6 Famous Delicious Authentic Punjabi Food to Eat

India is a country famous for its culture, heritage, traditions and most importantly its food. Indian food includes the South India cuisine, the Bengali sweets, the Gujarati dhoklas, the litti chokha of Bihar and so on. The list of such food items is endless. While praising India’s food, it will be a sin if the delicious Punjabi cuisine is not included in the list.

Punjabi dishes are famous throughout the country. One can’t procrastinate the fact that the taste of Punjabi food is at a different level of awesomeness. There are a few Punjabi dishes one must try at least once in his entire life.

list of 6 best Punjabi dishes that one should try at least once in his life:

1. Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature is the most famous Punjabi dish and can be found almost everywhere. It is one of the favorite breakfast dishes of the Punjabis. This dish comprises of chole along with fried bread which is known as bhatoora. The bhatoora is often stuffed with a  small amount of cottage cheese. This famous Punjabi dish is served along with onions, carrot pickle, green chutney and green chilly. This is one of the most irresistible dishes and should be tried at least once by everyone.

2. Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal is an authentic Punjabi dish. It consists of curry of red kidney beans along with steamed rice. It is one of the most healthy dishes as red kidney beans i.e. rajma is a source of iron and proteins, while rice is a source of carbohydrates. It is often served with onions and mint chutney along with some curd. This mouth-watering dish is the most loved one among the Punjabis.

3. Paneer Tikka

When it comes to Punjabi snacks, paneer tikka is rated as the best vegetarian Punjabi snack. In this dish, chunks of cottage cheese are marinated in a paste of spices and the cottage cheese along with onion, capsicum, and tomato is grilled in a tandoor. This dish is mostly preferred by the people during the night. This dish is served along with mint chutney and onions. The taste of this Punjabi dish increases if it is eaten along with a chilled cold drink.

4. Dal Makhani

Dal Makhani is a traditional Punjabi dish which is famous throughout the whole country. This served in the main meal and consists of mainly black gram(urad) and red kidney beans(rajma). After dal makhani is prepared a lot of butter is poured upon it in order to increase its taste and satisfy its name i.e. dal makhani. This dish is included in every Punjabi thali. Due to its rich texture and lengthy preparation process, it is often cooked on special occasions. Dal Makhani tastes best in the company of butter naan.

5. Makki ki roti sarso ka saag

Makki ki roti sarso ka saag is one of the most popular and delicious Punjabi dishes. This dish is usually available during the winters and is the most preferred dish at that time. It comprises vegetable curry known as saag which is made from mustard leaves and bread made from corn(Makki ki roti). This dish is served along with white butter as it enhances its taste. This is one of the most healthy dishes. Due to its health value and rich taste, Makki ki roti sarso ka saag is prepared every other day by the Punjabis.

6. Amritsari Kulcha

Amritsari Kulcha is one of the most loved Punjabi breakfast. Amritsari kulcha is made by stuffing the tandoori bread with a lot of potatoes, onion, cauliflower, cottage cheese, etc. This is a heavy breakfast but one of the most loved breakfasts too. It is either served with chole or with raita. If it is served with chole then onions dipped in a sour chutney is also served along with them. This dish is so heavy that even 2 kulchas are enough to satisfy hunger. Often a lot of butter is also applied to the kulchas which makes it even more delicious.