INCREDIBLE PLACES YOU MUST VISIT in Delhi + Southern Indian Food | Delhi, India

Coconut chutney, lentils. Oh man, this is something about Indian food. What's up, bro? What's up, man? How are you doing? Good, you? Good. This is Abhay. I work for Tuzba Locals and I'm here to meet David because he recommended me. And today he's going to take me on an attraction tour. We're also going to eat. But I'm going to face myself today. Why don't I take you on a walk towards the history of India. We'll just highlight a bit of everything. There's a saying, a very popular saying which goes in India. That goes that after every 50 km, the people change, their religion changes, their food changes, and their language changes. After every 50 km. After every 50. 50. That's a saying which goes around. It's unity in diversity. That's what India is all about. You see the mix of people from different race, religion, different culture, ethnicity. And how they are living together. It's amazing under one roof. We are walking through Chandni Chowk which is in Old Delhi. Previously also Sahajanabad because of the Mughal emperor, Sahajan. Who shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi. This was the area where the last Mughal ruled. The Red Fort. Bahadur Shah Jafar. Yeah. He was. So Chandni Chowk is a mix of people. So here you have different street food from old India to the tradition one. You might have tried. There's wedding market where all the bridal and grooms come to shop. There's a shop coming where you will see traditional bridal clothes for bride and groom. There is a silver street market which is where you can buy, purchase silver, gold. As well as there is a spice market. The Asia largest one. So it's a mix of everything from old to new. We kept some history with us. And we developed a new project which you see around. Okay this is a Gurdwara. A religious place for Sikhs. It's one of the community in India where they come and pray. And offer. And this place serves food to million of people every day. So they are one of the most humblest community people. And there is the biggest kitchen in every Gurdwara you will find. So the Sikh religion, they can't cut your hair. Nope. So you also have the turban on right? You can't cut your hair anywhere in the body. So that's why they have turban so that they can collect their hair. That's why they have a super long beard and everything. Yes that's true. So never cut their hair. Never cut their hair. And then to go into the temple you have to take your shoes off and wash your feet. As you can see everybody is doing that right there. That shop is like 2 feet wide. Behind me there is a Red Fort. Which was built by Akbar in the 16th century. As well as served as the last house for the Mughal Emperor in 1857. It's a very interesting and most important building in India. As well as during independence. The President of India as well as the Prime Minister they came here. On every 15th August you will see Red Fort on TV. That's nice. It's Amina Bazaar in Old Delhi. Here you will see people selling blankets, cotton goods, cotton made shirts. As well as the rugs which you just passed by behind. So right now we are about to see the biggest mosque in all of India. Jama Masjid. On a very given day during Eid almost 25,000 people can sit inside the courtyard of this mosque. It was again built by Mughal Shah Jahan. And it was built with white and red sandstones. It was built somewhere around 17th century when the Mughals came over here. Less expensive clothes you know. Less expensive yeah. So I heard this is a Sunday market that's right in front of the mosque. And here I heard you can find basically anything. Even iPhones. Yes that's true. I'm going to close my pocket so no one takes anything. Maybe your iPhone you will find yourself someone selling. Wow look at this. You know getting things. You can easily get a pair of jeans for $5. Even for yourself. I want an Indian hat. Where's the Indian hats at? Something lets you blend in. Let's go. This is all the dry fruits which is very popular. Like cashew, pistachio, almonds, walnuts. And they sell it over here to all the people at a very low price. I'm not sure of from where they get it. Whether it's stolen or they purchase it. I'm not sure about that. But for sure at least you would get it. They're saying that most of these vendors here, not all of them but a lot of them, steal. Yes. And then sell. But again you can't say which one is stolen and which one is selling a stolen goods or which is selling a purchased goods. It's a mix. This is the reality guys. Yes. Pretty good. This is intense. So many people. So good. Where did you go? So you were telling me there's like 100,000 people right here in this little area. That's true. And all of them are here to shop either the stolen goods or the new ones. You can see here people are selling watches, adapters, clothes. I mean you can find everything here. Clothing, shoes, backpacks, carpet. Yes and the shoes. Man this is, it's overwhelming actually. How do I get out of here? Let's go by metro. We're gonna take the metro and go where? What's our next destination? The next destination would be India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. India Gate. India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan. In English it would be the President's House. Rashtrapati Bhavan. The New Delhi was designed by Edward Newton and Henry Baker in 1930s when the British was here. So this is Old Delhi and the New Delhi would be really you will see the marvellous structure made by the British stone architects. I think you have to get the tickets. Yeah so yesterday I went here and it was so packed to get in the metro. Like when you get out, when you try to get out, people push you in and you're like. It's one of the busiest stations. As you know now that there are many markets people like to visit. Whether it's for street food or shopping, doing shopping for their wedding or get some spices you know. We're going to the India Gate on a Tuk Tuk. Is it your first time you're riding? This one actually yes. First time riding this one. This is comfortable. I'm gonna sleep dude. New Delhi you know which is clean not as congested as the old one. You will see the lanes, some beautiful roundabouts and nice buildings around you know. So a lot more organised this part. So this is India Gate. It has a quite resemblance of the Arc in Paris and France and it's built by Newton, Edward Newton as a part of their construction of Delhi. So they built India Gate in 1930 and it was inaugurated in 1931 for when the Lord, when he arrived here. It's for when King George and Queen Elizabeth arrived in India so it's for them. Yes that's Queen Elizabeth II's father, King George. Okay that I don't know. I know man, I know. Watch the Queen, watch the Queen. Eternal Flame, just in the memory of all the people who died in 1971 war to pay their tribute, all the warriors. On every Republic Day, the Prime Minister comes here, write down his thoughts. There is a book just next to it on the right hand side. Write down his thoughts, sign it. It happens every year. So we're starving right now. We're gonna go eat something different. We're gonna eat southern Indian food. Where are we going? We're going in Hauz Khas, a place named Navedyam. And it serves delicious south Indian food in Delhi. So it's a drastic difference between northern India and southern India. Yes, southern food is more plain, less spices and not as dry as you might have eaten. And it's not so fried you were saying? No, it's not fried. Great. How much? It's 200. This is like the tuk-tuk stopping point or something. We're entering Hauz Khas which is very popular among youngsters. We usually come here to eat. If we have to go out, meet our friends. A good hangout place in Delhi, a calm and nice Hauz Khas village. And if you love deer, there is a deer park as well. Cheers, it's a hot drink. To be honest, I don't know. I can't provide you but it's a mix of spices and everything. But it's too hot? Yeah. And this is pappadam. Pappadam? Yeah, pappadam. It's made out of rice and you just eat it. Cheers, dude. Cheers, man. You'll enjoy. Super hot. So this bread is completely different. It's like a cracker more. It's like a wafer. In the states, some places, some Indian restaurants I've been to, they have this. With a little green sauce. So, do you want to have dosa? Do you want to try dosa? Can I get one Mysore Masala Dosa? Yeah. No, for sure it's lentils in here. They're almost like puree but like a very light portion. You can reorder. It's for free. Oh, that's Masala Dosa. That's Mysore Masala Dosa and that's Masala Dosa. The batter is, it's made of rice batter, right? And inside chili garlic chutney as well as potato. And same you have. And this is idli. It's also made out of rice. And you steam it with some lentils, a sauce, coconut chutney made out of pure coconut, onion, tomato and the mint one. Eating it with your hands? Yes, that's a proper Indian way. So, you choose whichever chutney you like. For instance, I like, I don't, I'm not a big fan of coconut one. So, I just dip it with onion and tomato one and eat it. Delicious. Oh, but inside there's stuff. Okay. But here, we're just going to put it in. What is this one? Coconut. Very nice. Pure coconut. Go with that one. Eat it, take some potatoes, make it a nice roll, dip in your favorite chutney, a sauce and then eat. Delicious. Okay, so I'm going to go inside the chutney. Just grab it like this, right? Yeah, I mean you want to make a smaller piece. Smaller piece? Yeah. You get your favorite. My favorite is the coconut one. It's definitely a lot lighter. This is like, not mashed potatoes, but like a mashed peas. Okay, so potatoes with peas. Very like gooey tomato and onion. I mean, it's a huge piece, but. That one is bomb. I like this one the most. I love that one. I love eating with my hands, by the way. It's like one of my favorite things. That's delicious. South Indian food is more healthy, not deep fried. Not spicy. Moderate ones, but usually plain. Okay. You will not taste different flavor within it. They're all very like light. They're balanced. Idli. Okay. But here, you just break it. You have to eat this with the lentils. So break it. Dip it. Dip it with the lentils. This almost tastes like matzo balls. It's actually really filling. Coconut chutney. Lentils. Oh, man. That's how you combine two flavors. You made a new flavor there. This is something about Indian food. So you want me to put some of this, which is tomato, put inside here? Yeah. Now take some coconut chutney. Okay, coconut chutney. Mix it well. That's it. Mix it well. Stir it until they are mixed. And now eat it. Whoa. What a delicious flavor. So on the left side of my brain, I'm like tomatoes. On this side, it's like coconuts. And then comes the lentils. It's a pan. A simple one. A sweet one. Oh, yeah. Sweet pan. I'll have a pan. Cheers. It's different, no? Uh-huh. What is that? Sweet pan. A proper sweet pan. The pan is a leaf. But what's the sweet part? Like mint? Yeah, it's a mint with coconut, cloves, and cardamom. It's a hostess village. And the place we will go, it has a ruin from ancient times. I don't know much about the history. But you will like it. It has a very nice view of a lake. You can see a nice sun. People go there. Usually lovers. This is Hauz Khas, the second city of Delhi. It was built in the year 1296 by? Alauddin Khilji. Not Aladdin. Alauddin. Alauddin Khilji. He was a Muslim ruler. It's a tomb. It's the mosque. As well as the word language is under it. That's it. The three things. Right outside the fort is a very popular neighborhood, right? Yes. As I said earlier, this neighborhood is very popular amongst youngsters. People come here to eat, to meet friends. Popular meetings fall a point around Delhi. So if you tell someone to meet them in Hauz Khas, they know what you're talking about. We're almost done with the tour. We're going to our last site. And that is the tallest free-standing minaret in the world. Qutub Minar. What are we taking, tuk-tuk? Yeah, we are taking tuk-tuk. That's the best way. I'm so happy it's winter because I'm not melting. I come and visit Delhi during summer. It would be somewhere around 45 degrees. How do you do anything? 45 degrees Celsius. That's like 110 Fahrenheit. Yes. You're just melting. Tuk-tuk. Metro tuk-tuk. Incredible India. I think for me it would be 20 rupees. And for me it costs like 500. No, for me it's 30 rupees. And for you it would be 500. It's the rules set by the government of India. It's sad, but foreigners have to pay more. 1,500 percent. 1,500 percent more. Sorry. Finally we are here. The last stop of our day. That's Qutub Minar. As David has mentioned already, it's the world's tallest free-standing minaret. Made out of, totally with redstone. They started constructing it around 11th century. But it was finished in 12th century by the third generation of the same king who started it. And it was started by Qutub-i-Aibak. So he was the main person. His son created the other two stories. And the last one was created, was made by his grandson. The family tradition lives on. Yeah. So it's an iron pillar made during the Gupta period. And it's 98% wood iron which they used. And till now it hasn't been rusted. And it's standing all by itself. It hasn't been rusted. From what year? From 11th century. What? Let's go see it. There's our friend, security, helping us with the photos. And this is probably the best spot to get the minaret. This is by far my favorite historical site in Delhi. This is just beautiful. Look at this. It's gorgeous actually. Minaret. Impressive. How does it look? That's an amazing one. My man, we did it. Yes, finally. We saw the minaret. And everything. Take some great pictures. This is the most impressive historical structure in all of Delhi. It's gorgeous. Look at it. And definitely come here at sunset. And look for a security guard around here. He knows where the best spots are to take pictures. And don't forget to tip him. Come on. Yeah, come on. You have to tip him. Alright, so I hope you enjoyed this tour in partnership with Tours by Locals. Connecting travelers with local guides worldwide. The local experience is the best experience. Oh yeah. So I hope you guys like this video. If you do, give it a thumbs up. Comment below if you've ever been to India or Delhi. And subscribe to my channel for awesome travel content every week. See you guys on the next adventure.