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Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 New Khalsa Restaurant
6:41 Kohli's Dhaba
14:09 Pul Bangash Wale
19:15 Channi Pishori Chicken
24:24 Dolphins
30:55 Best Paan Shop
Today's episode is all about a short yet gluttonous non veg tour across some neighbourhoods of West Delhi, along with our host cum fellow culinary storyteller Rajesh Tara who is a resident from one of those localities. Although we have previously eaten in these areas, today's food tour introduces us to some of Rajesh Ji's favourite eateries. Since most of the residents in these areas were partition refugees, incidentally this food tour turned out to be a scrumptious experience revolving around the flavours of Peshawar which was the part of North Western Frontier Province. Let's take you through the details.
The first stop was New Khalsa Restaurant near Hotel Palace, Mayapuri Phase 2. Here we met the young owner Tajinder who talked us through this famous joint that has evolved from a humble food cart started by his grandfather. Here we tried some liver dana, tawa chicken with bheja and mutton burra. Glossy, bite size skewer-grilled piece of mutton liver wrapped in a layer of fat, liver dana was nothing less than a piece of art. Tawa chicken with brain was a rich and spicy curry made of minced mutton, goat's brain and half cooked chicken pieces whose umami flavours and moist and thick texture was mind blowing. Mutton burra too was tender, succulent, smoky and flavourful.
The second stop was Kohli Dhaba, a legendary non veg eatery on Jail Road which has a huge loyal fan base including Rajesh Ji. Although they have an eclectic menu revolving around chicken, fish and paneer, Rajesh Ji's all time favourite is the tawa chicken masala which is a rich, tangy and spicy chicken curry that is prepared in a huge griddle with lots of onion, garlic, spices, butter, milk etc. While speaking to the owner we got to know that this business was started by his father in 1965 with a limited menu and was expanded by him. The outdoor sitting space gives you a feel of dhaba in a busy and glittering locality. We thoroughly enjoyed it with tandoori roti and hari chutney mixed onion rings.
The third stop was Pul Bangash Wale. It is a small non veg takeaway shop sandwiched between some iconic ones but the crowd circling the tandoor in the front at any point of time gives you an idea of its huge popularity. The family that runs it are from Pul Bangash in Delhi 6 where one of their relatives runs a famous fish fry shop. Here they have a tempting menu of mostly appetizers. Here we tried the fish finger, egg pakoda and chicken malai tikka of which the first two are a crowd favorite. With a thin gram flour coating, the boiled egg pakoda was a fun convenient snack. Fish finger made of sol fish was juicy inside and crusty outside. Lastly the chicken malai tikka had a smooth, buttery, slightly smoky and meaty mouthfeel.
The fourth stop was Channi Pishori Chicken in Vikaspuri. It is a takeaway place popular for their tandoori and gravy items and rolls. Here we met the young owner who turned out to be a happy follower of our channel and an admirer of Anubhav. This place originally belonged to his father in law and was passed on to him as he didn't have any son to look after it. With immense joy he served us some chicken kebab roll, chicken seekh kebab and chicken malai tikka. The first one was a succulent and hearty wrap made of just a seekh kabab and rumali roti. Chicken sheekh kebab was cut into small pieces and tossed in butter and cream. The last one was quite similar to chicken seekh kebab except that it had tandoori chicken pieces in it. The last two dishes were delicious yet a little dry. One of their specialties is the mayo and cream tossed onion rings that accompany these appetizers.
The fifth and final stop was Dolphins which is another old establishment over here. Rajesh ji is very fond their butter chicken, stuffed tangdi and few other stuffs so inspite of a nearly full tummy we accompanied him there. we ordered kalmi kebab, tandoori chicken, tangdi kebab, butter chicken and reshmi kebab among which our favourites were the butter chicken and tandoori chicken. The former ticked all the boxes of a perfect butter chicken.
Finally we ended the tour with some meetha paan from Best Paan Shop.
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