What is the History of Old Delhi?

a fried Indian bread which is stuffed with fillings and served with mint chutney, tamarind chutney, pickles, and curries. Over 30 variety of parathas are available.

I had a child like dream to climb up one of the minarets someday and I finally did. A steep climb to a 40-meter height made me gasp till I reached the top. Such captivating the entire old city looked from above – The view left me aghast.

The famous Paranthe Wali Gali is a narrow street located in Chandni Chowk and has a series of shops offering parathas, a fried Indian bread which is stuffed with fillings and served with mint chutney, tamarind chutney, pickles, and curries

Over 30 variety of parathas are available. The Ghantewala Halwai is one of the oldest sweet shops in India, founded in the year 1790.

The ‘Call for prayer Namaaz’ is something that lingers to me, so deep I am never tried to listen to its soulful prayer, something that cannot be expressed. I was always attracted to the alluring or calm or captivating sound of Namaaz. The moment I pressed my hand on the circular cage bordering the minar, the music echoed from every direction. Gentle rhythms of the prayers were mesmerizing. I assure you its soft prayers have the power to silence the city.

The Ghantewala Halwai is one of the oldest sweet shops in India, founded in the year 1790. It is famous for its sohan halwa and Karachi halwa along with badaam barfi, kalakand, pista samosa and mootichoor ladoo.

It is famous for its sohan halwa and Karachi halwa along with badaam barfi, kalakand, pista samosa and mootichoor ladoo.

I headed down towards the exit to grab a nice ‘chai’ with ‘samosa’ when suddenly I realized my trip to ‘Meena Bazaar’, well, clearly there is nothing I’d purchase but I wanted to experience the real ‘Chor Bazaar or Kabadi Market’. Adjacent to Meena Bazaar, the place left me in confusion and amazed so much to see and ponder. Besides, it gave me a wide angle view of the majestic ‘Jama Masjid’.

Chandni Chowk and Chawri have many street joints that offer spicy and tangy chaats, dahi bhalle, tikki, kulle fruit chaat, and phirni (a sweet dish).

Chandni Chowk and Chawri have many street joints that offer spicy and tangy chaats, dahi bhalle, tikki, kulle fruit chaat,

The thrust to drink soothing warm tea had no intention to leave my mind. With no motive for further exploration, I made my last pit stop at a tea junction nearby. Well, I thought to make my last stop but I ended up exploring further. Coming to my view I saw a market flocking to people in a distance and ‘Nepalese Market’ came to my existence. Who knew in the midst of old charm there would be a Nepali shopping terminus packed with people buying woolen jackets and blankets. The narrow lane from end to end had devotees’ on looking the many stockpiles of apparels and haggling their best offer.

Karim’s Place is very famous for its kebabs. It is situated in the area of Jama Masjid.

Meandering the past one’s prime street of Old Delhi’s ‘Chawri Bazaar’, I felt a presence of something magical as the lights lit one by one I gazed at some superannuated erection the market supports. Strolling the long stretch of the Hauz Qazi Chowk from the backyard of Jama Masjid to Chawri Bazaar, the illuminating chaotic streets fill the jam-packed roaring people as I made my way to my final station.

tangy chaats, dahi bhalle, tikki, kulle fruit chaat, and phirni (a sweet dish). Karim’s Place is very famous for its kebabs.

It was established by Haji Karimuddin with the idea of opening a dhaba in 1913. All meat lovers must make a pit stop at Karim’s for their wonderful kebabs and divine mutton nahari.

It is situated in the area of Jama Masjid.

Recommended by many people I had to try out this gastronome street. And yes the streets were filled with a steamy elegance of restaurants on both sides. The lane was maddening, I had to wait in queue for few minutes for my seat to get vacant.

Old Delhi architecture is a spectacular example of Mughal architecture, with plenty of charisma and nostalgia

It was established by Haji Karimuddin with the idea of opening a dhaba in 1913. All meat lovers must make a pit stop at Karim’s for their wonderful kebabs and divine mutton nahari.

While walking the bylanes of old Delhi you realize every wall has a story to tell. Old Delhi is a walled city shaped roughly like a quarter circle with the Red Fort as a focal point

Pt. Kanhaiyalal & Durga Prasad Paranthe Wale, many of Delhiites would recall this name. To my wonder, I found many photo frames with pictures of celebrities hung on the restaurant walls. I sat right below ‘Lola Kutty’ Anuradha Menon, a popular VJ of Channel V.

Old Delhi architecture is a spectacular example of Mughal architecture, with plenty of charisma and nostalgia.

The old city was surrounded by a wall enclosing about 1500 acres with 14 gates. Although the walls have largely disappeared, most of the gates are still present.

It’s unfortunate to see such big hanging menu on the wall with miss-spelt assortments of teeming dishes. Hope they check the spellings soon. But never mind the spelling if the food is great. I stuffed my mouth full of ‘Muli Paratha’ with side dips like red and green chutney, pumpkin sabzi, aloo mattar gravy.

While walking the bylanes of old Delhi you realize every wall has a story to tell.