Delhiwale: Old darwaza’s new life
Hindustan TimesDuring sunny noons, the cobwebbed strands veiling the door-latch would glisten like silken gossamers. Whatever, for a long time, the arched doorway has been evoking a disappearing style of residential architecture.. Nestled within the historic enclave of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti, the darwaza is adorned on both sides by an arched taak, itself a disappearing architectural element. Nestled within the historic enclave of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti, the darwaza is adorned on both sides by an arched taak, itself a disappearing architectural element. A UP native, Vasim began his baking career three years ago as an apprentice in “Nasir Bhai’s” sheermal establishment, nearby. “I make plain sheermal, normal badaam sheermal, fully loaded badaam sheermal, full pista badaam sheermal, and top badam sheermal.” Living a few lanes away, he walks every morning to the darwaza, unlocks the door, lights up the tandoor, and starts kneading the dough—using “maida, sooji, besan, ghee, dhoodh, custard powder, baking powder, elaichi dana, geeen elaichi.” The doorway came up about a century ago as part of a mansion, a passerby says knowingly.
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