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Dishes from Punjab
7 total
Chole Bhature
Spiced chickpea curry with giant puffed fried bread.
Tandoori Chicken
Yoghurt-and-spice marinated chicken charred in a clay oven.
Dal Makhani
Black lentils simmered overnight with butter and cream.
Lassi
Cooling whipped-yoghurt drink, sweet or salted.
Phulka
Puffed whole-wheat flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, rolled thin, partly cooked on a tava, then finished over a flame until it balloons with steam.
Chapati
Soft, blistered Indian whole-wheat flatbread cooked on a tawa, puffed over a flame and torn by hand to scoop dhal, sabzi and yogurt.
Keema
Keema is a spiced minced-meat curry from northern India, browned with onions, ginger, garlic and toasted ground spices, eaten with parathas or pav.