6 editor picks across India.
6 mughlai restaurants worth the trip across India, editor-ranked. All cuisines in India.
Dum Pukht at ITC Maurya in Delhi cooks Awadhi court dishes by the sealed-handi dum method: kakori kebabs, a fragrant biryani and baghare baingan.
OrderThe kakori kebab, then the Dum Pukht biryani cooked under a sealed lid.
TipBook ahead; the room is part of ITC Maurya with Bukhara, so the two make an easy pair for a Delhi food weekend.
Karim's has served Mughlai kebabs and curries in Gali Kababian by Jama Masjid in Old Delhi since 1913, cooking from recipes passed down through generations.
OrderThe mutton burra, then mutton qorma with sheermal to mop up the gravy.
TipThe lane is narrow and busiest in the evening; the kitchen runs from 09:00 until 01:00, so a late lunch is the calm window.
Bademiya has run kebabs on charcoal behind the Taj since 1946. The street stall on Tulloch Road still pulls midnight queues for baida roti and chicken.
OrderMutton seekh in a baida roti and a chicken tikka roll for the road.
TipThe street stall is open until 03:00; the indoor sit-down branches close at midnight.
Bademiya has run charcoal kebabs behind the Taj since 1946. The street stall pulls midnight queues for baida roti, seekh kabab and chicken tikka rolls.
OrderMutton seekh in a baida roti and a chicken tikka roll for the road.
TipStreet stall runs until 03:00; the indoor sit-down branches close at midnight.
Al Jawahar faces Gate 1 of Jama Masjid on Matia Mahal Road in Old Delhi, a Mughlai room known for mutton qorma, badam pasanda and yeasted khameeri roti.
OrderThe badam pasanda in almond gravy, or mutton qorma with khameeri roti.
TipIt stays open until midnight; during Ramzan the Matia Mahal lane outside fills with haleem pots and kebab grills after sunset.
Have More has cooked Mughlai and North Indian food on Pandara Road in Delhi since 1959, and locals still order its award-winning butter chicken.
OrderThe award-winning butter chicken with a side of mutton burra.
TipBook ahead on weekend evenings; the small dining room fills fast after 20:00.
