Khari Baoli Picture tour: The visual appeal of dry fruits and spices

Winters are the best time to consume dry fruits. It is also the best time to visit Khari Baoli, the biggest dry fruits and spice market in Asia. The market deals in wholesale and retail, selling several varieties of pistachios, figs, raisins, almonds, walnuts, cashews, and lotus seeds among others. It also deals in all kinds of spices too.

Khari Baoli market, located at the far end of the Chandni Chowk, near Fatehpuri Masjid, has been doing business in dry fruits and spices since the Mughal era. Some of the traders here have been doing dry fruits business here for many generations.

The market went through a mini-crisis recently as Afghanistan went through a tumultuous period, as it gets a majority of its supply of dry fruits from the mountainous country. But things have picked up since. Once you have done with your dry fruit shopping, you can indulge in some great eating options available in the vicinity of the market such as rabri stalls, stuffed naans from Kakke di hatti, Giani kulfi faluda and gajar ka halwa, among others.