Iron Chef India

I'd like to describe this place, but how to do so without sounding like a canned cliched introduction in a Lonely Planet? I could describe the demographics, the weather, and so on, but all this is readily available on Wikipedia. What can I do to add value? Turns out not much, but that's okay. I'm not shooting for a Pulitzer here. I'm just putting in my "take" and you can 'take' it for what it's worth.

I'd like to start with the chow. Now I'm no foodie but even a clueless clod like me knows a good thing when it is thrown into your face. Of course there's no such thing as Indian cuisine except to describe a very broad category. I've been told there's 9 or so full-fledged cuisines here, and I'm wondering why there's no representative on Iron Chef. Every sit down restaurant has it's own particular options and the menu changes as the day proceeds. Behold

This eatery was a big questionable in terms of cleanliness, but never you mind. Remember: authenticity! This is mutton biryani and it was totaly decent. It sets you back $1.00 for what you on the plate and in the bowl.

Simple chicken curry. Less then $1

This is muli paratha, and I think it's Punjabi. You see it's like a pizza in appearance, but really it's it's own thing. Stuffed with lentils. That thing in the back was nothing more then deep fried dough and they called it pakwan. Pakwan is not essential. Less then $1

If you budget is really causing hardship may I suggest you get you food from the side of the road. Yes no sit down, a little awkward but it's all pretty good. The white objects are rice-things and the samosas are stuffed with potatoes and cilantro. Everything is, of course, spiced. Each item puts you back 15 cents and three will fill you up.