Must Try Street Foods On Your Delhi Food Tour

When someone talks about the oldest part of India’s capital, the first thing that comes to an individual mind who doesn’t know much about Old Delhi is the narrow alleyways of Chandni Chowk. Known as the street food capital of India, Old Delhi is home to the thousands of culinary outlets among which some date before independence and its congested labyrinths can reward you with treasures of flavor unlike any part of the country. It is the best place to enjoy India’s gastronomical voyage.

Roam across the busiest lanes of Old Delhi to taste Not-to-Miss 4 legacies of food without which your Delhi excursion is incomplete. Are you ready? Prepare yourself to be amazed!

 

Bedmi Puri — Go to Shyam Sweets

Shyam Sweets and Bedmi Puri are synonyms to each other. If you ask anyone in Chawri Bazar for the best Bedmi Puri, with no doubt they will send you to Shyam Sweet that has been selling this delicacy since 1910.

Start your day with the breakfast of Bedmi Puri. Made of wheat flour and stuffed with finely crushed urad dal, Bedmi Puri looks exactly like gol-gappa, but it’s comparatively more crumbly and bigger in size. It’s usually served with hot & spicy potato curry. However, you can also try it with imli chutney and sitaphal. After a spicy treat, don’t forget to try Nagori halwa which is another specialty of Shyam Sweet.

Paranthe- Served best at Paranthe Wali Gali

If you think you’re a hardcore foodie, you’ll need no directions to make your ways to the most famous lane of Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk market, and it’s Paranthe Wali Gali. Let’s start with the basics — variety. Discussion on variety is worthless here as you turn around you’ll see ghee soaked paranthas everywhere with an aroma of spices which is hard to resist.

Forget the basic potato and onion ones and let your taste buds enjoy the flavors of the unimaginable fillings like green peas, lemon, cashews, almonds, chilly and many more like this. These parathas are enjoyed best with potato curry, sweet pumpkin, mixed pickle, and chutney. Mark this place for lunch!

Our Tip: For an outstanding gastronomical experience head to Pt. Gaya Prasad Shiv Charan Paranthe Wale, one of the oldest in the lane. Don’t forget to have chilled yogurt shake of Indian origin, lassi served in kulhads after lunch.
 

Jalebi – Make your ways to the Old Famous Jalebi Wala

If you’re fond of sweets and looking for something that is traditional and can tantalize your taste buds for a long time, then must-try this saffron-colored Indian dessert, Jalebi.

Old Famous Jalebi Wala is serving Jalebis since 1884 offering an arousing interplay of sweetness whose credit goes to the super thick and soft texture of their jalebis. They fry them in pure ghee and uses a special syrup made of ‘khandsari’ sugar which is the unprocessed but traditional and the healthiest form of sugar. It’s the reason behind the distinct and authentic taste of their Jalebis.

All these places are quite known in Delhi. If you wish to Visit Incredible India to try best street food, then you must visit these places to try their specialty. Old Delhi is no less than a paradise for food lovers!