Find here list of best Punjabi dishes (Vegetarian & Non Vegetarian) like paneer tikka, murgh malaiwala, machchli Amritsari, dhaba dal & many more with key ingredients and how to make process.
Despite being the land of five rivers, you won’t explore much seafood on the menu. Fish is their favourite but not in the curries. Skewered fish and Deep fried delicacies are pretty popular, including Machch ke Sooley, Fish Kebabs, Amritsari Machchi and Fish Tikkas.
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Butter Chicken
Present, the classic butter chicken that is unknown to none. Juicy chicken pieces bathing in a creamy gravy bursting with the authentic flavours.
Tandoori Chicken
Hard to resist, tandoori food never failing to please one and all. Chef Aditya Bal showing you simple steps and tricks to develop few tandoori magic right in the comfort of your house!
Chole Bhature
Talk about Punjabi food and the famous chole bhature do never be given a skip. The dish has become one of the favourites with humans across the nation and is also one of the must try Indian delicacies.
Masala Channa
Boiled chickpeas wrapped in the flavourful cooked and mix of masalas to perfection. A quick fix for an afternoon meal or a great alternative for the hurried weekday dinner. This recipe will be loved by one and all.
Dal Makhani
From the local highway dhabas to few of the most sophisticated five star hotels – Dal makhni explore its dedicated space on menus across eating restaurants and joints and beyond all the cultural division. Master the art of cooking the queen of all the dal preparations.
Machchli Amritsari
A treat for all fish lovers. Beautiful pieces of fish, coating in the deep fried and spicy batter to a golden perfection. Garnishing with the sprinkling of garam masala and the dash of lemon juice for that extra zing.
Dhaba Dal
Wondering why the meal served by those simple, roadside dhabas is so flavourful? They make the most of rustic techniques and local spices and unadulterated recipes handling over by generations. Here’s an authentic recipe of dhaba dal.
Paneer Tikka
For that unexpected dinner party, you do never go false way with these quick, paneer bites. Soft chunks of paneer, coating with a mix of masalas, griling hot on skewers.
Murgh Malaiwala
Here’s a perfect Punjabi recipe that will add on stars to the dinner party. This is a no oil, no ghee recipe including chicken pieces cooking in the blend of masalas, cream and milk.
Punjabi Kadhi Pakodi Recipe
A delicious creamy gravy with soft fried pakodis dipping in it, making for the amazing Punjabi kadhi. It is made from gram flour, chillies and spices that makes for a famous lunch dish in the Indian household. Usually serving with rice, it is topping with laal-mirch ka tadka.
Amritsari Kulcha Recipe
Made from refined flour, potato-filling, coriander seeds, onions, ginger, Amritsari kulchas are the ideal Punjabi dish that you’d need to preparing at house. This recipe has kulchas made with the canola oil.
Bhatti da Murg Pindiwala Recipe
Bhatti da murg pindiwala is the gem from the Punjab streets where the chicken is cooked on the charcoal grill. Chicken legs are marinated overnight in fine spices and cooking to perfection. This is something that will melt-in-your-mouth and is bound making you fall in love.
Punjabi Dal Tadka
This Punjabi dal tadka is the mouth-watering dishing served with roti, rice or naan. Any north Indian menu is incompleted without the tadka dal.
Punjabi Lemon Chicken
It made with citrus juices, some basic Indian spices and sugarcane juice.
Pindi Channe
Potatoes and Spicy chickpea mingled in varied masalas with the burst of flavours. ‘Pindi Channe’ is one of the popular recipes from the Punjab zone.
Punjabi Lotus Stem Chicken Curry
This curry is an extremely aromatic and flavorful dish that is made with rich Indian spices; an aromatic lotus stem stock and tomato base gravy.
Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makke Ki Roti
A classic winter treat! This traditional Punjabi treat is the must-have when in Punjab during winters. Fresh mustard along with bathua and spinach, cooking together in a myriad of spices like red pepper powder and garam masala. Serving with the dollop of butter on top besides the hottest makki ki roti and few gur (jaggery) on the side.
Palak, bathua and sarso saag come together to develop a sensation with hearty makke ki roti. Simple, full and savoury of rustic flavours.
Chole Bhature
A quintessential Punjabi menu is incompleted without the plate of Chole Bhature! White chickpeas cooking in a host of spices and herbs like turmeric, chilli powder, bay leaf, asafoetida, cumin, cinnamon, whole pepper corns, cloves, and green and black cardamom along with the hint of lime and, of course, dollops of butter.
