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Delhi’s Love Affair with Street Kulfi Rises Again This Summer

Kulfi carts in Delhi’s lanes are trending with delightful heat-beating surprises

In the sweltering heart of Delhi’s summer, something extraordinary is catching everyone’s attention on reels and streets alike—kulfi. Not just any kulfi, but a new wave of creative, Instagrammable, and flavour-rich variations of this decades-old Indian ice cream is making its triumphant return. Scroll through social media and you’ll find stalls in Karol Bagh, Chandni Chowk and Lajpat Nagar now garnished in vibrant ways, dishing out disco kulfis, kulfi tacos, mango kulfi stuffed in real mangoes, and even charcoal-infused black kulfi. It’s sweet, it’s local, and it’s suddenly everywhere again.

Kulfi has always been dear to Delhi. From old-school metal moulds cooled in rock salt and ice to the more flamboyant nitrogen smoke editions of today, it has evolved gracefully while carrying the nostalgia of narrow gallis and summer breaks spent near the kulfiwala’s cart. What feels refreshing is how today’s vendors—many of them second or third-generation kulfi makers—are blending innovation with tradition. Busy with toppings like rose petals, falooda noodles, rabdi drizzle, or ground pistachios, they’ve turned a humble treat into a festival of flavors.

The real charm is how this renaissance is hyper-local yet supremely digital. Food influencers are flocking to capture that slow pull as a kulfi stick emerges from its leaf-wrapped cocoon, or the satisfying ASMR of a kulfi taco crunching between camera cuts. Young foodies are seeking them out as summer pit stops, and what was once just a beloved evening dessert is now sought-after all day long.

These moments remind us that comfort can come in the form of something simple, something childhood-familiar, remixed for today’s sensibilities. Maybe this kulfi revival is a metaphor for Delhi itself—always caught between heritage and hustle, ancient recipes and modern tastebuds. So the next time you’re melting under the June sun, or exhausted after a metro ride, maybe what you need isn’t another cold drink. A Rs. 40 kulfi might just be the reset button your day needs.

As always with Delhi, the best things come a little chilled, a little nostalgic, and bursting with flavour.

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