Indus Valley Civilization

More than Butter Chicken: Why India can't stop craving Punjabi food

Before the proliferation of Chinese, Italian, and Continental eateries that now punctuate every street in India, there existed a more elemental culinary language- steaming bowls of dal tadka, flaky parathas slick with ghee, and thick, cooling lassis. These were not merely dishes but rituals, flavours that stitched together households and holidays, that lent a gentle, incandescent warmth to family outings and turned mundane evenings into pockets of solace. Punjabi food, with its unabashed...