Hazari Lal Jain, Khurchan Wale

Hazari Lal Jain,   Khurchan Wale

Shop Address: 2225, Kinari Bazar, Delhi-110006

The shop was established in Kinari Bazar by the late Mr. Hazari Lal Jain 76 years ago and is currently managed by his son- Mr. Sunil Jain. It specializes in a variety of traditional milk-sweets like Khurchan, Malai Laddoo, Rabri, Kalakand and Gulab jamun. It also sells Samosas with a filling made of a combination of peas, cashew nuts and raisins, as opposed to the usual potato filling for this is considered to be healthier. The shop is tiny and allows space for two stoves where large quantities of milk are boiled and condensed while 3-4 lungi clad men constantly engage themselves in the process of preparing the dishes. One of these men-

Mr. Kalyan Singh- who has been working here for the past 26 years volunteered information about the shop freely, taking great interest in telling us about the preparation method for the shop’s specialty- Khurchan