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Delhiwale: Khajla blooms | Latest News Delhi

Delhiwale: Khajla blooms | Latest News Delhi

In spring, red semal flowers bloom around the Subz Burj monument on Mathura Road. In summer, golden-yellow amaltas flowers bloom along the entire length of Hailey Road. In early autumn, pale-green saptparni flowers dress up tree-lined portions of the India International Center. And every year for a month, parts of Old Delhi bloom with the khajlas. The crispy crackly khajla surfaces during the ramzan when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. (HT Photo) Khajla is no flower. It is a delicacy that looks like a giant raj kachori. Some might even confuse it with the Kwality restaurant’s bhathura. Khajla is so huge that a single person cannot finish the entire thing alone, definitely not in a single sitting. Made of maida and ghee, the crispy crackly khajla surfaces during the ramzan when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. This year’s fasting month began in the weekend, and on Friday evening, during a tour of Old Delhi lanes around Chitli Qabar Chowk, the mithai shop counters were already laden with giant baskets containing the giant khajlas. …