Gali Paranthe Wali[1] or Paranthe wali Gali (Hindi: गली पराँठेवाली,[2] literally "the bylane of flatbread") is a narrow street in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi, India, noted for its series of shops selling paratha, an Indian flatbread.
History
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Gali Paranthe Wali is located in Chandni Chowk, which was established in 1650 during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, and designed by his daughter, Jahanara Begum.[3] Previously, this lane was known only for its silverware shops, before the Parantha shops moved in, starting in the 1870s,[4][5] though many sari and jewellery shops remain.
Of the 20 parantha shops in the late 1960s (all belonging to branches of the same family),[6] three remain: Pt Kanhaiyalal Durgaprasad Dixit (established 1875), Pt Dayanand Shivcharan (established 1882). Pt Baburam Devidayal Paranthewale (established 1886). By 1911, this area, known as Chota Dariba or Dariba Kalan, got the name Paranthewali Gali. In the years just after independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit came to take their parantha meals in this gali.[7] In the late 1980s many of them closed shop and moved out, though today the street is experiencing a revival and some shops are being run by the sixth generation of the same family.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar used to live in the area.[8] Flight lieutenant Tapan Kapoor of the Indian Air Force who martyred in a rescue operation at Uttarakhand on 25 June 2013 was also a resident of Paranthe Wali Galli.[9]
Food
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Cooked dishes do not include onion or garlic, since the owners are Brahmins,[clarification needed] and traditionally their clientele has included Jains in the neighborhood. Varieties include exotic fillings like kaju, badam, matar, Mix Paranthas, rabri, khoya parantha, gobhi parantha, and parat parantha.[10] The parantha is always served with sweet tamarind chutney, mint chutney, mixed vegetable pickle, paneer and potato curry, potato and fenugreek curry, and a sauteed mash of sweet pumpkin.
Drinks
editSweet lassi, often served in kulhars, is also a specialty of this place.
References
edit- ^ "Official name". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ Delhi Food
- ^ "Paranthe Wali Gali". Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ "Magical Flavors of Chandni Chowk". Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ "Why the 200-year-old taste shop won't budge". The Times of India. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013.
- ^ 'Gali Parathe Wali' continues its glorious tradition [1]
- ^ Thomas, Lindsay Brown, Amelia (2008). Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra (2nd ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74104-690-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bollywood's favorite Paranthe Wali Gali". The Times of India. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Chandni Chowk salutes martyr Tapan Kapoor who died in chopper crash in Gaurikund".
- ^ http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/ACulinaryCruise.asp Archived 10 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. A culinary cruise down Chandni Chowk
External links
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- History of Paranthe Wali Gali
- Best Paratha Restaurants
- Trip to the Gali Paranthe Wali Archived 23 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine