Parashar Food Stall located in the maze-like Shankar Market and is a go-to place for every Connaught Place worker who longs for a humble home-cooked meal while being away from home. Nothing about this place is fancy—haphazard seating arrangements, chaotic environment, and substandard plating of food. But once you have gotten past that and tasted their signature dish—rajma chawal, a classic Sunday brunch recipe in most north Indian households that is made using ingredients like kidney beans, tomatoes, onions, and a melange of spices, served with steaming hot bowl of rice—you will never be able to resist the rousing call of this North Indian staple food.
To satisfy your sugar cravings, do visit Haldiram’s. Founded in 1937, almost everyone in the country knows about this brand and has indulged in their sweets and a full range of savoury snack varieties from time to time. Not only does its legendary status deserve a special mention here, but the sheer size of the menu is sure to leave you googly-eyed.
From its famous sweet delicacies like gulab jamun (which is probably the most popular Indian dessert, made with fried dough balls dipped in sweet, sticky, rose-scented syrup) and jalebis (a sweet prepared with gram flour which is super crunchy on the outside and moist and gooey on the inside) to unconventional sugary delights like daulat ki chaat—a creamy and frothy dish made by whisking milk and topped with dry fruits and saffron—every dish on the menu will give you an instant melt-in-the-mouth sensation.