There is one thing the paratha lovers will concur upon —the wheat-flour discs being fried on a shallow pan. 

At its most straightforward, a paratha is fresh and a little salty or flavoured with azwain. It develops in multifaceted nature as it comes loaded down with keema, onions, cauliflower,potatoes, radish, methi leaves, eggs.

In Chandni Chowk, the old Parathewaali Gali has currently reduced to few eateries devoted solely to parathas —and is still worth an attempt. One shop, running since 1875, has a notice updating customers that the Maharajah of Kashmir once feasted here. The adjoining shop, since 1872, has a surrounded picture of Nehru-family enjoying the paratha. 

Truly interpreted as 'cumin water', jaljeera's name is tricky. There is more than just the jeera in this cool spiced drink that is sold in summer in earthen pots.

Throughout the summer of May and June, jaljeera walla bhaiyyaas line up at the turns or at public places. They wrap their earthen pots in a red cloth (to draw in customers) and then finish the drinks with thick layers of ragged mint leaves.

On the cover are put ready yellow lemons along with lumps of ice. The sight has a cooling impact. As the temperature increases, water evaporates from the pot leaving water cooler than its surroundings. The red cloth becomes wet.

Waiting tirelessly for customers, the vendor tenderly blends the pot so the masala does not settle at the bottom. Despite the fact that the jaljeera is quite spicy without adding other masala (spices) and lemon juice to the drink. Most bhaiyas decorate the beverage with boondi.

As the drink trickles down, you feel flavours of —kali mirch, amchoor powder, kala namak, mint, and tamarind and the pot's natural taste —are vying for inimitability.

Together they make a chill that cools down the body and gives you the strength to survive  in the Delhi heat.

Isa Khan was a honourary person at the court of Sher Shah Suri. The tomb enclosure is found outside the Humayun's Tomb. The enclosure has tomb of Isa Khan and a mosque, which were constructed in 1547-48, in his lifetime. The passage is through a picturesque gateway, symmetrical inspite of the fact that they are in ruins. The tomb ascents from a flat platform surrounded by a wall with the sides of the principle chamber shut by stone chunks with the exception of the west and south. The central dome of the tomb ascents from a 32-sided drum. The mosque alongside the tomb is to the west of the octagonal fenced in area. The tomb is made of sandstone and lime, the mosque has three arches. The tomb's layout is octagonal in arrangement a has striking arches, screens and mughal designs for decorations. It is accepted that Isa Khan's tomb affected the structural planning of Humayun's Tomb. Simply over the tomb is a mosque, regarded as Isa Khan Mosque. There are stairs at the tomb, mosque and likewise along the limit divider, permitting guests to go up and get a flying perspective of the surroundings.At the south-west end of Bu Halima's arrangement stands the octagonal tomb of Isa Khan. Isa Khan was an aristocrat at the court of Sher Shah Suri (1539-45) and his son Islam Shah (1545-54).  The tomb was made by Isa Khan in 1547-48, the tomb is found in the center of an octagonal arrangement fenced in area. Decorated with coated tiles, the red sandstone tomb has a top surmounted by a domed chhatri, and is a great sample of the Lodi style of structural engineering. Every side of the mid octagonal chamber has three curves and every curve has an chhajja or lintel.
Location:  Near Humayun's tomb
Nearest metro station:  JLN Metro station
Entry fee:  free for all (photography charges 25 INR)
Time to visit:  sunrise to sunset
Days open:  open on all 7 days
Nearby restaurants:  Kareem's in Nizamuddin, Nathu’s in Sunder Nagar Market, Hotel Oberoi

 Chandni Chowk, usually called the food capital of India, located at the heart of Delhi, is acclaimed for its road-side food. The mixed bag comprises of snacks, particularly chaat.

The Taj Mahal, located in the city of Agra (210 km from Delhi),  is the exemplification of Mughal architecture and a standout amongst the most acclaimed edifices in the planet. Yet there have been few genuine investigations of it and no full examination of its structural planning and significance. Ebba Koch, a paramount researcher, has been allowed to take estimations of the unpredictable and has been finishing up the royal residences and arrangements of Shah Jahan for thirty years and on the Taj Mahal itself—the tomb of the head's wife, Mumtaz Mahal—for a decade. 

Located close to the intersection of Mathura street and Lodhi street, this brilliant enclosure tomb is the first generous sample of Mughal architectural modeling in India is among the most visited monuments in New Delhi besides the Qutub Minar, Lotus temple (Bahai temple), Red fort, Jantar Mantar and many more.

The Humayun's tomb was constructed in 1565 A.D. nine years after the passing of Humayun, by his senior dowager Bega Begam. Inside the walled nook the most remarkable qualities are the enclosure squares (chaharbagh) with pathways water channels, halfway placed well corresponding mausoleum bested by twofold vault.

Humayun expired in the year 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, otherwise called Haji Begam, started the development of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his passing. It is the among the first dististinct example of pure Mughal style architecture, inspired by Persian style of architecture. It is well realized that Humayun grabbed the standards of Persian building design throughout his exile, and he himself must have planned his tomb, admitting that there is no record to that effect. The tomb was built at an expense of 15 lakh rupees (1.5 million).

Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian, was the chief architect employed by Haji Begam to plan the design of the tomb.

The tomb stands in the core of a square garden, partitioned into four prevailing parterres by boulevards (charbagh), in the middle of which ran shallow water-channels. The heightened rubble raised walled in area is dropped in through two elevated two-storeyed doors on the west and south. A baradari (structure) involves the core of the eastern divider and a hammam (wash chamber) in the middle of northern divider.

The square red sandstone two-storeyed structure of the mausoleum with chamfered corners climbs from a 7-m. towering square terrace, raised over an arrangement of phones, which are open through, curves on every side. The grave legitimate in the focal point of this cell-complex is arrived at by a section on the south. The octagonal mid chamber holds the cenotaph, and the slanting sides prompt corner-chambers which house the graves of different parts of the imperial crew. Remotely every side of the tomb, its heights enhanced by marble fringes and boards, is overwhelmed by three curved recesses, the midway one being the most astounding. Over the top pillared booths are arranged around the towering insistent twofold arch in the core. The midway octagonal chamber holds the cenotaph, enveloped by octagonal chambers at the diagonals and angled anterooms on the sides. Their openings are shut with punctured screens. Every side is overwhelmed by three curves, the mid one being the most noteworthy. This arrangement is rehashed on the second storey as well. The top surmounted by a twofold vault (42.5m) of marble has pillared stands (chhatris) set around it.

The monument is a blend of Persian structural planning and Indian customs-the preceding exemplified by the curved nooks, passageways and the heightened twofold arch, and the recent by the booths, which give it a pyramidal layout from separation. In spite of the fact that Sikandar Lodi's tomb was the first enclosure-tomb to be fabricated in India, it is Humayun's tomb which situated up another vogue, the most noteworthy fulfillment of which is the Taj at Agra. There is moreover a to some degree regular human catalyst behind the aforementioned two structures-one raised by a gave wife for her spouse and the other by a proportionally or increasingly gave spouse for his wife.

A few leaders of the Mughal tradition lie concealed here. Bahadur Shah Zafar had taken shelter in this tomb with three rulers throughout the first war of Independence (AD 1857).

On the southwestern side of the tomb is spotted hairdresser's tomb (Nai-ka-Gumbad) which stands on a raised stage, arrived at by seven steps from the south. The manufacturing is square on arrangement and comprises of a lone compartment secured with a two-vault.

Entrance Fee:

Citizens of India and visitors of SAARC and BIMSTEC Countries: Rs. 10 per head.

Others: US $ 5 or Indian Rs. 250/- per head

(children up to 15 years free)

Spread over seven acres of land, Shri Lakshmi Narain temple, prevalently called thr Birla Mandir, is a thick neighbourhood of divine beings. A planet in itself, it is a place where there is bounty. It has shops, telephone corners, photograph studios, a dispensary and a dharamshala (guesthouse). It has streams, wellsprings, spans and rocks. It has papaya, cheer, mango, ashoka, ber, tamarind, guava and neem trees. 

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