Farah Siddiqui
Old Delhi, one kebab at a time
Based in Delhi, India.
Delhi food writer walking Shahjahanabad's galis — the pre-dawn nihari counters, century-old jalebi kadhais and the stuffed parathas of Chandni Chowk.
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