One can see many ‘Dhaba-theme’ restaurants coming up all over Delhi these days; NJP is another such place. ‘Not Just Paranthas’, is a cute little eatery tucked away in a bylane of West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden. The food is good; the ambience, cute; the menu card, innovatively designed to take the form of a newspaper.
We ordered Chur Chur paranthas which are their speciality, having an extra dose of butter and crushed with hands giving it a unique touch; aloo pyaz parantha; gobi paranatha; mooli parantha; Dal makhmali (balck lentils); kabul chana masala and Dal sukhi chatpati (Yellow lentils for dad). I just had a small bite from each of the paranthas, all were ‘ok’ barring mooli which was ‘bad’. Personally, I prefer mom-made paranthas anyday, so I had ordered a plain Naan to go with Dal Makhmali. Dal Makhmali which is the dearest to my heart was excellent; Kabuli chanas were nice but the fact that they had bits of paneer in it did not go well down my mind and tastebuds. Dal Sukhi Chatpati was liked by the elders; I did not even touch it so can’t say much. The chuski bar (serving Indian style flavoured ice-lollies) is an attraction for the kids.
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Having seen too many ‘Dhaba-theme’ restaurants, the charm of visiting them is fading away. Still I liked this one. It was nice to see sweet li’l soemthings decorated all over the place. At NJP, all the seats are made of rassi (jute rope) and wood. There are knick knacks like small models of cycle-rickshaws, lanterns hung here and there, old vessels placed all over the restaurant. The loos have ‘Shreemaan’ and ‘Shreemati’ written over the doors to differentiate the one for men from that for women. What I liked best was a signboard saying -Kripya bhojan ke liye hathon ka prayong karein’ i.e. please use hands to eat your food. And what was even better was the spoons that were laid neatly over all the tables :D…pooooohhh
The food in NJP is good and the ambience does affect one in a positive way … all in all a nice place to have a hearty meal with near and dear ones…..
Man!! Skeeter,just reading your review on Parathas, let alone diff. kinds of them.You are so lucky to be in Delhi.
Wish you would find out the way they make those yummies and give it to us:))
It’s 19F right now Reeta! NEED some warm parathas.Dang it!!I am craving!!!!
Mr.Mazak: Again I agree 🙂
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Asha: Yeah m lucky to b in saddi dilli! I will hv to kidnap their chef to learn how to make ’em 🙂 hehe try some black pepper rassam to beat off that cold…cheers! Happy Blogging!
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aloha…i havent eaten sinful paranthas in a long time, i abstain from em, but there was a time when i would gobble down aaloo paranthas with lots and lots of butter (melted and otherwise), dahi…and a hint of aam ka achar…followed by an afternoon siesta…life could be so simple…and now i hafta think a million times before take a bite of a low fat, less oil, non stick pe cooked pathetic excuse of a parantha…hafta lose weight baby, you know why! 😉
I must try this place next time, thanks for your review Reeta.
pritika: u r NOT motu!
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SI: Do try it… Cheers!
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hey theres one in GK Ii as well. It is just the same you described, I love the food and my family enjoys the ambience too.