WhaL do you when are upseL? Well l eaL Sounds funny?

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l slmply love uelhl l love uelhl for all Lhe Lhlngs Lhls anclenL caplLal has Lo
offer l love uelhl because of lLs vlvldness 1hroughouL cenLurles people from
all walks of llfe and all corners of lndla came Lo uelhl ln search of someLhlng
beLLer beLLer bread beLLer shed and a beLLer llfe 1hey have seLLled here
formed llLLle colonles of Lhelr communlLles buL followed Lhelr culLures and
LradlLlons of naLlve places 8a[asLhanl Assamese 8engall 1amlls kashmlrl
Cu[raLl un[abl you wlll flnd every folks here As Lhe years passed Lhls
vlvldness spread ln Lhe bylanes of uelhl and now you can see lL besL ln Lhe food
culLure of uelhl lood LhaLs Lhe one Lhlng l love mosL So obvlously uelhl ls a
paradlse for a food freak llke me Cld uelhl (popularly known as uelhl 6) ls
famous for norLh lndlan culslnes and offers a wlde range of dellcacles ln boLh
vegeLarlan and non vegeLarlan food
LaLe augusL l was ln Chazlabad 1hls happened Lo be Lhe holy monLh of
8amzan l always wanLed Lo sLroll down Lhe maze of crowded lanes across Lhe
gllLLerlng colourful evenlng bazaars of Cld uelhl 8elng ln nC8 and aL such a
perfecL Llme of 8amzan l sald Lo myself l cannoL mlss Lhls opporLunlLy l
declded Lo make a half day Lrlp Lo Cld uelhl Lo saLlaLe my LasLe buds 1haL day
before leavlng for Cld uelhl l made a huge mlsLake My uncle had Lhrown a
plzza parLy and plzzas are one Lhlng l can never refuse l aLe WLLL
Cheese 8ursL ouL of uomlnos CounrLy Speclal !!
AfLer parLy l asked my uncle abouL qulckesL mode of LransporLaLlon beLween
Chazlabad and Cld uelhl Pe suggesLed me LhaL l should go on a local Lraln
(LMus) WlLh 8s 3 spenL on one way LlckeL lL was Lhe besL deal ever l Look a
3pm LMu Lo Cld uelhl lL reached ln good 33 mlnuLes l walked ouL of Lhe
plaLform and only Lo flnd LhaL l don'L know where Lo head nexL My flrsL
landmark was Sheeshgan[ Curudwara l asked local people for dlrecLlons buL
everyone seemed Lo be unaware of Lhe place l looked back Lo Lhe 8allway
SLaLlon enLry gaLe yes lL read 'Cld uelhl 8allway SLaLlon' lL was somewhere
near rallway sLaLlon 10 years ago when l was here u Lhen where Lhe heck Lhls
Curudwara has moved !! l declded Lo go by lnLulLlon and sLarLed walklng on
maln road l was LhlrsLy l wenL lnslde a grocery sLore asked for a boLLle of
waLer and enqulred abouL dlrecLlons Lowards Curudwara Pe Lold me ?aar
yahl bagal meln Loh haln 8as 100 meLer aage lsl road par haln" l was relleved
l was back on Lrack ln a mlnuLe or Lwo l was sLandlng lnfronL of famous
Curudwara l Look a lefL and kepL movlng unLll l reached Cld 8apLlsL Church
!usL opposlLe Lo Lhe church Lhere ls shop of Cld lamous !alebl Wala 1hls shop
make Lhe besL !alebls of uelhl all cooked ln uesl Chee A slngle plece of [alebl
comes aL prlce of 8s 30 and lf you wanL Lo buy a kllo you wlll have Lo shell ouL
8s 300 8uL lLs worLh Lhe prlce And dld l Lell you lL was esLabllshed ln 1874
and holds Lhe LlLle of oldesL [alebl shop of uelhl 1hey also sell Lhelr Lrademark
samosa (8s 10/ plece) l dldn'L glve lL a Lry l aLe one plece of [alebl and cllcked
some plcLures
2 CldesL and besL !alebl of uelhl
3 1hls ls how !alebl ls made
4 1he flnal red hoL producL !alebl drlpplng uesl Chee
Whlle l was cllcklng plcLures a guy came Lowards me and asked me whlch
newspaper l work for l Lold hlm l am a Lraveller and Lrylng ouL dlfferenL
culslnes Pe shoL back Are you from Lucknow"? l Lhlnk he recognlzed my
accenL 1haL nlce fellow was also from Lucknow afLer a casual Lalk l bade hlm
goodbye and carrled Lowards my nexL desLlnaLlon Call aranLhe wall" Less
Lhan 3 mlnuLes of walk and l was sLandlng ln Lhe mlddle of a slender lane fllled
wlLh smoke and doLLed wlLh shops selllng paranLhas l enLered lnLo a shop
named 'Shlv Charan aranLhe Wale' 1hey are ln buslness slnce 1872 Au and
hence Lhe oldesL shop of Call aranLhe Wall 1hey sell paranLhe wlLh fllllngs
such as Seb neebu ka[u karela 8hlndl Mewa klshmlsh eLc eLc ?ou can have
any fllllng of your cholce from Lhelr llsL of over 23 dlfferenL fllllngs aranLha ls
generally served wlLh 36 dlfferenL Lypes of chuLneys sab[l and plckles l Look
my seaL and ordered a Aloo paranLha Walls were adorned wlLh framed
plcLures of famous personallLles and celebraLles who have vlslLed Lhls shop
Seems llke lLs long Llme favourlLe of nehru Candhl famlly Aloo paranLha
arrlved ln a mlnuLe 1asLe was okaylsh lnfacL lL was noLhlng close Lo whaL l
had expecLed May be lL ls because l have been eaLlng paranLhe everywhere l
go A word of cauLlon for dleL consclous people paranLhe are generously deep
frled

3 Shlv Charan aranLhe wale LsLd 1872
6 1hls ls how world famous aranLhe are made ueep frled u
7 Aloo paranLha
l came ouL payed Lhe blll cllcked some farewell shoLs and sLarLed walklng
Lowards my nexL desLlnaLlon !ama Mas[ld whlch ls good 23 kms from
Sheeshgan[ Curudwara l Lhlnk Lhere ls a shorLcuL for reachlng !ama Mas[ld
whlch l mlssed (Why does lL always happen wlLh me?) Anyways l reached
!ama Mas[ld Ad[acenL Lo !ama Mas[ld Lhere ls Meena 8azaar
8 anoramlc vlew of Meena 8azaar
lL ls a nlce markeL selllng all glrly sLuff grocerles wooden works carpeLs
frulLs snacks eLc 1here were some sLalls selllng beef kebabs and blryanl l was
Llred l cllmbed up Lhe sLalrs of !ama Mas[ld Look off my shoes and walked
lnslde Lhe Mosque courLyard Along Lhe perlmeLer of courLyard Lhere are
balconles all occupled by Musllm women who were reclLlng holy Curan and
offerlng prayers Lo Lhe AlmlghLy 8amzan lL was !!
9 1he MlghLy lace of 1he AlmlghLy !!
10 !ama Mas[ld ullll 6
AfLer spendlng some Llme l came ouL Look my shoes from Lhe old man who
was looklng afLer vlslLors' fooLwear Pe looked aL my camera and Lold me LhaL
Lhe enLry fee for camera ls 8s 230 and l have vlolaLed Lhe enLry rules l smlled
and asked hlm Lo show where lL ls wrlLLen Lo pay enLry fee for camera l Lhlnk
he was prepared for Lhls quesLlon he Lold me LhaL Lhere was an lnformaLlon
board earller buL now lL has been moved for repalnLlng l Lold hlm LhaL l have
been Lo !ama Mas[ld almosL a dozen Llmes and never pald camera fees oor
old man was runnlng shorL of reasons he gave up l guess he was enamoured
by my $ 140 nlke shoes and mlsundersLood me as a rlch n8l l pald hlm 8s 3
sLrapped on my shoes and walked downsLalrs Look a rlghL Lurn Lhen agaln a
rlghL Lurn and l was on MaLlya Mahal 8oad (my nexL sLop) 1here are numerous
famous resLauranLs bakery shops snacks sLalls deserLs corners eLc eLc 8oLh
sldes of road were occupled by sLalls of blryanl degs (deg blg vessel) shahl
Lukra kheer halwa roasLed chlckens and flsh cuLleLs samosa bu[lya chllly
pakore eLc World famous karlm's 1unday kebabs and Al !awahar 8esLauranL
all Lhree are slLuaLed nexL Lo each oLher along Lhls road l declded Lo sLep ln Al
!awahar
11 Al !awahar 8esLauranL
lLs my personal favourlLe and l am a blg fan of Lhelr Chlcken !ahanglrl and
Malal CoshL 1hls Llme l wanLed Lo Lry someLhlng dlfferenL so l ordered a
chlcken blryanl lL was close Lo Lhe besL blryanl l have ever eaLen (Wahld's
Lucknow ls besL) Lvery lngredlenL was ln perfecL proporLlon
12 Al !awahar's 8lryanl
1hough paylng 8s 120 + Laxes for half plaLe of Chlcken blryanl was a blL on
hlgher slde buL blryanl was perfecL lL was worLh every penny spenL and l was
pleased 8uL l repenLed on my declslon of eaLlng plzza earller ln Lhe day had
my sLomach noL fllled wlLh plzza l would have also Lrled some oLher dellcacles
lL came ouL and headed Lowards one of Lhe Shahl 1ukra sLall
12x Shahl 1ukra
l ordered 100 grams of Shahl 1ukra lL was very hoL and very dellclous 1hey
make lL wlLh desl ghee l don'L remember Lhe name of Lhe sLall and l don'L
remember how much l pald for lL l was ln a hurry Lo reach my lasL sLop of Lhe
day kuremal kulfl" ln 8azaar SlLaram l spenL over 43 mlnuLes asklng
dlrecLlons geLLlng losL agaln asklng dlrecLlons and geLLlng losL agaln lL was
very frusLraLlng buL flnally my efforLs were rewarded l reached Lhe shop of
kuremal kulfl Wale
13 kurelmal kl kulfl
1hey offer abouL 20 dlfferenL Lypes of kulfls mosL popular among Lhem ls Lhelr
8abrl kulfl lL was noL ln Lhe sLock so l ordered a Mango kulfl lL was very good
lf noL excepLlonal All flavours are prlced beLween 8s 20 Lo 8s 30 l pald 8s 33
for mango kulfl l was full up Lo my LhroaL so l called lL a day l hlred a rlckshaw
Lo drop me aL rallway sLaLlon l was sLuck ln noLorlous [am of Cld uelhl AfLer
30 mlns l was aL rallway sLaLlon runnlng Lowards plaLform Lucklly Lraln was
laLe l caughL anoLher Lraln whlch was abouL Lo leave reached home laLe An
evenlng well spenL

Summary
(1)Cld lamous !alebl Wala
Address lnfronL of 8apLlsL Church near Sheeshgan[ Curudwara
Chandnl Chowk uelhl6
CosL 8s 30/ plece of !alebl 8s 300/ kg | 8s 10/ samosa

(2)L Caya rasad Shlv Charan aranLhe Wale
Address Call aranLhe Wall near Sheeshgan[ Curudwara Chandnl
Chowk uelhl 6
CosL 8s 30 8s43

(3)Al !awahar 8esLauranL
Address MaLlya Mahal 8oad near !ama Mas[ld CaLe no 1 Cld uelhl
CosL kebabs sLarLlng from 8s 40 Malncourse from 8s 90200

(4)Shahl 1ukra Shops
Address Small ouLleLs/sLands doLLed along Lhe road sldes near Meena
8azaar and MaLlya Mahal 8oad !ama Mas[ld CaLe no 1 Cld uelhl
CosL 8s 2030

(3)kuremal kulfl 8handar
Address kucha aaLl 8am 8azaar SlLaram Chandnl Chowk Cld uelhl
CosL 8s 20 8s 30