City Food – Jamun, Around Town
Season’s gift. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Go no further. Here’s the season’s talk of the town. They are everywhere. With vendor Sant Ram in south Delhi’s Jangpura, and with vendor Kailash at the deserted bus stop in…
City Food – Mr Hameed’s Roller Ice Cream, Rani Garden
Summer’s fresh. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s not a common sight — well, the ice creams are but not the ice cream roller. On this hot muggy night, two men are stationed with their cart in a…
City Food – Sunny’s Sattu Ghol, Chitli Qabar Bazar
A hawker’s summertime life. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The light is so white that it makes the eyes hurt. The market street, here in Old Delhi’s Chitli Qabar Bazar, is always packed — but this afternoon the…
City Food – Mukesh’s Roasted Bhuttas, Anand Vihar
Taste of monsoon. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Are summers ending and monsoons knocking at the door? Yes. That’s what Mukesh feels. Three days ago this street food vendor started winding down his summertime business of icy chuskis,…
City Food – Kailashji Samose Wale, Kotla Mubarakpur
Small town taste. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The bazar is a haze of moving faces. A sense of stability is gained by focusing on the unmoving landmarks rooted to their spots—Chhabra Bag House, Hans Furniture, Intimate Laundry…
City Food – Khajla, Ameer Sweet House & Elsewhere
Season’s delicacy. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It looks like a giant golgappa, or an extra-large raj kachori. Some might confuse it with the enormous bhathura served in a landmark Connaught Place restaurant. But it is neither of…
City Food – Jaggery Sherbet, Pahari Imli
A rare drink. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] But why can’t he give us his recipe? Aqeel Ahmad turns his head towards the blurry bazar crowd, smiles like an enigmatic visionary and says nothing. A very special institution,…
City Food – Summer Mulberries, Munna Bhai’s Shop
In search of the elusive berries. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There are papayas, grapes, apples, bel, pomegranates, guavas, bananas and even the early mangoes. But mulberries are nowhere to be seen, here in the Old Delhi lanes….
City Landmark – K & R Pickle and Murabbas, Matia Mahal Bazar
Pickle with monthlies. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The pungent aroma is heady. This is Ali Baba’s treasury of pickles —mango, karela, carrot, lemon, ginger, garlic, shaljam, amla, bamboo, lesua, tela, green chillies, and red chillies. Each red…
City Food – Dolly Sharma’s Lunch Van, Shankar Chowk
From the world of rajma chawal. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Tej patta leaves are floating underneath the thick red gravy. Whole roasted lal mirchi too can be spotted. The dish is so hot you can see steam…
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