Food in Delhi

What to eat in Delhi

9 dishes worth ordering in Delhi, Delhi — what each one is, and where to look for it.

Local dishs in Delhi

dal makhani

dal makhani

Delhi's rich Punjabi classics; Moti Mahal claims the original butter chicken

Daryaganj / citywide

Butter chicken

Butter chicken

Delhi's rich Punjabi classics; Moti Mahal claims the original butter chicken

Daryaganj / citywide

kebabs

kebabs

Slow-cooked meat stew and seekh kebabs around Karim's near Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid

Nihari

Nihari

Slow-cooked meat stew and seekh kebabs around Karim's near Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid

Chole bhature

Chole bhature

Spiced chickpeas with puffy fried bhature, a Delhi breakfast staple

Citywide

Street foods in Delhi

Chandni Chowk chaat

Chandni Chowk chaat

Dahi bhalla, aloo tikki and papdi chaat in the Old Delhi lanes

Chandni Chowk

Paranthe Wali Gali parathas

Paranthe Wali Gali parathas

Deep-fried stuffed parathas in a centuries-old Chandni Chowk lane

Old Delhi

Jalebi

Jalebi

Hot syrup-soaked jalebi, famously at Old Famous Jalebi Wala

Chandni Chowk

rabri

rabri

Hot syrup-soaked jalebi, famously at Old Famous Jalebi Wala

Chandni Chowk

Delhi classics you’ll also find here

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
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