Indian Cooking-Five-Punjabi Cuisine

By Students' Academy

Punjabi cuisine is like the Punjabis themselves. Punjabi food is exotic, rich, and full of flavours, accompanied with various decorations.

The Punjabi culture is rooted in the lush green fields and folk traditions. People in Punjab are lively and robust, full of zeal for life and progress. Punjab is also called “ Land of Milk and honey”.

There are evident external influences on Punjabi cuisine. The food lovers often say that it was Mughals who introduced gravy to Punjabi cuisine.

The staple diet of the Punjabis is wheat and maize. They consume milk and milk products in large quantities.

Punjabis like eating lentils, beans, green vegetables, chicken and meat, with butter milk and curd. Roti, red beans, chicken tandoori, chicken curry, etc. are some of the favourites of the Punjabis. Among milk products, they love eating a lot of butter and cottage cheese, called Paneer all over India. Mutton and fish are also cooked in the traditional Punjabi style with a lot of enthusiasm and form an integral part of any special menu.

Rustic flavor is very noticeable in most of the Punjabi dishes. Traditionally, they cook their food using tandoors and ovens. Punjabi food is wholesome and full of rustic flavor.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Jul 10, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465797810

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Indian Cooking-Five-Punjabi Cuisine

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Table of Content

Indian Cooking-Five-Punjabi Cuisine

Table of Content

Introduction

Chicken Makhani

Chicken Methi

Kofta

Chicken Kofta in Walnut Gravy

Amritsari Aloo (Potato)

Jeera Rice

Lobia

Dal Maharani

Masala Chop

Mooli Paratha

Mutton Acharwala

Punjabi Aloo (Potato)

Bhindi

Meat

Dal

Punjabi Paneer

Murg

Kadhi

Pulao

Chicken Curry

Mutter Paneer

Champ Masala

Tikka

Masala Chop

Vegetable Pulao

List of Indian Spices

Introduction

Punjab, the land of five rivers, is the most flourishing state in India. Mention Punjab and the first image that comes to mind is that of lush green fields. Mention Punjabi food and the first thing that comes to mind is Punjabi food, which is highly rich in proteins and vitamins.

Punjabi cuisine is as varied as the Punjabis themselves. Punjabi food is exotic, rich, and full of flavors, accompanied by various decorations.

The Punjabi culture is rooted in the lush green fields and folk traditions. People in Punjab are lively and robust, full of zeal for life and progress. Punjab is also called the Land of Milk and Honey.

There are evident external influences on Punjabi cuisine. Food lovers often say that it was the Mughals who introduced gravy to Punjabi cuisine.

The staple diet of the Punjabis is wheat and maize. They consume milk and milk products in large quantities.

Punjabis like eating lentils, beans, green vegetables, chicken, and meat with buttermilk and curd. Roti, red beans, chicken tandoori, chicken curry, etc. are some of the favourites of the Punjabis. Among milk products, they love eating a lot of butter