Flavours Of India At 'Dilli Ke Pakwaan' Food Festival

Besides jalebi and gajar ka halwa, 'daal ki kachori', chhola-bhatura and aloo-puri are also available at the stall.

From Mughalai to Rajasthani food, the festival offers over 60 varieties of food. Tausif, who owns a shop at the Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi says he is attending the event for the second time.

He had brought a range of mughalai food like Peshawari Tawa Chicken, Afghani Karai Chicken, the very famous Nihari, Halim etc.

But the Sindhi Dum Biriyani is his champion dish and has been attracting customers to his shop for the last 35 years.

"The Sindhi Dum Biryani is cooked on a low flame for eight to 10 hours. For the next day,we have already started cooking the biryani. Apart from this we have we have different varieties of kebabs and Aflaatooni Tikka which is named so because of the strong spices being used to prepare it," says Tausif.

Apart from the biriyani, another popular Mughalai food the Chicken Changezi seems to draw visitors.

Stalls that serve 'Daulat ki Chaat' and 'Shahi Tukda' offering a glimpse of the desserts of Chandani Chowk.

Faizan Ansari of 'Mughlai Khane' near Jama Masjid says that 'Shahi Tukda' is the most sold item at his stall.

Being his fourth year at the fest, Ansari is offering selected items that includes shahi tukda, gajar ka halwa and 'lal roti'.
 

Since less people know about shahi tukda and lal roti, it attracts them to our stall, says Ansari.

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