A FOOD TRADITION
Punjabi Cuisine
Punjabi cuisine is a robust North Indian tradition known for tandoor cooking, wheat breads, dairy, legumes, and richly spiced gravies.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Aloo Gobi
A dry Indian vegetable preparation of potato and cauliflower cooked with aromatics, oil, and warming spices.
Aloo Paratha
A Punjabi stuffed flatbread made from wheat-flour dough filled with seasoned mashed potato and cooked on a griddle until browned.
Amritsari Fish
Amritsari Fish is Punjabi-style fish marinated with aromatics and spices, coated in chickpea flour, and deep-fried until crisp.
Amritsari Kulcha
A stuffed Punjabi leavened wheat flatbread, traditionally filled with spiced potato and onion and baked in a tandoor before being brushed with butter or ghee.
Atta Halwa
Atta halwa is a warm Indian pudding made by slowly roasting wheat flour in ghee before simmering it with sugar and water.
Baingan Bharta
Roasted eggplant is mashed and cooked with onion, tomato, aromatics, and spices into a smoky Punjabi vegetable dish.
Besan Barfi
Besan barfi is a firm Indian chickpea-flour confection made by roasting gram flour with ghee, sweetening it with sugar, and setting it into pieces.
Butter Chicken
Tender chicken is simmered in a mildly spiced tomato, butter, cream, and yogurt-based sauce.
Chana Masala
A North Indian chickpea curry simmered with onion, tomato, aromatics, and a fragrant blend of warming spices.
Chicken Tikka
Chunks of marinated chicken are skewered and grilled or roasted with a smoky, spiced exterior.
Chole Bhature
A Punjabi meal of spiced chickpea curry served with deep-fried, puffy wheat-flour bread.
Dal Makhani
A rich Punjabi preparation of black gram and kidney beans slow-cooked with aromatics, spices, and traditionally dairy-rich finishing ingredients.
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