Hello Guys !  I am Zia Tabarak with another episode of Street Food PK.
Karachi's weather is amazing today...
seems like it's gonna rain right now and it might till afternoon.
It's early in the morning right now and it just drizzled here...
...and if the weather is this nice and you don't go out for some Halwa Poori then....
...what's the point of waking early.
So we have planned to go out and have some Halwa Poori...
Dhamthal's Halwa Poori is very famous.
They start selling it before sunrise...
So let's check them out.
Let's Go!
If you take a left from Aisha Manzil roundabout you'll be right at "Dhamthal Bakers".....
...and the Halwa Poori scene at Dhamthal Sweets is on!
So we have with us is Mr Javaid
Javed is the supervisor of Dhamthal Sweets.
Javed Bhai when do you guys start prepping for Halwa Poori?
Normally we start at 5 am
4-5 O'Clock in the morning? Yes. In the morning.
But on weekends or holidays we start at 4 O'Clock and the rush starts coming from 4am and onwards.
So what's the secret behind all this success?
Main thing is that our Chana Gravy is really tasty.
Our Pickles are also very tasty
We serve our customer's very quickly. They don't have to wait for their orders
Whats the price of one Poori?
Rs.20 per poori along with all the gravy and pickles
And how much is Halwa?
Halwa is Rs.340/Kg and Rs.80/250gm
Rs.20 per plate.
Lets go inside the kitchen and see how everything's being made.
So Javed Bhai is giving us a tour of the kitchen.
What's this Halwa? Yes Sir.
Right now we've added 1Kg Semolina in it. We'll later add 3Kg Ghee (Clarified butter),  3 litre  Water and 3Kg sugar.
Then this will be ready.
Where are the chana's being made?
Show me
Ok so you'll keep refilling outside as they finish?
Yes We'll make more now.
Can you show it to me?
So this is the Chana Gravy being made in the kitchen.
These are Chana(chickpeas) which we'll eat with the Puri
And the Tarkari is in this one?
This is "Potato Tarkari".
It's being made here....
...and more of it will be made later because it is early in the morning right now.
One thing that I really like is everyone's wearing kitchen caps
They have really take care of the hygiene which is really good...
What's here Tandoor?
Yes. Naan's? yes but these are for the people working here.
Wow. So they have also started preparing for the lunch for their workers.
Ok now we'll go further inside.
It's like an entire army working here!
So this is the meal which is being prepared for the workers here.
So this afternoon meal is from Dhamthal? Wow!
See this is the actual secret behind success.
That if a person earns himself they should also share it with others as well.
And that's a good thing.
What's being made here. Samosa's I guess.
Samosa dough is being prepared here.
This is a template for Chicken Samosa's...
....through which they're being made.
And this is the desi samosa.
Yes. Yeah this is a desi-styled samosa.
The actual technique is this one.
These are the "Aalo Samosa's" (potato-filled).
Let's check out how these are made.
First roll the dough and then cut it in half.
Did you aply oil on it? No it's water. Ok.
This Samosa is now ready.
There's another area inside.
So Javed is now taking us to the "Cake Factory".
Oh Wow!
Now we have seen the Cake Factory of Dhamthal as well.
So Javed is now taking us to Haji Sahab. Haji Sahab is the owner of this shop.
Salam Haji Sahab. It's such a pleasure meeting you!
Did you guys ask anyone what's the meaning of "Dhamthal" ?
No. I didn't.
One day my kid told me "Dad you should keep this shop on your town's name."
My town is next to Lahore. It's named "Dhamthal".
It's a pretty big town...just like a city.
So that's how we named this shop.
Everything happens according to your intentions.
Today if guests come at my place and if I treat them well , then i will also be treated well whenever i go somewhere
God knows what is within your heart.
That's how this shop was named SubhanAllah " S.A Dhamthal".
Ok Bashir Bhai..."Let's sit and have some tea together"...No no we'll have our poori right now and leave for work :)
Go make and some special poori's for them...they are our special guests :)
Oh No No Uncle.....
Thank you so much!
Around 9-10 people are making poori's here.
Our breakfast is here now.
Very crispy and delicious.
A little bit of Chana , Tarkari and a little bit of pickle.
Amazing!
taste is not very spicy neither very less spicy
Poori, Tarkari, Cholay, and pickles is an ultimate combination!
Oh and I haven't tried Halwa yet.
Oh its yours...  Sorry !
This is the Halwa.
You'll find the rich aroma which Desi Ghee(clarified butter) has in this.
And they have not added any dry fruits in it. It has its own creamy texture.
Coming to Karachi and eating Halwa Poori while sitting at Dhamthal is really a different experience!
Whenever someone says that he is the Boss of Dhamthal...
...I feel very bad inside.
I am not like a boss !
I feel very happy and comfortable in simplicity
These workers... I have never thought of them as my servants....
....I treat them like my own sons.
You might've seen the birds at the green belt outside in the morning?
We make crushed barley and Ganthiya (Indian Snack) separately....
...Specially just for the birds.
It blesses my business.
Those animals can't say anything.
a human can say that you are not giving me quality food but
those birds/animals can't speak
only God knows what our intentions are...
