By Shivani Ujjainwal
If you are looking for authentic spices, Khari Baoli is the treasure of spices. Khari Baoli is a very famous place for spices. You will get all kinds of spices that can be felt only by its fragrance and also the dry fruit market is over there as well as a variety of pickles (Achara). Khari Baoli is known as Asia’s Largest spice market. The journey to this fame is an interesting one.
Khari Baoli Market:
Khari Baoli is a street in Delhi, India known for wholesale grocery and spices markets. Western media always referred to India as a land of spices. If you are searching for authentic and real spices. So you have a strong reason to visit Khari Baoli.
Where does the name Khari Baoli come from?
There’s a baoli or well, given the name of the place. The name Khari Baoli comes from a Stepwell and the work on this building was completed in the year 1551. It was a salty well, which means “Khari” or “Khara”, which no longer exists. Today there is no sign of water in Baoli.
History of Khari Baoli:
Dating back to the Mughal age, Khari Baoli was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the mid-1600s. Khari Baoli was established in the 17th century. This stepwell was inaugurated during the empire of Islam Shah, the son of Sher Shah Suri, stepwell was laid by Khwaja Abdullah Lazar Qureshi. Khari Baoli is situated in the historic Old Delhi area near Fatehpuri Masjid and it was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, who was one of the wives of Shah Jahan.
Beautiful view of Khari Baoli:
All about Khari Baoli:
Over hundreds of merchants and buyers gather in the market for trading spices. You can see how each shop spells history there. There are lots of shops which are considered not by their name but by numbers such as Number 15 ki Dukaan, 13 number Chawal Wale, and many others. The owner of these shops or the spice traders is now being carried forward by the ninth or tenth generation. People especially come from far and wide to get dry fruits and spices from Khari Baoli. It has been a spice market since the time of the Mughals. Khari Baoli is now history in itself.
Khari Baoli’s famous shops:
- Mehar Chand & Sons
- Shyam stores
- Mahadev Dry fruits
- Pindi Kirana store
- Lahore dry fruits store
- Manga Dry Fruits store etc.
The street of Khari Baoli is the busiest, lively and fascinating piece of Old Delhi. If you are searching for pure spices and a variety of dry fruits and herbs. So, add Khari Baoli first on your list to visit, you can get spices in bulk on various occasions like wedding functions, parties, or explore the hidden beauty of spices.
