Bon Vi-vant I - Royal Indian Delicacies

If your tongue longs for Royal Indian Non Vegetarian delicacies, then the original Karim's behind Gate no 1, Gali Kababiyan, Jama Masjid, Delhi is the place to be. Last month I was in Delhi with my friends and what better place to suffice my appetite than Kareem's. I have been to Kareem's in Mumbai too but all those chain of restaurents lack the very taste of the original royal kitchen of the common people, behind Jama Masjid. We ordered Chicken Biryani, Keema Masala and Rumali Roti. It was yummy, and royal. Seriously although I was missing Keema which my Mom makes but this was a different taste al together.

A brief history of the Hotel : When the last Mughal King Bahadur Shah Zafer was dethroned. The Karim's ancestors to save themselves from the fury of the British, fled from the Lal Quila and took shelter in the vicinity now called Farukhnagar, district Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, there they lived in disguise trying the different types of livelihood, simultaneously the father never forgot to inherit the fine art of cooking the "Royal Food" to his son.
In 1911, when Delhi Durbar was held for the coronation of the King George V, Haji Karimuddin moved back to Delhi with an innovative idea of opening a Dhaba to cater the people coming from allover India to join the coronation. Haji Karimuddin started the Dhaba selling just two items of Alu Gosht and Daal served with Rumali Roti.

And they never looked back after it. It is currently run by the 4th generation of the family and has transformed to a Pvt. Ltd. firm. The man in the pic beside is preparing Nihari and Paya which again are the exclusive dishes of Kareem's. Nihari stand for a breakfast dish, it originates from the word Nihar, which means morning and the dish was eaten late morning. origin of Nihari is from delhi and then it moved to parts of Pakistan. The experience in Kareem's was too good and then we hired Rickshaw and roamed around in Chandni Chowk. It was great fun.
Location : Gali Kababiyan, street opposite to Gate no 1 of Jama Masjid, Old Delhi
Damage : Rs 255.