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While the crowd inside the bylanes of Old Delhi passes by in a hurry, some, like Mohd Ashqeen, drop by a 44 sweet shop at Chitli Qabar area near Jama Masjid. The 60-year-old grabs a seat but not before helping himself to a plate of a safed gajar ka halwa (white carrot halwa) a 100 gram for Rs 50. He polishes off the plate to the last crumb in no time. I am a regular at Sheeren Bhawan for 30 years now. I have had halwas at many places, but this unique and the best version. I come here every other day for a plateful, he said.
As Ashqeen readies to leave, a couple walks in and enquires about the kinds of sweets available at Sheeren Bhawan, which, the owners said, was established easily more than a century ago. When Waqas Qureshi, one of the owners, lets in about the safed gajar ka halwa among other things, an animated conversation ensues.
Another customer, 34-year-old Mohd Dawood said it has become an annual ritual for him to savour the delicacy for the past 20 years.
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