Murthal - that quaint little rustic place which gives poor Delhiites a taste of a bygone era when paranthas were kneaded in Whole wheat (Atta) (Gasp..!) and served with white butter.
Before the greedy American doctors descended on the scene, Indians used to happily eat butter, and gorge aloo paranthas. Now, we feast on Nutralite paranthas in weirdly named places within the city. Not that we are any healthier. Or Happier.
The reason why all of Delhi is ready to make the 80 kilometer long trek to Murthal is because it offers us something which we will crave for - unadulterated, pure, butter thrashed Paranthas.
Hardly anyone douses white butter on paranthas in cities. I vividly remember small dhabas in Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur serving up huge paranthas with butter, but I never felt oddly heavy after the meal!
Enough of wistful memories now!
Murthal is now a terribly crowded place - the two stalwarts of paranthas - Amrik Sukhdev and Gulshan have to deal with quite literally hordes of parantha fans and anxious families keeping watch on tables full of patrons gulping down paranthas with butter.
The other issue is parking. Not to take anything away from Amrik Sukhdev, (their paranthas are awesome), but the last we went there, we spent 45 minutes trying to park our small hatchback, one hour standing in front of a table, lustfully watching a family eat; wondering when will they get their asses up so that we can have out fill. Well... one hour later, horror of horrors, that family was joined by another family for a get together!! Our one hour of waiting was in vain!!!
So, with out taste buds unsatiated (is that even a word??!), we decided to come back.
Till we heard about Shri Ram Dhaba in Gurgaon.
Located on Sohna Road, just opposite the Spaze IT SEZ, this wonderful dhaba offers the best of all worlds. (not both, but ALL!)
To begin with, there is outdoor seating as well as covered seating. Then the best part - Murthal Paranthas immersed in dollops and dollops and dollops of white butter, simmering with the ingredients all tightly packed and baked in a tandoor.
We ordered Boondi raita to go along with the paranthas...and boy oh boy, were we in for a surprise or what! The raita is served in a huuuuge bowl, its depths reaching all the way to Australia (or so it would seem!)
Coming to paranthas, we had paneer, hari mirch-pyaz, and mixed paratha, and each one of them was an absolute and sheer delight!, Crisply baked, the edges were flaky and the stuffing was awesome!
Needless to say, I felt like Antoine Ego (in the movie Ratatouille) after the first bite and every subsequent bite!!
Me thinks a legend is in the making on Sohna Road, go there before the word spreads...
And yes, the parking is free!
Before the greedy American doctors descended on the scene, Indians used to happily eat butter, and gorge aloo paranthas. Now, we feast on Nutralite paranthas in weirdly named places within the city. Not that we are any healthier. Or Happier.
Hardly anyone douses white butter on paranthas in cities. I vividly remember small dhabas in Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur serving up huge paranthas with butter, but I never felt oddly heavy after the meal!
Enough of wistful memories now!
Murthal is now a terribly crowded place - the two stalwarts of paranthas - Amrik Sukhdev and Gulshan have to deal with quite literally hordes of parantha fans and anxious families keeping watch on tables full of patrons gulping down paranthas with butter.
The other issue is parking. Not to take anything away from Amrik Sukhdev, (their paranthas are awesome), but the last we went there, we spent 45 minutes trying to park our small hatchback, one hour standing in front of a table, lustfully watching a family eat; wondering when will they get their asses up so that we can have out fill. Well... one hour later, horror of horrors, that family was joined by another family for a get together!! Our one hour of waiting was in vain!!!
So, with out taste buds unsatiated (is that even a word??!), we decided to come back.
Till we heard about Shri Ram Dhaba in Gurgaon.
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| Paneer Parantha |
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| Hari mirch-Pyaz Parantha! Wanna bite? |
Needless to say, I felt like Antoine Ego (in the movie Ratatouille) after the first bite and every subsequent bite!!
Me thinks a legend is in the making on Sohna Road, go there before the word spreads...
And yes, the parking is free!
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