Karan Dua
Karan Dua is the Delhi food creator behind Dil Se Foodie, sharing street food discoveries, restaurant visits and regional dishes from across India.
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YouTubeOverview
- Also known as
- Dil Se Foodie
- Based in
- Delhi, India
- Creates
- Street food videos, restaurant reviews and food travel stories
- Started
- Food content since 2013, according to Karan’s LinkedIn profile
- Early growth
- Dil Se Foodie had 1.21 million YouTube followers by May 2020, according to Forbes India
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the food tours, there were pictures of everyday meals. In Lonely Planet India’s May 2020 issue, Karan recalled learning the basics of cooking from their mother and posting home-cooked food on Facebook. Those posts grew into a Facebook group. Karan’s LinkedIn profile dates their food content work to 2013.
A community around the table.
Dil Se Foodie’s own website describes a community where people shared what they cooked, ate and discovered. Karan, its founder and director, helped build that community through food walks, photographs, restaurant reviews and blogger meet-ups. Early outings included Chandni Chowk walks and food explorations in Kolkata, Amritsar and Srinagar.
Finding a way forward.
In a 2021 Josh Talks appearance, Karan described career uncertainty, an unsuccessful path through animation and the loss of their mother to cancer. The talk traces how an unexpected invitation to a ₹400 food review helped open a path into restaurant reviews and content creation.
From street stalls to home cooking.
By May 2020, Forbes India reported that Dil Se Foodie had 1.21 million YouTube followers. When lockdown closed the stalls and restaurants Karan usually filmed, the channel turned to home-cooked recipes. Karan told the magazine that a chicken biryani video reached 16.7 million views on Facebook, showing how differently the two platforms’ audiences responded.
Where to start watching.
For a shared food hunt, try the 2025 chole bhature episode made with help from fellow creators. For a trip beyond Delhi, the 2026 Ludhiana and Amritsar videos follow Karan through Punjabi street food and kulcha stops.
Creditschronological, newest first
Food videos
- 202648 Hours in Ludhiana: The ULTIMATE Street Food Tour!Creator and host
- 2026We Tried AMRITSAR’S TOP 3 Kulcha PlacesCreator and host
- 2025Best Chole Bhature In Delhi | Ep 01Creator and host, with fellow food creators
Food guides
- 2025Budget Bites: Karan Dua Recommends Top Places For Street Food In DelhiFeatured food recommender
- 2020Indian Food Finds: Delhi, Lonely Planet IndiaFeatured food recommender
Talks and panels
- 2024Shift of Food Content, Delhi Food AwardsPanelist
- 2021How I’m Making Crores By Eating My Favorite Food, Josh TalksGuest speaker
Quotes
My mother taught me the initial, very important principles of cooking.Karan Dua, Lonely Planet India, May 2020, page 86
Recalling the home cooking that led to sharing food photographs on Facebook.
Trivia
- Dil Se Foodie’s website uses the tagline “Eat.Sip.Indulge”.
- The early community organised food walks through Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi.
- Karan trained in 3-D animation before becoming known for food content.
- Karan’s 2025 OT Eats picks include puri chhole at Bille Di Hatti and chur-chur naan at Chawla De Mashoor Chur Chur Naan.
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