We recently got a chance to experience the home delivery option for the popular Karim’s. The food was packed carefully and was steaming hot when it reached us. They follow proper hygiene and safety which is a must in today’s covid era.
We knew that Non-veg lovers always look up to this royal eatery with the utmost respect but we wanted to try different and see if their Veg options are also worth appreciating or not. Karim’s is known for its tantalizingly delicious non-veg but what surprised us that the equally tasty vegetarian cuisine. Their rich and creamy Dal Makhani can compete with the best Dal Markhani’s of Delhi. We also tried Kadhaai Paneer which was just as good as any of their non-veg dish.
It doesn’t mean that we didn’t try the heavenly non-veg options. We did and tried their sumptuous Chicken Malai Tikka that will satiate your taste buds for a long time. A must order from Karim’s. Then another one in the competition was Mutton Jahangiri which was an amalgamation of perfect spices cooked with Mutton to give the best flavors. Roomali Roti was as thin as paper and was super soft.
Another dish that truly won our hearts was their Kheer Benazeer (the creamy rich rice pudding) and Shahi Tukra (which looked simple but was a flavor bomb). So if you sitting at home and truly wonder from where to order, then don’t look for options. Order from Karim’s right away.
About the brand
‘I want to earn fame and money by serving the royal food to the common man’, are the ethos and values that built Karim’s from a small eatery to a vast culinary empire. The once vision of Haji Karimuddin, of introducing the experience of royal dining to the common man led to the foundation of Karim’s in 1913 in Gali Kababian, Jama Masjid, Delhi.
The journey of this rich cultural ensemble dates back to the time when Haji Karimuddin was a royal chef par excellence to Bahadur Shah Zafar during the Mughal Era. Post the exit of the Mughal Dynasty, Karimuddin came back to his hometown, Farak Nagar, and was determined to bring the rich savory flavors of Mughal cuisine to the roots of the country. With such a cultural culinary palette in his blood, he started as a small seller near Red Fort and realized his passion for serving the royal delicacies to the common man. He was determined to build on his vision of owning a culinary legacy and sold off all the precious gifts and charms he was rewarded with during his tenure with the Mughal Dynasty and purchased and set the first stone of Karim’s empire with a small establishment in the footnotes of the Capital in 1913. Since then, generations after generations are upholding the traditions of this Mughal marvel, working towards taking his legacy forward of serving royal food to the common man.
Today, the fourth generation is running the show and has lived by the same legacy for over 106 years. The core of this patronage to authentic Mughlai food is built on the mantra of Quality and consistency and takes pride that nothing has changed since the day Karim’s was born. However, keeping up with the modern taste palettes of their customers, Karim’s taken the menu through different regions of the country and has added the taste of local dishes such as in Calcutta, signature dishes.
While making their mark in the Food and Hospitality industry, Karim’s aims to nurture the heritage of serving food from the Mughal Dynasty. The brand was made for the common man and the generations have been striving to sustain and preserve the beliefs. Karim’s is looking forward to expanding its foothold through the franchising route, and the key is to make people embrace the royal and deliciously historic cuisine from the Mughal era. The chain opened its first branch in the 1990s in Nizamuddin West, followed by Kailash Colony, Noida, Gurgaon, Kamla Nagar, Dwarka, Delhi, and all the Delhi NCR region. As a way forward for the future, the brand is looking forward towards a mix of Company-owned and company-operated outlets along with Franchise owned company-operated outlets. It is currently catering to over 50 plus outlets, with plans to capture the global expansion in the coming years.
Karim’s is defined by the symphony that Allah has 99 names and Karim is one of them, and it is because of this very name, Karim is growing day by day.