquid extract of a food – usually rice or mustard. This is a Marwadi delicacy of moong dal vadas, soaked in mustard flavoured kanji. The kanji has to be made at least a day in advance so that all the flavours are released into the water and get mixed well. Mustard kanji is usually enjoyed in the winter, as mustard is a food which produces heat in the body. It is a hot favourite dish among the vegans in the Old Delhi.
3. Nihari
Nihari is red meat curry cooked overnight for extra long hours in slow fire with spices & herbs. That ensures that the juices of the meats, spices & herbs intermingle & give birth to a unique & awesome taste. Plenty of legendary outlets near Jama Masjid churns out lip smacking Nihari which is going well with fluffy khamiri rotis.
4. Daulat Ki Chaat
Daulat ki Chaat is a winter dessert from Lucknow (where it’s called nimish) that was used to be made for the Nawabs. It’s made of whisked milk and covered with a top saffron infused layer. If that’s not enough then the key ingredient in this dessert is morning dew. If you ever wondered what it was like to eat a cloud- this I think is the closest anyone can get.
5. Chola Bhatura
Chole Bhature is one of the most popular street-food delicacies in Delhi. Trust me, only Old Delhi can provide you with one of the best chole bhature. The extra care and less soda put to make fluffy bhature make it the best street food in Delhi. One can try out Chole Bhature with spicy- tangy pickles, dry aloo subzi, green chutney and raw onions.
6. Fried Parantha from Paranthe wali Gali
Paranthe wali gali is a legendary landmark in Old Delhi. There must be hardly anyone in our city who is unaware of this place and is a stranger to the lip smacking varieties of paranthas served by them. The Paranthas served here is strictly vegetarian. Paranthas are stuffed with fillings like Chilies, Lemons, Kajus, Badams, Matar, Khoya, Rabri, Bitter gourds, Lady fingers, Radishes, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Paneer, Aaloo, etc.
7. Haleem
Haleem is in itself a special dish. Made up of crushed wheat, crushed barley and many pulses along with meat, it is cooked in mild temperature for a great time. A must have specialty during festivals and winters.
Factsheet :
Date – 18th February – 3rd march
Timing – 1900 hrs. – 2300 hrs.
Price – Rs. 1799 (dinner buffet), Rs.2299 (dinner buffet with beer)
Venue – Edesia , Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla
