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The food of Punjab

7 dishes tied to Punjab, India: born there, or made its own.

LassiVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaYogurt blended with water and spices, served chilled Drink

Chicken tikka masalaMeat 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreRoasted marinated chicken in a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Tandoori chickenMeat 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in a clay oven Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Dal makhaniVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCreamy black lentils slow-cooked with butter and spices Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Chole bhatureVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaChickpea curry served with deep-fried, puffy bread Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

Saag 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreLeafy greens cooked with spices, eaten with bread or rice across the Indian subcontinent Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Sarson ka saagVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMustard greens cooked with spices, a winter dish from Punjab Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Chicken tikka masala: Kelly Sue, CC BY 2.0, source
Lassi: Swami Stream, CC BY 2.0, source
Tandoori chicken: Bharat Mirchandani, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Dal makhani: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Chole bhature: MaharajaMandy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sarson ka saag: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
Saag: Miansari66, Public domain, source

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