It is not a burger. It does not look like a burger. It’s not prepared like a burger. There was no point in talking to the Afghan guy who managed the stall and spoke no Hindi or English. So, I took a video for you to watch and decide. I was stunned and frantic and could not decide whether to take a series of pics or a video, so had to stitch them together. The only part I missed is at last when he pours…Continue Reading “Afghan Burger at a Streetside stall in Delhi”

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B.S: The apology and the blame for the quality of photos is at the end of the post. What general elections are to the politicos, authentic food is to the foodies. You have to face your toughest test and earn your credibility all over again. I wrote about our experiments with Afghani food at Afghan Darbar Restaurant in Lajpat Nagar. There are many other Middle Eastern restaurants around, Iraqi, Lebanese and now, an authentic Arab restaurant. We were there the day after the restaurant opened….Continue Reading “Bayt al Arab, Lajpat Nagar – Another run in with authentic food”

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Eons back, when I was studying at Delhi University, I had been to the Karim’s at Kamla Nagar. The memory is distant and faded. Apart from that, I have been to any of their branches. Whenever I craved meat, I will join a few friends and take the long road down to the original near Jama Masjid. But when a branch opened a stone’s throw away from my house, I had to do the honours. This time I was accompanied by a friend’s father who…Continue Reading “Karim’s, Lajpat Nagar”

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