Azam’s Mughlai

The humblest denizen of the poshest market in the city, Azam’s is a perpetual pull for Khan Market regulars. The unaware, too, are led here by the smell of the kebabs wafting in the air and the orderly lines of people waiting patiently for their turn to place an order with the gentleman manning the shop. 

Set towards one end of the central lane of Khan, forget any vying for attention. There’s no glitzy neon board, no seating, no tables, no place to wash your hands, and no UPI payments to boot!

On offer, however, are some of the most delicious kebabs in the entirety of Khan, cooked on coals or in the tandoor, served piping hot, either accompanied by a roomali roti or wrapped in one. If you’re a carb fiend, ask them to replace the roomali roti with a varqi parantha. 

The kebabs to get are the mutton seekh, the mutton kakori, or the galouti, each spiced delicately and served with two kinds of chutneys, including a watery spicy mint chutney and a yoghurt-based tangy one, with the customary side of thinly sliced onions. For the vegetarians, they do a fantastic achari chaap roll and a paneer tikka that would seal your status as a regular.

So the next time you’re passing by, traipsing out of book browsing at the various bookstores of Khan or finishing up a bout of shopping, enjoy some excellent rolls here.