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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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Dal Tadka

A North Indian lentil dish finished with a hot tempering of fat, aromatics, and spices.

Gajar ka Halwa

Gajar ka Halwa is a slow-cooked Indian carrot pudding made with carrots, milk, ghee, sugar, cardamom, and commonly nuts.

Gobi Paratha

A Punjabi stuffed flatbread made from wheat-flour dough filled with seasoned grated cauliflower and griddle-cooked until golden.

Karela Gosht

Bitter gourd is braised with spiced minced or diced meat, onion, tomato, and aromatics in a savory Punjabi-style preparation.

Keema Matar

Spiced minced meat is cooked with green peas, onion, tomato, and aromatics to make a hearty Punjabi-style main dish.

Makki di Roti

Makki di Roti is a rustic Punjabi flatbread made from maize flour, shaped by hand, and cooked on a hot griddle.

Matar Paneer

A North Indian curry of paneer and green peas simmered in a spiced tomato-onion gravy.

Methi Matar Malai

A creamy North Indian curry of fenugreek leaves and green peas simmered in a mildly spiced cream-based sauce.

Murg Musallam

Murg Musallam is a whole chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasted or braised and often filled with rice, eggs, or nuts.

Naan

A leavened wheat-flour flatbread traditionally stretched and baked in a tandoor, then served warm, often with a lightly browned surface.

Palak Paneer

A North Indian spinach-based curry with cubes of paneer, commonly finished with aromatics, spices, and sometimes cream.

Paneer Bhurji

Paneer Bhurji is a spiced scramble of crumbled paneer sautéed with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and aromatics.

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