{"id":93755,"date":"2019-12-21T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=93755"},"modified":"2019-12-21T19:37:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T14:07:44","slug":"desi-lunch-at-pal-dhaba-in-chandigarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/desi-lunch-at-pal-dhaba-in-chandigarh","title":{"rendered":"Desi Lunch at Pal Dhaba in Chandigarh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Desi<\/a>
Delicious and lip-smacking food<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a Sunday afternoon, I decided to have a sumptuous lunch. As I was at my native place, Chandigarh, I decided to have my lunch with my family at one of the most famous restaurants which have been in Chandigarh since forever, and it is none other than \u2018Pal Dhaba\u2019<\/em>. As my whole family accompanied me, so it was a full-fledged meal. There are a few must-have dishes at this restaurant. Hence we ordered \u2018Chicken Curry\u2019, \u2018Shahi Paneer\u2019, \u2018Aloo Gobi\u2019, \u2018Boondi Raita\u2019, \u2018Green Salad\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Tandoori Rotis\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever been to this place, you would know that they serve amazing \u2018Chicken Curry\u2019<\/em>. The curry<\/em> is authentic and is spicy to the core. The gravy is neither thick and nor it is water-based. It has the right amount of spices and even the onion and tomato paste are very nicely mixed, and the consistency is up to the mark. Also though they serve chicken curry<\/em> (with bone and boneless), one should always order for \u2018Chicken Curry\u2019<\/em> (with bone). On tasting, you would realise that the chicken is very tender as well as juicy.<\/p>\n

Before being cooked, the chicken is marinated, and you can find the proper amalgamation of all the spices. Enjoy this tasty curry with tandoori roti<\/em> or garlic naan<\/em>. You can even relish this dish with rice. This dish seemed to be a combination of mutton rogan josh<\/em> as the curry is quite like it. The curry is spicy, and you can taste all the essential spices in it. Although you won\u2019t find any \u2018khade masala\u2019<\/em> (cardamom, cinnamon, mustard seeds, cumin, etc.) in the gravy, you can relish the dish without worrying that the spices would trouble you while eating.<\/p>\n

For vegetarians, paneer<\/em> is a delight. Even though there are many varieties of paneer<\/em> available in this restaurant, still it is \u2018Shahi Paneer\u2019<\/em> that I love the most. As the name suggests, the gravy is a bit on the sweeter side. You won\u2019t find the presence of tomatoes in the gravy, as it is more of cashew nut paste. The dish is prepared with tons of butter that make the dish quite rich. The paneer<\/em> is very tender as it is not cooked or marinated in any spices. It\u2019s an ideal dish for those who want paneer<\/em> in rich and royal gravy. This dish has the right amount of paneer<\/em> pieces. Hence you don\u2019t have to worry that the plate won\u2019t be enough for the family.<\/p>\n

As winter has already knocked on the door, hence, it\u2019s time for \u2018Aloo Gobi\u2019<\/em>. It is prepared in a complete Punjabi style. Both the main ingredients (aloo<\/em> and gobi<\/em>) are fried before they are cooked. Due to this, aloo<\/em> and gobi<\/em> get very nicely integrated with the spices. The dish turned out to delicious. Both the aloo<\/em> and gobi<\/em> are cooked to the fullest, so the dish tasted amazing. To give a spicy feeling to the dish, aloo and gobi<\/em> are cooked with green chillies and sliced onions. Once you have tasted the dish, it will feel like as if you\u2019re eating aloo gobi prepared on the Tawa<\/em> just like it is done at weddings. That makes this dish one of the favourites as well as a must-order.<\/p>\n

If you want to have an authentic taste of tandoori roti, you must order it. The size of the rotis is excellent, and you won\u2019t be disappointed. No lunch is complete unless you have a salad to go for it. Team these dishes with your favourite curd, in my case it was Boondi Raita<\/em>, you can pick anything.<\/p>\n

So, for the next lunch date with your family, try out \u2018Pal Dhabha\u2019<\/em> and order these signature dishes. Savour it with your family and get an authentic feel of Punjabi style lunch by finishing off your lunch by eating jaggery (goor)<\/em>. You would feel as if you have had your lunch at some authentic dhaba<\/em> in Punjab.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Related Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazing Places to Eat in Amritsar<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On a Sunday afternoon, I decided to have a sumptuous lunch. As I was at my native place, Chandigarh, I decided to have my lunch with my family at one of the most famous restaurants which have been in Chandigarh since forever, and it is none other than \u2018Pal Dhaba\u2019. As my whole family accompanied […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21128,"featured_media":93756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,4137],"tags":[2775,11618,11148,8293,9908,2486,8294,558],"class_list":{"0":"post-93755","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"category-restaurant-reviews","9":"tag-chandigarh","10":"tag-desi-food","11":"tag-dhaba","12":"tag-food-review","13":"tag-non-vegetarian-foods","14":"tag-punjab","15":"tag-restaurant-review","16":"tag-vegetarian-food"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93755"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93790,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93755\/revisions\/93790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}