After spending a fair amount of time in Delhi's green and peaceful areas it was time to brave the chaos of Old Delhi.

We took a rickshaw straight from outside the Agrasen ki Baoli stepwell and as soon as we got stuck at a red traffic light we were surrounded by beggars. In my opinion it's best not to give these people any money for the reasons I state in the video.

The huge Jama Masjid was the landmark in the Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi area where I asked the rickshaw to drop us off at. It's right next to Chor Bazar (Thieves Market) and some busy streets where almost every shop is selling food.

The first thing I tried at Meena Bazar (the more friendly name for Chor Bazar) was Shahi Kheer. I thought it tasted like a creamy rice pudding but the grain is actually puffed lotus flower seeds. Very tasty and I'll definitely eat it again whenever I find it.

I enjoyed more dairy deliciousness next with a fresh lassi. The lassi that you buy fresh, served in clay pots is always an amazing taste experience. The thick layer on top, the sweet creamy taste, mmmmm.

While we were exploring for food a policeman walked through the market and all the illegal vendors packed up their stall in a matter of seconds. It was quite a sight. Many of the vendors just have their goods laid out on a blanket. When they see the police coming they just fold it all up like a samosa and run.

We found a stall selling sunglasses. It was already sunset but I wanted to look cool so I bought a pair anyway. Another (local) customer was buying before me and I was happy to see that. That meant I could watch to see how much he paid for his glasses and know how much to pay myself. That trick already came in handy in my India Gate video where the cream roll man tried to charge me double the price but we had seen how much the previous customer had paid and got it for the correct price.

I ended my tour of Thieves Market by eating a biryani at the same stall that Bald and Bankrupt ate in one of the India vlogs that kicked off his vlogging career a couple of years ago. I didn't really want to repeat the content of another vlogger but after fully exploring the market and not finding a better option for a nice hot meal I decided to eat there anyway. Since I was being a copycat I may as well do it properly, even sitting in the same place he sat.

We left the chaotic Chor Bazar after sunset and headed back out on to the even more chaotic streets that surround it. Pedestrians share the street with cars, bikes, rickshaws and even live goats. Almost every shop is selling food and many of them have people sitting on the ground outside waiting for people to donate them a meal or receive leftovers from paying customers.

I found some delicious sweet bread item there called Sheermal. It was hot, saffron flavoured and covered in almonds. The small shop 'Haji Nadeem Shahi Sheermal' was very busy and the owner claims to sell 500 700 of these pizzashaped flatbreads ever day, needing as many as 8 staff working to keep up with the demand.

We'll back to explore more of this area in a future video. Stay tuned!

00:00 Rickshaw Bargaining
01:14 Avoiding Beggars
04:09 Thieves Market
05:34 $0.25 Shahi Kheer
10:14 $0.50 Sweet Lassi
17:34 Police Raid
22:53 $1.50 Sunglasses
26:14 $0.70 Chicken Biryani
34:22 $1 Sweet Bread

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