This month’s virtual travel is Delhi, India! We hope these dishes will warm up our January.
What to eat:
- Naan: It is best served warm and fresh from the oven. (When receiving it as take-out, itโs often wrapped in aluminum foil to keep it warm.) Some Indian restaurants also offer different types of naan. Weโve eaten it plain, with garlic butter brushed on top and baked with rosemary inside. And while we enjoy all the different versions, plain naan is probably still our favorite.
- Butter Chicken: Typically a mild curry, it combines onions, butter and cream in a velvety smooth tomato sauce with chicken chunks. Butter chicken is our go-to curry; we never tire of it! If you want something lightly spiced and easy on the heat, then this is one of the best Indian food dishes to try. Butter chicken is an especially good pick if this is your first time eating Indian food.
Things to do:
- Rangoli craft!
- Watch a Bollywood movie!
- Learn about Diwali ?
Fun facts about Dehli:
- Delhi and New Delhi are actually two different areas. When we speak of Delhi as an outsider, you might think that is it same as New Delhi, however, New Delhi serves as the capital of India while Delhi is larger part around it. Basically, New Delhi is a territory within Delhi which was designed by British when they shifted the capital from Calcutta to here. New Delhi has the seat of three very important parts of Government of India – Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.
- Delhi is the home to the largest spice market of Asia. The Khari Baori market was opened in the 17th century and till date it is one of the most reputed and largest spice markets of Asia. It is located close to Fatehpur Masjid and when you cross the area, you can get too many smells which can scintillate your taste buds.
- Did you know that the magnificent Red Fort, which is almost the landmark of the city, was actually white in color! Survey conducted by archaeologists found that the fort was initially made up of limestone and with time, the stone used to wither away which was painted by the British in red as a part of preservation.
- One of the very weird fun facts about Delhi is that it is the home to unique Museum of Toilets. This is not exactly what you would like to see as a tourist in the first round, but the idea is to offer a perfect message about the history of sanitation in the city. It is called Sulabh International Museum which aims to spread the importance of hygiene all the across the globe. It was established by Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak in 1992.
- Transports in Delhi run on CNG, which is compressed natural gas. This is one of the very important steps taken by the government to maintain the pollution level in the city. Be it the buses or the auto rickshaw, you will find them all running with CNG.
- The city was once surrounded by 14 Gates but today you will find only 5 of them standing. Robert Smith built the Kashmere Gate in 1835 and is the northernmost gate of the city. In 1644, the Ajmeri Gate was built which faced Ajmer. The main entrance of Red Fort is called the Lahori Gate which you can still find today. The Dilli Darwaza which is also called the Delhi Gate is another way into the Red Fort. A 13th century gate, called the Turkman gate is located in Shahjahanabad.
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