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[[File:Paratha wali gali.jpeg|thumb|right|Gali Parathi Wali in [[Chandni Chowk]] is known for its [[paratha]]s, December 2006.]]<br />
[[File:Paratha stall in Parathe wali gali, Delhi, India.JPG|thumb|A paratha stall in Parathe wali gali]]<br />
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'''Gali Paranthe Wali'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dvat.gov.in/dvatonline/docs/zone_ward/zone2.htm |title=Official name |access-date=7 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905124953/http://www.dvat.gov.in/dvatonline/docs/zone_ward/zone2.htm |archive-date=5 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or '''Paranthe wali Gali''' ({{lang-hi|गली पराँठेवाली}},<ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/delhi/delhi-food.html Delhi Food]</ref> literally "the bylane of [[Paratha|flatbread]]") is a narrow [[street]] in the [[Chandni Chowk]] area of [[Delhi, India]], noted for its series of shops selling [[paratha]], an Indian flatbread.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Parathe Wali Gali, Delhi.jpg|thumb|Sign board from Chandni Chowk]]<br />
Gali Paranthe Wali is located in [[Chandni Chowk]], which was established in 1650 during the reign of the [[Mughal Emperor]], [[Shah Jahan]], and designed by his daughter, [[Jahanara Begum]].<ref name="chilli">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/ACulinaryCruise.asp |title=Paranthe Wali Gali |access-date=7 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110082506/http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/ACulinaryCruise.asp |archive-date=10 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Previously, this lane was known only for its [[silver]]ware shops, before the Parantha shops moved in, starting in the 1870s,<ref>[http://in.ygoy.com/2008/05/14/magical-flavors-of-chandni-chowk/ Magical Flavors of Chandni Chowk]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Why the 200-year-old taste shop won't budge|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-22/special-report/31382302_1_family-business-chandni-chowk-walled-city |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603143200/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-22/special-report/31382302_1_family-business-chandni-chowk-walled-city |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=22 April 2012 }}</ref> though many [[sari]] and [[jewellery]] shops remain.<br />
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Of the 20 parantha shops in the late 1960s (all belonging to branches of the same family),<ref>'Gali Parathe Wali' continues its glorious tradition http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15764391</ref> three remain: Pt Kanhaiyalal Durgaprasad Dixit (established 1875), Pt Dayanand Shivcharan (established 1882). Pt Baburam Devidayal Paranthewale (established 1886). By 1911, this area, known as Chota Dariba or [[Dariba Kalan]], got the name Paranthewali Gali. In the years just after [[Indian independence movement|independence]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Indira Gandhi]], and [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] came to take their parantha meals in this gali.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Lindsay Brown, Amelia|title=Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra|year=2008|publisher=Lonely Planet|location=Footscray, Vic.|isbn=978-1-74104-690-8|edition=2nd}}</ref> In the late 1980s many of them closed shop and moved out, though today the street is experiencing a revival and some shops are being run by the sixth generation of the same family.<br />
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[[Bollywood]] actor [[Akshay Kumar]] used to live in the area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's favorite Paranthe Wali Gali|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/news-interviews/28228752_1_akshay-kumar-jama-masjid-red-fort|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108081147/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/news-interviews/28228752_1_akshay-kumar-jama-masjid-red-fort|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 December 2010}}</ref> Flight lieutenant Tapan Kapoor of the Indian Air Force who died in a rescue operation at Uttarakhand on 25 June 2013 was also a resident of Paranthe Wali Galli.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chandni-chowk-martyr-flight-lieutenant-tapan-kapoor-gaurikund-chopper-crash/1/285716.html|title = Chandni Chowk salutes martyr Tapan Kapoor who died in chopper crash in Gaurikund}}</ref><br />
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==Food==<br />
[[File:Matar wala Parantha.jpg|thumb|[[Pea]] [[paratha]]]]<br />
[[File:Rabdi wala Parantha.jpg|thumb|Rabdi paratha]]<br />
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Cooked dishes do not include [[onion]] or [[garlic]], since the owners are Brahmins,{{clarify|date=November 2019}} and traditionally their clientele has included [[Jainism|Jains]] in the neighborhood. Varieties include exotic fillings like ''[[Cashewnut|kaju]]'', ''[[Almond|badam]]'', ''[[Pea|matar]]'', Mix Paranthas, ''[[rabri]]'', ''[[Khoa|khoya]]'' parantha, ''[[Cauliflower|gobhi]]'' parantha, and parat parantha.<ref>http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/ACulinaryCruise.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110082506/http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/ACulinaryCruise.asp |date=10 January 2012 }}. A culinary cruise down Chandni Chowk</ref> The parantha is always served with sweet tamarind chutney, mint chutney, mixed vegetable pickle, paneer and potato curry, potato and fenugreek curry, and a sauteed mash of sweet pumpkin.<br />
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==Drinks==<br />
Sweet ''[[lassi]]'', often served in [[kulhar]]s, is also a specialty of this place. [[File:Lassi at paranthe wali gali.jpg|thumb|Lassi served in kulhad, a traditional method of serving drinks in India.]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.delhilog.com/2008/04/paranthe-wali-gali.html History of Paranthe Wali Gali]<br />
* [http://paratha.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/parathe-wali-gali-delhi Best Paratha Restaurants]<br />
* [http://www.shalusharma.com/parathe-wali-gali-old-delhi Trip to the Gali Paranthe Wali]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Streets in Delhi]]<br />
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