For the love of Changezi!!

No no this post is not about Changez khan............n i have no intensions of writing a eulogy / hymn about this ferocious warrior nor m i gonna talk about the skills of war and acts of bravery..............in fact this post is about the stark opposite...yeah u got it right...this post is about the CHICKEN!!! :-)

This post is a result of our recent trip to Daryaganj in the good ol' Dilli! Faiz, my husband, has a special affinity towards this place for his love of history, books and above all "FOOD"! So, when Gujjars were out there asserting their rights to reservation last Thursday, Faiz had some other agenda on his mind.....by the grace of his employer who had declared an official holiday that day in view of the Gujjar agitation, Faiz had all the time in the world since morning to think about things close to his heart (no, no not about me......coz that’s a far probability after 2.5 years of marriage ;-)) ...he read books on his favorite topic “HISTORY” through the day.........n got so charged till evening about dilli n its history that he couldn't resist his urge to satisfy the craving for some yum Mughlai food which had developed in the course of the day while reading about the Mughal rulers.....so despite my repeated efforts of making him aware of the danger lurching large on the roads of the capital due to the agitation earlier in the day....Faiz cud see no reason strong enuf to hold him back from reaching out to his fav food joint...."Al Jawahar" near Jama Masjid in Daryaganj. So off we headed to Old Delhi from our peaceful Noida apartment at 8.30 in the night…I kept on reciting dua to keep us safe from the uncalled for trouble that might be waiting for us in view of the events thru the day…. But as we progressed on the NH 24, the scene was quite normal on the roads with regular traffic n no signs of any burnt buses or tyres as hyped by the media….pro’lly the gujjars had decided to adopt “Gandhigiri” this time n had gone for a peaceful mode of protest…..Faiz cudn’t help but giggle all the while he was driving…..making fun of my fears and my out of proportion worries regarding our safety….he went ahead to tell me that the after a long day of protest the Gujjars might even hit the streets of old delhi to give us company in enjoying some of its delicious mouthwatering food!!! …..Well, we reached there “unhurt n safe” :-) after a cool long drive! But had to wait another fifteen minutes for a vacant table at the crowded "Al Jawahar"….ppl throng this joint… be it weekday or weekend........u always have to wait for a table here….but all the pain is worth once the heavenly food drenches ur taste buds!!! We finally got a table n then we ordered some yum chicken changezi, chicken afghani and mutton biryani……. we had the sumptuous chicken to our hearts’ content.....i was not much of a non vegetarian before marriage but after spending so much time with this "crazy fan of chicken changezi" - that my hubby is….I developed a taste for the exotic mughlai cuisine…..specially the CHICKEN CHANGEZI!!