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Having been deprived of this Madras Style Kurma for 2 years now, I have learnt to make this amazing dish , purely out of desperation. I thank Abinesh for teaching me this recipe. Folks, it tasted better than any "South Indian restaurant in the US" could offer. Following is the recipe. Ingredients 1) Scraped Cocunut - 50g 2) Fennel Seeds - 1 table spoon 3) Channa Dal - 50g 4) Tomatoes -2 5) Onions - 2 6) Ginger-Garlic paste - 3 tbl spoon 7) Cloves - 3 8) Cinnamon - half a stick 9) Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon 10) Sambar powder - 3 table spoon 11) Salt - As per personal taste (roughly 1 table spoon) 12) Vegetables - Cauliflower/ Peas Procedure 1) Cocunut, channa dal and fennel seeds are ground to paste. 2) On a frying pan, oil is heated. Cloves and cinnamon are added to the oil. 3) Finely chopped onions are cooked (till golden brown), followed by the addition of ginger-garlic paste. 4) After the raw smell of ginger-garlic is gone, boiled vegetables are adde...

People of this world can be divided into 3: Those who have no clue about Paranthe Wali Galli. Those who have heard of it. Those who have been there. This entry is intended to enlighten the first category, remind the second of what not to miss and inform the third of what they probably missed. Where is this? Chandni Chowk, Delhi How to get there? The best way to get there is by Delhi Metro. You can get down at Chandni Chowk station and walk to this street. Associated Activities Red Fort Jama Masjid Saree shopping Paranthe Wali Galli literally means bylane of Parantha (fried bread with a filling) makers. The first of the shops was established back in early 1870s. Owing to the increasing popularity of the Paranthas, the founder, Pt. Gaya Prasad brought his relatives to expand the business. Eventually, around 20 shops came up; all run by the members of the same family. According to wikipedia, famous politicians such as Pt. Jawarharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Jayaprakash Narayan were re...