Comments on: Afghan Food at Lajpat Nagar

By: Akhil

Akhil — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:03:45 +0000

Went with my wife last night after gloating about how i found out about this great afghani food joint. After about asking a lot of people for directions and a few wrong turns, we reached the place. And to my utter disappointment, the place was closed. A few locals informed us that the place had shut down a month ago…so no afghani food last night! Had to make do with Khan chacha’s rolls.

By: Siddharth Sharma

Siddharth Sharma — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:10:51 +0000

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By: sumit

sumit — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:28:14 +0000

There are another 2 Afghan food joints which have opened up in Lajpat Nagar. Right next to the Woodland showroom in the lane where there is an outlet for Frontier biscuits, there are 2 new resteraunts which serve Afghani food. One of them is a fine dine Afghani resteraunt and the second one seems to be serving normal fare.
Haven;t tried the food yet, but if someone has eaten there then kindly share your experience.

By: Naqibullah Noori

Naqibullah Noori — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:46:52 +0000

Oh nice, since four days i am looking for any Afghan resturant (Muslim) in New Delhi.

By: Tasneem

Tasneem — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:25:01 +0000

No Soumya, I have had Afghan food quite a few times at my Afghan friends place. So, this much I know that in Afghan cusinine they also fry the masala just like we do…may be with little less oil! But the gravy at this resturant was ekdum kaccha. They must have blended the ingredients in the mixi and cooked for a few minutes. They gravy neither had colour nor the taste of a perfectly cooked tomato gravy.

Another thing is that 1 plate of Kabuli Pulao was for Rs120/- which is ok but it had only 1 mutton piece. I think that for this price, they should give 2 mutton pieces.

Could anyone please give me the address of Afgan resturant in Ballimaraan or are there good Turkish/ Moroccon food joints in Delhi which are not too expensive?

By: Soumya

Soumya — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:34:56 +0000

“Even if u use less oil, when u fry the gravy the oil should separate & float on top.”

I hope someone is reading this !!!

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Yes, I agree that the Afghan restaurant at Lajpat Nagar is not the place for a special occasion : almost every time I went there they had run out of some of the major items in their menu. And the naans, as mentioned above, are not made in house but are outsourced, and hence are often not hot and fresh like they are meant to be. But regarding the gravy being not fried properly, maybe that is the way they are supposed to be in Afghan cuisine?

By: Tasneem

Tasneem — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:10:13 +0000

I read this article rercently & decided to visit this Afghan resturant on my Anniversary on 14th April for lunch. I just wish I had gone to a better place….To begin with, they didn’t have much options . They didn’t have any kebabs, no chicken tandoori/burra. They only had Chicken leg Kebabs which were like the regular Chicken Tangri Fried. It was quite smelly. Kabuli pulao was good but there was nothing to accompany it like some Raita etc. Naan was “ek-dum” thanda & difficult to chew where as Kofta curry was also no good. The gravy was not even fried ( Bhuna) properly. Even if u use less oil, when u fry the gravy the oil should separate & float on top. The gravy was ek dum kaccha & one could smell the kaccha masala. The only saving grace was the “Dogh”. I was extremely disappointed with the meal. May b they have more kebabs & curries for dinner…but definetely I would not recommend this place for lunch to anyone!

Could anyone please give me the address of Afgan resturant in Ballimaraan???

By: Abhijeet

Abhijeet — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:08:00 +0000

i have heard about this afgani food outlet in Ballimaran were exactly it is kindly let me know.
thanks

By: M.Kalmadi

M.Kalmadi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:17:24 +0000

I actually got ur point.sorry for my earlier comments…but surbhi..this is a food blog ..u could have just missed discussing that part at all!!!

By: M.Kalmadi

M.Kalmadi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:08:45 +0000

Sikh community is not islamophobic or hindoofobic….but just against idolatory buffoonry!!! Don’t try to create a rift.chill