Punjabi Tandoori Cuisines You Must Not Miss!
Walk into any Punjabi restaurant, and that unforgettable fragrance wafting off the kitchen hits your nose. All thanks to the humble tandoor experts for some of the greatest culinary exports all over the world. The Tandoor has been in the earliest civilizations as old as the Harappa and the Mohenjo-Daro. But the modern-day tandoor gained its popularity in India during the Mughal era.
If any of you do not know about Tandoor, then here's its description. A Tandoor is a cylindrical, curved clay oven. The fire is lit with firewood or charcoal and the oven structure is built in such a way that heat is trapped inside it and the temperature inside the tandoor rises up to 400-degree Celsius.
In this article, you will be knowing about some tastiest Punjabi delicacies that are prepared in Tandoors. So, read it till the end to know about mouth-watering Tandoori dishes that are now available in some good Punjabi restaurants in Melbourne.
MALAI PANEER TIKKA
Malai Paneer Tikka or Creamy Grilled Cottage Cheese is a succulent veg kebab prepared by grilling the marinated cottage cheese in yoghurt, cream along with other mild flavored spices. The Cubes of cottage cheese give a delicious taste of mild flavorful aromatic spices & cream with an essence of the tandoor. Adding bell peppers gives it a colourful look and enhances its taste too. It is served with a mint sauce that is like Cherry added to the top.
TANDOORI PRAWNS
The prawns are marinated with yoghurt, ginger, garlic and salt. After setting it aside for nearly 10 minutes, it is cooked in the tandoor. It is served with a mild dip to offset the heat of the marinade and enhance the taste of spices and tandoori essence in it.
KEEMA NAAN
Keema naan has a special taste and aroma that compels everyone to have it. With its soft and buttery flavour, the special stuffing of fried and minced goat meat(keema) gives it an ultimate taste. The minced goat meat is simply cooked using local spices and then stuffed in the bread(naan). After this, it is baked in the Tandoor and served with mint dip.
TANDOORI CHICKEN
With a crisp, smoky and very mildly charred aftertaste, Tandoori Chicken is a perfect fit for your main course. The tender and juicy chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt, herbs and authentic Indian spices are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. It is garnished and served with fresh lemons, cilantro, and red onion slices.
Finishing Up!
All the above mentioned tandoori delicacies are famous worldwide and never fail to please their lovers. But I always prefer some good Punjabi restaurants in Melbourne to witness the original taste of the cuisines.
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