City Monument – Old Beautiful Doorways, Galli Chooriwallan Street Monuments by The Delhi Walla - October 5, 2020October 5, 20200 Celebrating a souvenir. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is arrayed out in six panels. The planks that link them are studded with cap-like decorations, like little black nails. Four gigantic latches are fitted at different corners, their metal chains as hefty as the ones used to imprison the courtesan Anarkali, in the movie Mughal-e-Azam. This wooden door, with an arched taak at the top, transports the viewer to an earlier era. The only contemporary giveaway is of a white electric door bell at the top-right. The door frames the entrance of a house in Old Delhi’s Galli Chooriwallan street. It is very close to the house with a beautiful doorway that was recently razed down to make way for a
City Food – Triloki Kashyap’s Aloo Parathas, Palam Vihar Food by The Delhi Walla - October 5, 20201 Roadside pleasure. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Aloo paratha is no sushi. It’s accessible to all, cherished by many, and tasty and affordable enough to transcend every sort of social and economic divide. It makes for a dream democracy. And an exceptionally delicious aloo paratha can be enjoyed at this unnamed pavement snack stall, just across the road from Palam Corporate Plaza in Gurgaon’s Palam Vihar in the Greater Delhi Region. The crispy paratha is crammed most generously with aloo stuffing rich in a range of masalas, including green coriander leaves. The stall owner, Triloki Kashyap, 28, serves the paratha with a serving of super-yummy chhole decked up with a topping of chopped tomatoes, grated radish and a dash of lemon juice.