Food Coma: Dilli 6!

If you are a Dilli wala or Dilli wali, you have sometime or many times in your lifetime have been to our very own Chandni Chowk. If not, and you are a traveller, Dilli 6 should be on your  MUST VISIT WHEN IN DELHI list. It's not just about shopping, though a major part of why we go there IS shopping but also off late it's famous for short little adventure or hobby trips like - gastronomical delights of Chandni Chowk (if you are a foodie) or take a bike ride through old Dilli (for the adventurer in you) or explore your photography talent bull shit that makes hoards of people swarm to this place.

There are so many things to explore other than burning a hole in your pocket like hitch a ride and visit Red Fort. My nanu used to live inside Red Fort and yup it was an amazing feeling living there. We used to love going to Sis Ganj Sahib and eat langar and for seva ofcourse, or go to Jama Masjid for some amazing food. A friend of my sister used to live in CC and we used to often go visit her place and stay there during ramzan after my nanu finished his tenure. There are so many memories associated with chandni chowk that it's tough to put it across in just one blog but I will try my best. Decided that I will do the best possible thing and ONLY focus on the foodie in us.

So, apart from the much famous monuments, there are a couple of must visit eating joints like the paranthe wali gali. Needless to say there is something horrifying when you see your parantha swimming in reused oil, which you know is a heart attack waiting to happen. Your heart gets scared a little bit (maybe a lot) but the moment this little monster hits your tongue you opt willingly to gulp down these babies. There are about 4-5 joints and all display pictures of various stars and the combinations they have of paranthas is mind boggling.

Apart from this, you have to visit Kanwarji's for some good old kachori and faluda.

Do not attempt to ignore faluda.

You cannot leave chandni chowk without having Natraj ke Bhalle and Tikki. There is this guy near kinari bazaar who makes matar samosa and imarti that if you haven't tasted, I believe you will be denied entry in heaven.

There are other places which are quite famous and since am still exploring, we found this new joint (totally forgetting the name) and they serve up a storm. It is right there at the entrance of chawri bazaar and by the afternoon the lunch rush is so much that it takes hulk strength to get through (Yeah! not kidding).

You can of course always indulge in the street food like besan chilla, sweets like rabri etc or dhokla and trust me it's stupidity if you even enter Mcdonalds or Bikraner there.

Coming back to the original reason to visit Dilli 6- SHOPPING. The variety will make you go whoa and the old shop keepers are so nice that they especially make sure that you are well fed when you sit and choose various things.

Well, this is all I could manage especially since my FEET ARE KILLING ME but this is the humble charm of Dilli 6, the roots go deep and remind us of what 'khatirdaari' truly is. It really is one of the best places to explore Delhi in all its glory.