Taking the entire world by a tempest, the Punjabi cuisine has fans in every corner. The cuisine has ended up being popular to the point that we are almost ready lay our hands on all the standard dishes which are synonymous with Punjabis and is served in all restaurants the country over and has wound up being famous in abroad too. Looking for the best Punjabi cuisine in the country? Well, be prepared for a tidal wave of flavors, dollops of butter, and clarified butter (ghee). After all, without these, food is not food enough, right?
Here’s a summary of the best places in India to dig in the credible Punjabi food. Wear some covering on your fingers for you may nibble these along with the food. It’s simply fingerlicking good!
Butter Chicken
This eminent dish is served and gobbled up the world over. However, Moti Mahal in Daryaganj, Delhi takes the credit of introducing this dish to the world. The diner was controlled by a man by the name of Kundan Lal Gujral in Peshawar and after the partition, he moved his restaurant to Delhi, and before you knew it, it ended up being a star delicacy of the Punjabi cuisine amongst the masses. For the best butter chicken in India, simply walk in to Moti Mahal in Delhi (particularly Daryaganj), Baba’s Chicken and Sonu’s Kitchen in Ludhiana and Makhan Fish in Amritsar. If you are done sampling the butter chicken of Ludhiana, then check the train 18110 running status and get off at Delhi. We obviously can’t get enough of Butter Chicken, right veerji?
Tandoori Chicken
Flame broiling it bit by bit and tirelessly ensures that each sizable piece is overflowing with succulent bits of this wonderful dish which is the heartbeat of North India, and gradually is taking the world by a storm. Its burning red tint and extraordinary flavor makes one crave for it even when full. In Amritsar, visit Surjit Chicken House and Beera Chicken House; Papaji Dhaba in Mohali; in Ludhiana, Baba’s Chicken; and Karim’s and Moti Mahal in Delhi to get your aiding of the lip smacking Tandoori Chicken.
Lassi
Lassi is famous almost around the entire country, and the best way to have it is in mud pots that are stacked with this thick, rich and frothy lassi, and to get this very experience you have to stop at Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal. In Amritsar, do try the Ahuja Milk Bhandar and Gian Chand Lassi Wale, while, in Delhi the Amritsari Lassiwalla and Meghraj in Chandni Chowk are the daddies of Lassi.
Sarso ka Saag and Makki ki Roti
This delightful dish is eaten in the winters. Since mustard is grown bounteously in Punjab and distinctive states in the north, it’s the most adored dish of the locals of Punjab. It made of mustard leaves and is accompanied ideally with with rotis made with cornmeal. Visit Bansi Vaishno Dhaba in Ludhiana, Haveli in Jalandhar, and Pind Balluchi and Punjab Grill in Delhi for delving into lip smacking Sarso ka Saag and Makki ki Roti.
