Comments on: The Chaat of Destiny http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shankar http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130788 Shankar Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:48:53 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130788 <p>Adult chaat : Consumers must be 18 or older. $1.99 per minute of pure fun. Operators are, well..., standing by.</p> Adult chaat : Consumers must be 18 or older. $1.99 per minute of pure fun. Operators are, well…, standing by.

]]> By: NotQuiteAuntieYet http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130786 NotQuiteAuntieYet Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:42:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130786 <blockquote>Will be going to Delhi this summer and shall scope out both Ghantewalas for a compare and contrast (all in the name of science...)</blockquote> <p>We will wait for your results eagerly- you are a Hero of Science!</p> Will be going to Delhi this summer and shall scope out both Ghantewalas for a compare and contrast (all in the name of science…)

We will wait for your results eagerly- you are a Hero of Science!

]]> By: SP http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130775 SP Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:17:45 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130775 <p>Hehe. I really like the anardana, and love it in Lebanese food too, they do a great baba ghannoug with chopped yellow peppers and fresh anardana and tons of fruity olive oil. Will be going to Delhi this summer and shall scope out both Ghantewalas for a compare and contrast (all in the name of science...)</p> Hehe. I really like the anardana, and love it in Lebanese food too, they do a great baba ghannoug with chopped yellow peppers and fresh anardana and tons of fruity olive oil. Will be going to Delhi this summer and shall scope out both Ghantewalas for a compare and contrast (all in the name of science…)

]]> By: NotQuiteAuntieYet http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130774 NotQuiteAuntieYet Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:09:36 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130774 <blockquote>Mmm, strips of ginger and fresh anardana on top of chaat is such a Delhi thing. Anardana in aloo kulchas, too. My tummy is growling. </blockquote> <p>My grandmother (who was from the Mathura-Vrindavan area who married a fifth generation Dilli-walla) strongly disapproved of anardana. For some reason, this was further evidence of the general lack of civilization of Dilli-walas. The Dilli-wallas in turn felt exactly the same way about Punjabis (I forget what they disapprove of, the list is so long!) Funny how every group finds someone to despise!</p> <blockquote>Does anyone know which Ghantewala is the "real" one? </blockquote> <p>Re. Ghantawala, there are two, one closer to the Red Fort and Jama Masjid and the other near the Phuwwara(the fountain). I think the one at Phuwarra is the good one, but the one near the Red Fort is at the original location. but I am not 100% sure.</p> Mmm, strips of ginger and fresh anardana on top of chaat is such a Delhi thing. Anardana in aloo kulchas, too. My tummy is growling.

My grandmother (who was from the Mathura-Vrindavan area who married a fifth generation Dilli-walla) strongly disapproved of anardana. For some reason, this was further evidence of the general lack of civilization of Dilli-walas. The Dilli-wallas in turn felt exactly the same way about Punjabis (I forget what they disapprove of, the list is so long!) Funny how every group finds someone to despise!

Does anyone know which Ghantewala is the “real” one?

Re. Ghantawala, there are two, one closer to the Red Fort and Jama Masjid and the other near the Phuwwara(the fountain). I think the one at Phuwarra is the good one, but the one near the Red Fort is at the original location. but I am not 100% sure.

]]> By: SP http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130745 SP Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:31:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130745 <p>Mmm, strips of ginger and fresh anardana on top of chaat is such a Delhi thing. Anardana in aloo kulchas, too. My tummy is growling.</p> <p>I was amused to read that Ghantewala on Chandni Chowk was mentioned as existing during the time of the 1857 revolt in William Dalrymple's new book The Last Mughal. Does anyone know which Ghantewala is the "real" one? I think there was the classic brothers-split and now there are two, I went to one that kind of sucked but my grandfather used to rave about "the" Ghantewala.</p> <p>We should make a Google Earth map of yummy places and the best chaat in Old Delhi.</p> Mmm, strips of ginger and fresh anardana on top of chaat is such a Delhi thing. Anardana in aloo kulchas, too. My tummy is growling.

I was amused to read that Ghantewala on Chandni Chowk was mentioned as existing during the time of the 1857 revolt in William Dalrymple’s new book The Last Mughal. Does anyone know which Ghantewala is the “real” one? I think there was the classic brothers-split and now there are two, I went to one that kind of sucked but my grandfather used to rave about “the” Ghantewala.

We should make a Google Earth map of yummy places and the best chaat in Old Delhi.

]]> By: lifelong http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130743 lifelong Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:12:23 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130743 <p>It's been more than 15 years, but I used to like the chaatwala in Kamla Nagar market. He used to put grated ginger on top on the papri chaat.</p> It’s been more than 15 years, but I used to like the chaatwala in Kamla Nagar market. He used to put grated ginger on top on the papri chaat.

]]> By: NotQuiteAuntieYet http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130669 NotQuiteAuntieYet Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:15:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130669 <blockquote>NotQuiteAuntieYet, we seem to have similar families ;) </blockquote> <p>Sounds like it! Are you by any chance my cousin Sameera -- if so, call your mom, she's mad at you :)</p> <blockquote>I actually found the Sundar Nagar guy really mediocre</blockquote> <p>I'm sad to hear that.. he was such a childhood favorite of mine (after a trip to the zoo), I guess nothing remains the same. I will have to try Roshan's chaat.. I don't usually have a reason to go to Ajmal Khan Road but metro+golgappas+gigantic lurid Hanuman sounds like an irresistable combination! I love Karim's too. Have you eaten kachori-alu with lassi at Mithan Halwai in the walled city? OK I have to stop. My breakfast today was low fat yoghurt and Ezekiel bread!</p> NotQuiteAuntieYet, we seem to have similar families ;)

Sounds like it! Are you by any chance my cousin Sameera — if so, call your mom, she’s mad at you :)

I actually found the Sundar Nagar guy really mediocre

I’m sad to hear that.. he was such a childhood favorite of mine (after a trip to the zoo), I guess nothing remains the same. I will have to try Roshan’s chaat.. I don’t usually have a reason to go to Ajmal Khan Road but metro+golgappas+gigantic lurid Hanuman sounds like an irresistable combination! I love Karim’s too. Have you eaten kachori-alu with lassi at Mithan Halwai in the walled city? OK I have to stop. My breakfast today was low fat yoghurt and Ezekiel bread!

]]> By: SP http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130667 SP Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:28:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130667 <p>NotQuiteAuntieYet, we seem to have similar families ;) I actually found the Sundar Nagar guy really mediocre, I'm afraid, was dragged there by my father who raved about it from his youth, and he was disappointed too. Roshan's golgappas are just sublime, as good as I remember them from childhood. Didn't try the kulfi-falooda, however. I went back to Karol Bagh after maybe 20 years thanks to the new metro which makes it fairly easy to avoid the atrocious traffic (the metro goes to Chandni Chowk as well, you still have to deal with the incredible crush on the streets but it's soooo worth it for Natraj bhallas and for Kareem's). Pusa Road station (for Karol Bagh) even has a new gigantic, luridly-coloured Hanuman statue next to it for added gawking value.</p> NotQuiteAuntieYet, we seem to have similar families ;) I actually found the Sundar Nagar guy really mediocre, I’m afraid, was dragged there by my father who raved about it from his youth, and he was disappointed too. Roshan’s golgappas are just sublime, as good as I remember them from childhood. Didn’t try the kulfi-falooda, however. I went back to Karol Bagh after maybe 20 years thanks to the new metro which makes it fairly easy to avoid the atrocious traffic (the metro goes to Chandni Chowk as well, you still have to deal with the incredible crush on the streets but it’s soooo worth it for Natraj bhallas and for Kareem’s). Pusa Road station (for Karol Bagh) even has a new gigantic, luridly-coloured Hanuman statue next to it for added gawking value.

]]> By: NotQuiteAuntieYet http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130666 NotQuiteAuntieYet Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:19:25 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130666 <blockquote>Everyone who visits Delhi should try Roshan, btw. Absolutely incomparable. It's even better than the South Extension market chaatwala and Bengali market ditto. </blockquote> <p>Roshan used to be very famous for its kulfi among die hard Delhi-wallahs like my dad who grew up in old Delhi. I agree that South Extension and Bengali market are overrated. My favorites are still Prabhu chaatwala by the Union Public Service Commission at Shahjahan Road (who I knew since he had a single basket under a tree) and the guy at Sundar Nagar market for aloo chaat and fruit chaat. There are places in Chandini Chowk and Darya Ganj which are also fabulous but I haven't been there for at least 10 years.</p> Everyone who visits Delhi should try Roshan, btw. Absolutely incomparable. It’s even better than the South Extension market chaatwala and Bengali market ditto.

Roshan used to be very famous for its kulfi among die hard Delhi-wallahs like my dad who grew up in old Delhi. I agree that South Extension and Bengali market are overrated. My favorites are still Prabhu chaatwala by the Union Public Service Commission at Shahjahan Road (who I knew since he had a single basket under a tree) and the guy at Sundar Nagar market for aloo chaat and fruit chaat. There are places in Chandini Chowk and Darya Ganj which are also fabulous but I haven’t been there for at least 10 years.

]]> By: SP http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/04/20/the_chaat_of_de/comment-page-1/#comment-130665 SP Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:49:32 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4365#comment-130665 <p>Yes, it's the one at the Imperial. Has lots of old pics of the Patiala royal family on the walls, lovely clubby decor, and does actually serve Patiala pegs (i.e. double pegs!) Expensive, but worth visiting occasionally (much better than the avg Delhi hotel bar).</p> <p>Everyone who visits Delhi should try Roshan, btw. Absolutely incomparable. It's even better than the South Extension market chaatwala and Bengali market ditto.</p> Yes, it’s the one at the Imperial. Has lots of old pics of the Patiala royal family on the walls, lovely clubby decor, and does actually serve Patiala pegs (i.e. double pegs!) Expensive, but worth visiting occasionally (much better than the avg Delhi hotel bar).

Everyone who visits Delhi should try Roshan, btw. Absolutely incomparable. It’s even better than the South Extension market chaatwala and Bengali market ditto.

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