Karim’s, one of the more popular eateries of this neighbourhood has been cooking up food for iftaar since 1915. Haji Karimuddin, a chef in the royal kitchens of the emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, became unemployed when Mughal rule ended after the Mutiny. He opened Karim’s, ‘the commoners’ royal kitchen’
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Today Karim’s is run by Alimuddin Saheb and his son Rizuddin (above). The restaurant is legendary for its tandoori murg burra, mutton burra, chicken mughlai, chicken stew, Nargasi kofta, biryani . And its nahari, a spicy hot, watery stew made from trotters.
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