Editing Delhi (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Indian cuisine}}
[[File:Karim's Hotel, Delhi(4).jpg|thumb|left|Kitchen, [[Karim's]], Old Delhi, a historic [[restaurant]], estab. 1913<ref>{{cite book |title=DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Delhi |page=65 |year=2012 |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |isbn=9781409387008 }}</ref>]]
As India's national capital and centuries old [[Mughal empire|Mughal]] capital, Delhi influenced the food habits of its residents and is where [[Mughlai cuisine]] originated. Along with Indian cuisine, a variety of international cuisines are popular among the residents.<ref name="Narayan">{{cite book|title=New Delhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCX1UrCinO4C|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|pages=14–17|year=2006|first=M. R. Narayan|last=Swamy|isbn=978-981-232-996-7|access-date=23 June 2012|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413204002/https://books.google.com/books?id=VCX1UrCinO4C|url-status=live}}</ref> This variety of cuisines created a unique style of cooking which became popular throughout the world, with dishes such as ''[[Kebab]]'', ''[[biryani]]'', ''[[tandoor]]i''. The city's classic dishes include [[butter chicken]], ''[[dal makhani]]'', ''[[shahi paneer]]'', ''[[aloo chaat]]'', ''[[chaat]]'', ''[[dahi bhalla]]'', ''[[kachori]]'', ''[[Panipuri|gol gappe]]'', ''[[samosa]]'', ''[[chole bhature]]'', ''chole kulche'', ''[[gulab jamun]]'', ''[[jalebi]]'' and ''[[lassi]]''.<ref name="Narayan" /><ref name="commonwealth">{{cite web|title=Commonwealth games guide to Delhi|url=https://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/pdf/Book1-complete.pdf|publisher=Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation Ltd|year=2010|first=Chetananand|last=Singh|access-date=23 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510032252/https://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/pdf/Book1-complete.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>{{rp|40–50, 189–196}}

The fast living habits of Delhi's people has motivated the growth of [[street food]] outlets.<ref name="commonwealth" />{{rp|41}} A trend of dining at local ''[[dhaba]]s'' is popular among the residents. High-profile restaurants have gained popularity in recent years, among the popular restaurants are the Karim Hotel, the Punjab Grill and Bukhara.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|title=Delhi, India: hotels, restaurants and transport|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/citybreaks/8362383/Delhi-India-hotels-restaurants-and-transport.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Fiona|last=Duncan|date=6 March 2011|access-date=23 June 2012|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143015/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/citybreaks/8362383/Delhi-India-hotels-restaurants-and-transport.html|archive-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Gali Paranthe Wali]]'' (the street of fried bread) is a street in Chandni Chowk particularly for food eateries since the 1870s. Almost the entire street is occupied by fast food stalls or [[hawker (trade)|street vendors]]. It has nearly become a tradition that almost every prime minister of India has visited the street to eat ''[[paratha]]'' at least once. Other Indian cuisines are also available in this area even though the street specialises in north Indian food.<ref name="commonwealth" />{{rp|40–50}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetraja00brow|url-access=limited|publisher=Lonely Planet|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetraja00brow/page/n7 20]–31|year=2008|first1=Lindsay|last1=Brown|first2=Amelia|last2=Thomas|location=Footscray, Vic.|isbn=978-1-74104-690-8|edition=second}}</ref>