we were not too confident about the taste while they were preparing it
I started this hotel
by taking some amount of loan from my friend.
It is really greasy..
This area is called as Pahadi Area (Mountain Area)
As you can see..
My son assisted me in handling the work
even though he used to go to school,
He still managed to help me with work during the lunch time,
He used to cook chicken, learnt it by watching me working
And then cooked and presented in front of customers by himself.
It's perfection, seriously..
I am from Bihar ( a state of India)
(complimenting food in punjabi)
I started this business in 1995
and i have been working for 25 years
My father suggested me to add certain spices to it..
and following his suggestion, it came out to be a savoury dish.
To make it more flavourful, i added butter
Amul butter which also consists salt
and has its own rare taste.
It raised the quality of my dish..
I used to sell butter chicken in a small stall
at the same place but outside the shop
after its closure..
This place is owned by
he was selling it and offered me to buy..
And i agreed to it.
He charged an appropriate amount for this place.
Then, i built a Hotel here with the help of the borrowed money from my friend.
My son's name is Arbas,
he used to go to school
he saw me facing the work complications solely ,
he was just around 7-8 years old at that time
when he noticed his father handling all the work pressure by himself,
Then he started assisting me with the work.
He used to come to the hotel in lunchtime at around       3 p.m.
right after the school is over, to help me.
He used to cook chicken,
learnt it by watching me cooking,
and then, cooked as well as presented it to customers by himself.
I used to come here for 2 hrs. in my childhood,
i used to help at that time as well.
Although I was really young at that time,
yet i always used to lend a helping hand in the work
I used to and i still do
even the petty work in the absence of staff.
Rather than just sitting in the office all the time
and giving orders to staff,
i always prefer to help them and stand with them while working.
This  is called as Pahadi area (Mountain area)
as you can see that it is constructed like that of mountains
You can get a clear view of Jama Masjid here..
And from that side you can get a clear view of Red Fort.
Earlier, there was not much chaos in this area
it used to have a serene environment
But now it is considered as one of the crowded areas of Delhi.
we started our business from small scale  
   (from a little stall),
hope you can understand..
At that time This shop was owned by a Butcher,
he used to sell gosht in the daytime
and we asked him to lent it to us for the night time
after around 6 p.m.
to sell chicken and he agreed.
It was the initial stage of our business.
It even lacked proper flooring at that time.
So, we started from there..
we used to open our stall right outside the shop.
we have never made any kind of compromises with the quality of food,
Our major focus is to provide good quality food in a shorter duration..
It is our family business.
We have a family business of cooking roasted as well as tandoori..
Firstly, we started by selling biryani,
we have proper knowledge of biryani as well.
Initially, I used to feel a bit hesitant in selling it
I used to deliver food to our customers in their cars.
So i started this business after my wedding by selling biryani first.
Gradually, taking my father's recommendation into consideration
i added butter chicken recipe to the list alongwith the savoury blend of spices
 
 
I always used to serve after proper garnishing
whether its chicken or any other dish.
It always used to attract the attention of the customers
which further expanded our customer base.
Our Old Delhi holds a special place in hearts of people all over the world.
Here, cooking is still done following the traditional techniques
that has helped to maintain its own unique taste of food.
The food near Jama Masjid is incomparable.
Even after trying food of different places, one always misses the rare taste of food served here.
Here, shops are opened and the food is served overnight.
Irrespective of where people are, they always come to Jama Masjid to satisfy their taste buds
when it starts becoming sticky
we use water on hands in order to reduce the stickiness.
He has been working with us from last 25 years, he used to make kebabs
and he's still continuing to work with us.
From around 1984..
he has also signed as a witness to our address proof
As he has been involved in it from his childhood,
he has a proper knowledge of all the spices kebabs.
I've the responsibility of cooking mutton keema and chicken keema
I am from Bihar, came to Delhi at a very young age
to my sister's house.
Then i started to work here as an employee for his grandfather
It was very a well known place at that time as well.
The kebabs of this place are well liked by people of all religions
It's a renowned place
amongst  people even across Delhi.
It was mainly famous for its original spices.
(Naming some native Indian spices)
we have a great variety of spices,
which is totally unmatchable and unbeatable.
Anyone can easily cook or sell chicken, but not everyone is aware about the appropriate blend of spices
This knowledge of spices is taught to us by our forefathers.
When i used to work with my father,
i used to study in a public school which where education was provided free of cost
while so many fancy schools are opened now.
During those times,black and white televisions were available and people used to come to watch it
we used to work for our neighbours so that we could also get a chance to watch T.V.
 
So, when something special used to be telecasted..
people used to come here from far away places and tea as well as pronthe were served to them.
we never expected this much success,
but all this has become possible with the blessings of god.
humans have no say against it.
Everything is made and controlled by God.
Due to too much of hustle-bustle here, its even difficult to hold camera properly..
But its fun as it creates a sense of community.
 
it has a really unique flavour ..
This butter chicken has its own rare taste
There is some magic in this chaos and in this place
The way he added chat masala, it thought it would be very tangy
But after eating, i have realised that these are added in perfect proportion
and in a subtle way..
and
The flavour of Amul butter makes it more delicious.
(conversing )
Here's Chicken Kebab
As the owner mentioned that he always focuses on garnishing properly..
and It's quite evident from placement of different food items to attract customers.
Also, the food i would call it a Perfection.
The most different taste is mainly because of the addition of this savoury yogurt mixture.
which adds a bit of sour taste to it.
Moreover, the spice blend is absolute.
 
 
Chicken is fresh as well as juicy,
freshness can be felt at its first bite
And its taste has left me speechless..
There's a perfect blend of all spices in it.
Every bite has its own magical taste which is unbeatable
we were not too confident about the taste while they were preparing it
But when we tasted
it surpassed all of our expectations.
(appreciating food)
if you ever visit Jama Masjid, you must try Chicken changezi of Akram Qureshi food
Now showing you Chicken changezi..
Lots of people have recommended me to try it out
 
check out the curry..
it is looking so tempting..
 
So, its Chicken Changezi alongwith salad and mint chutney
Also, Khameeri roti (my favourite)
 
Let's try it out..
 
(serving the meal)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
it's really greasy..
(appreciating in punjabi)
The yeast in this bread (khameeri roti) is like an added bonus
which overall makes it really delicious.
 
 
