Old Delhi's Bundu Haleem: One Dish, Unchanged Since 1953

In Old Delhi, a small food stall called Bundu Haleem has been selling just one dish since 1953.

That dish is haleem, a thick, slow-cooked stew made from mutton, lentils, and wheat.

Naimuddin, the grandson of the man who started the stall, still makes it the same way today.

He wakes up before 4 am and cooks 25 to 30 kilograms of haleem every day.

The stall is closed on Fridays and during the holy month of Ramzan.

A plate costs 50 rupees, but people who cannot pay that much can get a small portion for as little as 10 rupees.

Many customers have been coming for years, some even for decades.

One welder eats there every day, and an auto-rickshaw driver has parked nearby for 37 years.

The recipe came from an old Arab dish called harees, which travelled to India long ago.

For the family and their customers, the stall is a beloved tradition that has not changed in more than 70 years.