Paranthe Wali Gali - Delhi's World Famous Fried Bread Street

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Paranthe Wali Gali is Delhi's world famous lane of fried bread. For the top 25 things to do in Delhi, click on this link - Delhi, India, specifically Old Delhi, is a haven for food lovers. Some of the cities most renowned and popular legendary street food stalls are within the winding lanes of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi. This area of town is a throwback in time - things are ancient and classic. No food tour of Delhi would be complete without navigating the crowded waters of Paranthe Wali Gali, translated meaning the lane or street of fried bread. Let me tell you, this is literally what you'll find, and you're going to love it when you're in Delhi So one day I headed to Paranthe Wali Gali, not the easiest place in Delhi to find, but just walk through the back alleys of Chandni Chowk, ask locals, and eventually you'll find it - in all its glory. The day I went the alley was packed out with pedestrians. It was so full it was almost hard to walk through the density, but single file we walked until we could smell the parathas being fried - the aroma of Paranthe Wali Gali. On this back street there are a number of restaurants all serving parathas, but I chose a restaurant called Babu Ram Paranthe Wale. Some claim this one is the best, while others favor other spots. I think they are all pretty much the same, with similar flavors and similar prices. Just choose one, I don't think you'll go wrong with any choice when you're on Paranthe Wali Gali Part of the joy of eating on Paranthe Wali Gali is the crowded ambiance, everyone searching for the delicious flavors of a paratha fried bread. So what is a paratha? Well it all begins with a ball of roti like dough that's first kneaded out into a roti shape and then stuffed with a choice of fillings and then rolled out some more. The paratha is then transferred into extremely hot oil where it bubbles up in seconds and scorched the paratha through and through so it's crispy on the outside and baked through the middle. At Babu Ram Paranthe Wale, the parathas are then dished onto metal plates and served with a couple chutneys that include a pumpkin curry, a peas curry, and a red sauce that sort of tasted like the American version of sweet and sour ketchup. All these side dishes are used to take a piece of paratha and then dip it into for extra delicious flavoring. The menu is an indicator of just how good and how popular Paranthe Wali Gali is. It's covered in grease and barely readable. I ordered a couple of mixed parathas and a peas only paratha. They were delivered to our table piping hot with some oil still oozing out. To eat them you just break off a piece and dip it into your sauce of choice and enjoy. Each paratha cost around 40 Rupees. Although they were extremely delicious, if you can't handle the grease, it's not for you - these are greasy I had 3 and I wasn't full, but I was feeling a little greased out. That being said, they were super tasty and any visit to Delhi should include a visit to Paranthe Gali Wali. Many customers also choose to guzzle down a few creamy lassis served in earthenware cups to go along with their stack of parathas. Prices: Each one is 30 - 40 INR (0. 55 - 0. 73) and you can probably eat 3 - 5, that is if you can handle the grease Open Hours: 9 am - 11 pm daily Address: 1984 Gali Paranthe Wali, Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Veer Panwar
I dont know what is special in paranthas of this gali. Once I went there with my friends and believe me these were worst paranthas I ever had in my life. Waste of money. I can make paranthas far better than those at my home. I saw ranbir kapoor pic on the wall of that shop and that's the only reason people gets curious to go there. hmmmm paranthe wali gali. khali peeli hawa bana rakhi hai. make at your home yourself and enjoy original paranthas.
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Mark Wiens
I'm an independent personal street food video maker (I'm not sponsored or backed by anyone. I spend A LOT of time both filming and editing my food videos, and I am attempting to earn enough money for my wife and I to live and continue making videos about what I love most: food and culture. I apologize if you don't like ads, but I hope you understand that I need to make a little money to continue living
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Vivek S
Tourist Trap Totally over-rated place. There is absolutely Zero hygiene or quality Stay away - only Mark Wiens makes it look tempting. If you don't believe me - go there in person and see for yourself. This is what happens when you land in a place with zero prior research and decide to over hype something. Thank me later
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rshi aqua
mai v parathe wali gali gyi hu aur parathe khya v hai, but jaisa log bollte ki parathe wali h. parathe wali gali is so conjusted. baithne ko v jagah ni hoti h. and parathe. kam but oil mein deep fry puri ya kachori jyda lagti h. sabse alag yeh lga. kaju k parathe, kismish k parathe. matar k parathe. thik h bus k k
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Prabhaskar Arambam
This Parantha is not authentic. As far as I know you never deep fry a Parantha. As far as my knowledge is concern, you get the better paranthas than these. Amrik Sukhdev in Murthal has better Paranthas. sorry Mark but this Paranthas are not authentic, they are never deep fry
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Rajiv Dandotiya
Hi Mark, Thank you very much for these videos. The best part of all your videos are your expression and love for food. When I come from office and nothing feel like to eat I just watch your videos. Believe me i have never seen person falling love with food like you. Thanks
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Grace
Hey Mark: ) that looks sooo good Im having sweet and sour chicken and mushroom fried rice from a really great, small, local Chinese restaurant. They have the best fried rice ever Its moist, not dried out like some restaurants here, and has a slightly smoky flavor: )
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Mark Wiens
Hey Mansi, thank you very much What part of India are you from? No, unfortunately I'm not longer in India and wasn't able to visit Gujarat - after Delhi I went to Jaipur and then on to Nepal. I would love to visit Gujarat though in the future
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Mark Wiens
Hey Joe, thank you very much for your kind words and great to hear you'll be traveling to Delhi. Just one camera - I normally film the entire widescreen scenes first and then go back and get the close up b-roll footage to overlay
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CYBER WORLD
Mark love you buddy. What a Amazing face expression you give while describing food taste. really i am biggest fan of yours. Whenever you come India please email me, I will roam you inside India on my own cost. Best of luck.
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