8 best places in Delhi to have a unique paratha experience

Gone are the days when a regular steamed momo or a samosa stuffed with peas and potatoes was appetizing enough to satiate the street food lover’s palate. As we progress towards a more advanced world, opportunities and desires change, and momos are now being prepared with chocolate, and samosas are now being stuffed with cheese and pasta. With the advent of more unique street food recipes, we take a look at some joints which serve delicious and offbeat parathas, taking uniqueness to another level.

Chandni Chowk needs no introduction when it comes to street food. Among the various places where you can find some of the city’s best food, rests a small eatery that has earned recognition for serving some unique parathas that are at par with the level of food Chandni Chowk is so well famed for. Be sure to try the nimbu paratha, mint paratha, and badam paratha.

Let’s forget about variety, and let’s focus on quantity. This joint claims the unique distinction of serving India’s largest paratha - a giant paratha that is two feet in diameter and weighs a whopping 1200 grams. Finish the whole paratha on your own, and you walk away with 11000 bucks, a generous reward for the near-impossible task.

This restaurant offers some of the most unique paratha varieties, and they are some of the best in Delhi. Paratha King specializes in parathas that are hard to perfect, such as noodles paratha, pasta paratha, and gur ka paratha, which is why it stands out as one of the best paratha joints in the city.

If you are looking for a more holistically ‘vegetarian’ experience, then parathas 21 is the perfect paratha place for you. Among their parathas, they serve parathas stuffed with food you would generally associate with vegetarianism, like kali mirch paratha, corn mushroom paratha, and sweet rabri paratha.

Not Just Paranthas takes the essence of the North Indian cuisine very seriously. Paratha is itself a popular North Indian snack, and this restaurant makes them with other popular North Indian ingredients like rajma and papad, to present unique rajma parathas and papad parathas, among other parathas.

The word Moolchand is synonymous with two things - the hospital, and the famous paratha joint. Moolchand Parantha has been one of the most popular paratha places in Delhi for a while now, and the fame is much deserved. Among its unique recipes are cheese paratha, keema egg paratha, and chilli garlic paratha.

Even though parathas are just part of a wider food inventory, they are just as delicious as other places that specialize in just parathas. Be sure to try out their dhaniya paratha and keema paratha for a delicious twist.

While taking big portions of food is genuinely looked down upon, eighteen Paranthe does not care at all, for they are known for serving oversized parathas that cover the entire plate. A menu consisting of many parathas, be sure to try their khoya paratha and mutton paratha for a delightful paratha experience.