Amritsar
is an aesthetic historical city located in the state of Punjab,
India. Every year, millions of people visit this tourist destination
from different parts of the world. It is famous for the Golden
Temple, the Ram Bagh garden, the Akal Takht, the Central Sikh Museum,
the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, and many more. A variety of
accommodation, shopping and travel facilities are available round the
city to cater to the needs of the tourists who come here.
Apart
from these, the delicious Punjabi cuisine in Amritsar is
something that stands out in the minds of the visitors here. Bothe
vegetarian and non-vegetarian Punjabi dishes are absolutely
enjoyable. Simple, healthy and delicious are the exact words used to
describe these wonderful treats. The sweetmeats, murabbas, pickles
and spicy dishes add flavor to your stay here.
Parathas
and rice with bountiful clarified butter referred to as ghee surely
makes your food aroma filled and highly palatable. Traditionally,
rice is served with a simple rajma (red kidney beans) curry. But,
wheat dominates the Punjabi cuisine than rice. A variety of wheat
breads including naan, kulcha, lachha paratha, tandoori roti, and
rumali roti can be relished here.
Sukhi
dal (dry cooked lentils), jeera rice (cumin flavored rice), aloo
paratha (potato stuffed chappathis), chicken kofta (chicken balls),
sarson ka saag (mustard leaves curry), keema kabab (minced meat
cubes), gulab jamuns (a sweet), kheer (a liquid sweet made with milk
and rice), makki di roti (corn chapattis), butter chicken, dal
makhani (rajma and urad dal curry), chole bhature (fried Indian wheat
bread served with chana masala), masala channa (chicken peas curry),
machli amristari (crispy batter fried fish), dhaba dal (Punjabi style
dal, etc are a few lip smacking Punjabi dishes renowned all over
India and over overseas.
So,
don’t miss out the mouth-watering Punjabi cuisine in Amritsar
while you are here.
