#Day2:
On our second visit to Chandini Chowk we decided to go to other places other than Jama Masjid. So, we got down at the Chawri Bazar metro station. The first market we saw was the 'Card Market' where the shops sold customized wedding and business cards. As we moved on we went straight to 'Nai Sadak"- the hub of wholesale stationary.
Here the shops offered stationary in all shapes and sizes. A very good bargain was offered. The pricing and the variety got us all excited and we shopped the daily use stationary. One thing I noticed there was that some shops only sold a specific type of material, for eg. just notebooks or maybe just files in all sizes.
There we ate the Old Delhi's original 'Matara Kulcha'. As we walked forward we ate 'Nan Katai'. They are biscuits which are made of all purpose flour, milk and sugar. They are not baked but made on gas stove.
Our next stop was 'Paranthe Wale Galli' which had the most wide lanes in the complete Chandini Chowk. As we got there, the rickshaws and the two-wheeler's had blocked our way. The shopkeepers had extended their shop from the front, leaving very little space for the shoppers to walk. The single lane was used as two way along with the only way for the pedestrians to walk.
After the jam was cleared, we finally reached our next destination, the paranthe wala. The shop where we ate was named 'A Tradition Of Six Generations' and it offered 26 variety of paranthas starting form aloo parantha to tomato and rabri parantha. The parantha's were fried in Ghee. We drank lassi from a nearby shop. After leaving from there, we ate 'Daulat Ki Chaat', made of milk and sugar sprinkled on top. It is a delicacy offered only in Chandini Chowk.
On walking further we enetered 'Kinari Bazar'. It a market where the laces, beads, buttons and all the decorative material used on garments is sold.
The cheapest lace was available for Rs.5 per meter upto Rs.10.000 per meter. The laces were largely produced in Kolkata, U.P., Rajasthan and Surat and got to Delhi. The market also offered (artificial) jewelry and other materials used in Indian marriages, like kalire, bangles, baskets, etc.
After so much of exploration and food, we wanted to sit in a peaceful place and collect our thoughts. So we decided to go back again to Jama Masjid and sit there for a while.
That day there were lot of tourist groups as well as Muslim families. We sat for an hour. Some of us sketched the place whereas some wrote their days experience.
While going back to the metro station, we ate dahi-balle from 'Natraj'. They served as a relief in the hot weather. They tasted amazing and was relished by all. Chandini Chowk was a treat for the taste buds ! :D
We were very tired when we reached back home.
One thing I concluded after my days experience was Chandini Chowk is a designer's market as it provides every material required by them at a very good price. The exploration done today would surely help us in future !
On our second visit to Chandini Chowk we decided to go to other places other than Jama Masjid. So, we got down at the Chawri Bazar metro station. The first market we saw was the 'Card Market' where the shops sold customized wedding and business cards. As we moved on we went straight to 'Nai Sadak"- the hub of wholesale stationary. Here the shops offered stationary in all shapes and sizes. A very good bargain was offered. The pricing and the variety got us all excited and we shopped the daily use stationary. One thing I noticed there was that some shops only sold a specific type of material, for eg. just notebooks or maybe just files in all sizes. There we ate the Old Delhi's original 'Matara Kulcha'. As we walked forward we ate 'Nan Katai'. They are biscuits which are made of all purpose flour, milk and sugar. They are not baked but made on gas stove.
Our next stop was 'Paranthe Wale Galli' which had the most wide lanes in the complete Chandini Chowk. As we got there, the rickshaws and the two-wheeler's had blocked our way. The shopkeepers had extended their shop from the front, leaving very little space for the shoppers to walk. The single lane was used as two way along with the only way for the pedestrians to walk.
After the jam was cleared, we finally reached our next destination, the paranthe wala. The shop where we ate was named 'A Tradition Of Six Generations' and it offered 26 variety of paranthas starting form aloo parantha to tomato and rabri parantha. The parantha's were fried in Ghee. We drank lassi from a nearby shop. After leaving from there, we ate 'Daulat Ki Chaat', made of milk and sugar sprinkled on top. It is a delicacy offered only in Chandini Chowk.On walking further we enetered 'Kinari Bazar'. It a market where the laces, beads, buttons and all the decorative material used on garments is sold.
The cheapest lace was available for Rs.5 per meter upto Rs.10.000 per meter. The laces were largely produced in Kolkata, U.P., Rajasthan and Surat and got to Delhi. The market also offered (artificial) jewelry and other materials used in Indian marriages, like kalire, bangles, baskets, etc.After so much of exploration and food, we wanted to sit in a peaceful place and collect our thoughts. So we decided to go back again to Jama Masjid and sit there for a while.
That day there were lot of tourist groups as well as Muslim families. We sat for an hour. Some of us sketched the place whereas some wrote their days experience.
While going back to the metro station, we ate dahi-balle from 'Natraj'. They served as a relief in the hot weather. They tasted amazing and was relished by all. Chandini Chowk was a treat for the taste buds ! :D
We were very tired when we reached back home.
One thing I concluded after my days experience was Chandini Chowk is a designer's market as it provides every material required by them at a very good price. The exploration done today would surely help us in future !
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