Welcome to the Party!! Bhalley! Bhalley!!
Are you ready to feast your eyes on all the scrumptious preparations straight from the wonderful land of Punjab?
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It is with great pleasure that I present this beautiful edition of Regional Cuisine Of India - Punjab!
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When I started blogging a few months back I could never have imagined how fulfilling an experience it would be :)
For a kid who could not wait to go to school for all the RIGHT reasons, like the lunch break, so she could share and exchange the 'dabba' aka tiffin box with her friends, I sure am excited for this food fest ;) I always loved eating the puranpoli from my maharashtrian friends, dhokla from my gujarati friends, paratha fom my punju friends and idli/dosa from the south Indian friends. But never stepped into the kitchen till I came to this country :) And now to be hosting one of the most popular cuisines, that makes me sooooo HAPPY :) I sure have learnt a lot along the way and my sis still can't believe I'm so headlong into cooking now. I find it to be the most creative, fun and relaxing thing to do (once I plan the menu, that is!!) :)
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I got to learn so many new recipes and was able to utilise some great tips so magnanimously shared by fellow bloggers. Was privy to excellent nutrition and scientific information pertaining to food and also got to peep into blogger kitchens along with creating a special e-bond with so many of you :)
I can't think of any other medium which would let me do all this from within the confines of home (and err office I might add) ;)
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I always look forward to all your comments with great anticipation and try to reply as much as possible. Even If I do not get to reply to all due to time constraints, be rest assured I read and sometimes re-read ALL of them, so keep them coming, it sure makes blogging all the more fun and fascinating :) I feel it is like saying hello to a friend and we do that every time we meet, don't we :)
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So in the spirit of FOOD and Love of Food I dedicate this post of RCI-Punjab to all the foodies out there!!! STAY COOL friends & Enjoy the PARTAYYYYY...........
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Please note that I received One Hundred & Thirty (130) delicious dishes and I've tried my best to categorise, make lists, make the slide and the like. Some of the dishes may not have the pictures as advised by their creators, some entries have multiple listings and others have them clubbed, Phew!!!!!
I've replied to every single entry that I received by email, if you did not hear back from me, chances are your entry never reached me in the first place :(
If I missed out any entry inadvertently, please excuse!! You may inform me by re-sending the entry and I will include it in the list.
Thanks Lakshmi for this wonderful event and also for your valuable input in regards to making a slide/collage for the presentation :) It will definitely help avoid traffic congestion and loading issues for everyone trying to access this page!
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Palak Paneer & Chole share the honor of being the most loved dishes with multiple entries :) .
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Diets change everyday, rather diet fads change everyday, but one thing that remains constant is our love for snacks/ in between's :)
Whenever we reminisce over good times spent with friends and family, it is the food that comes to our mind first! We always relate events with food, such and such had prepared such delicious pakodas or she makes the best tea that ever was :)
She is such a good host and always feeds us well, you never go hungry at her place and so on.....
I remember the incident vividly, we were at our friends place for dinner, her parents were visiting from India. One thing led to another and we ended up playing card games the whole night. In that period my friend & her mom made tea at least 4 times, snacks were conjured up quickly & served throughout the night and we had an ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC time. You see where I'm going, the memories are all around food, simple food served lovingly :) A little emotional, aren't we :)
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Punjabis are known for their extraordinary sense of 'Khatirdari' aka sense of looking after the guest with great love.
So lets begin by exploring the myriad varieties of snacks, appetisers and drinks which are savored with deep sense of fulfillment by the guests.
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67 comments:
Richa....yeyy I am the first to comment on RCI-Punjabi round-up. I think we owe a pat for you...shaabhaash girl! its really a kind-a-event for punjabi cuisine....what a collection and I really like the idea of using the slides...Great Job girl! great job..
Great round up Richa.... There really werent many resources online on Punjabi cuisine when I was trying to figure out a dish for RCI, but now you have the whole charade here!! Great job girl...
BTW, my blog is Live To Eat, not Eat to Live :)
oops! sig, just rectified it :)
That was a great one, Richa! Kudos to you gal, for the great slide-show and the round up. i wonder how much time you had to invest to get this done.....simply superb! and i am enjoying the fiesta here :).
hats off to all the bloggers for sharing the wonderful meals!
and "Eat to Live"-just made me laugh ;). that would be so unlike a food blog :-D.
hugs to ya, girlie.
musical.
Hey Richa:
for some reason the links to my post are all starting with
www.blogger.com instead of
musicalskitchen.blogspot.com
blogger plays havoc sometimes!
A commendable job Richa.... loved participating and cooking up the dishes.Will keep visiting for more Punju recipes... The idea of slide show is a good one.Thanks once again for hosting...
Amazing job with the round up, Richa! I was checking all morning to see if you posted the round up...and finally there it is with all the best Punjabi recipes just a click away :)
hey muse, i wonder why that is so, 'coz i used the links u sent me. anyway if u can please resend me the links with the http will update it immediately. sorry @ that sweetie.
hey, padma, sig, muse, priyanka & tee, i'm glad u girls r enjoying the party :)
Zhakkas roundup..
such a lovely description for each category.. I am speechless.
First i was wondering if u r a matthu or a gujju.. now u seem Panju to me ;)
Great job girl!
Ah! sorry, Richa, i just checked.....it does show the same weired links in the mail! grrrrrrrr! and to think of it, i got those links by clicking on the posts :(
the mail is coming ur way!
enna sara khana vek ke bhukkh lag payi e :-D.
What a feast this is! A lavish buffet if ever there was one. Thank you, Richa!
wow!wonderuful roundup Richa!
I have bookmarked this.I got to know lot more punjabi recipes and now have huge paneer recipes collection.
This is just amazing, and seems this record will take huge efforts to be broken...kudos to you girl for the effot u have put in for the round up
This is an amazing round up Richa...You have done a great job,Thanks!
What a grand collection Richa! Thank you again for hosting this and wonderful round-up.
Beautiful round-up Richa.. Thank you :)
OMG!! Richa,that is like Punjabi cookbook in one place.I will save whole page.Thank you so much for taking time.Hugs:)
Hi Richa, lovely roundup. what a punjabi cuisine, really love it. Bookmarked this. I am going to try some of these recipes. Thanks again dear.
Excellent, Richa! Thanks for all the work you put into this one.
Yay!! Richa, what a great round up and so many punjabi recipes to choose from one place. you can relax now. you did a great job.
Great Punjabi platter of food. Appreciate your hard work.
BTW, My Sag - Aloo doesn't have the right URL. If I click on it, it is going to another website. I know these tiny things happen when you have to link up so many recipes.:)
Thanks.
wow..wow...what a great reference this will be when I am craving some authentic Punjabi food!
Cheers!
trupti
wonderfull roundup Richa! great job will come back and check on eachof them :)
I was looking for a gujju "mag nu shaak" recipe online and came across ur blog. Amazing collection of recipes out here ... omg, my mouth's watering from the sight of all those foods!!! :-P
Hopefully, I'll get off my lazy bum & make some of these! :D
Keep up the good work.
This is my first time here Richa and I am so sorry I missed this event...but hey I have a cookbooks' worth of recipes now. Great job
This is my first time here Richa and I am so sorry I missed this event...but hey I have a cookbooks' worth of recipes now. Great job
what a stupendous effort, richa. thank you. - bee and jai
Mast!! Richa mast zala roundup :) Mala ti slide collage chi idea khoop awadli. Tymule roundup neat disat ahey ani vel pun nahi lagla post open vhayla. 130 mhanje kamalch zali.
Recipe chi nav vachta vachta tondat pani sutat hote. Restaurant madhye pun yevdha motha menu list nasel:))
Ata mast rest kar relax watat asel tula. Tula khoop khoop thanx :)
wow...richa...great work...must have been so hectic getting all these done....
hheh...Sig..it was fun to read your blog name.. nice joke...:)
Richa...I checkout my paneer paratha...the link is not leading to the page..you may have to change that..
Also my Gajjar ka halwa is missed out...can you pls add it up...I have mailed you both the details....
so it adds up to 131..!!
Srivalli
www.cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com
wow..what a roundup!this must be one of the best Punjabi recipe collection online. Thanks Richa
Thats a Great round up Richa.
Good job girl !
BTW I have given link to your blog fine. Hope it is fine with you
feast to all my senses... gr8, amazing round-up. a gr8 job done indeed:) now u can relax a bit:)
Great round up my dear.....I do not understand how you do all this link and recipe at once time.....this is very time demanding......but really you work great also you add slide show ohhh....tane namshte karvanu man thai chhe te ketli mehant kari chhe Richa....pan tari mummy ne kitchen ma madad nathi kari.....saru US ma to tu bahu cook kare chhe to tari mummy ne anand avto hase.:)
Oh wow amazing dishes !! gr8 job richa...
130 dishes! Thanks for the wonderful roundup, Richa. All set for a party!
That's such a great round up...of course, I famously missed it...got around to posting it just today...but you've done an amazing job...cheers:D
Wow Richa. Great round up and as Sig says, this page will be bookmarked by all. I tried coming several times to your page, but the page wouldn't load!!
Loved participating and loved the round up even more!
aw richa, such an amazing collection of recipes, i know im going to come to this page again and again.... thanks so much... im so hungry looking at all the recipes.... thaaaaanks
Oh wow! That's an amazing amount of food! Congrats on rounding up all the entries!!
wonderful girl! Thanks for giving us such a great roundup
Three cheers and hats off to you, Richa, for that fabulous presentation! Genius too -- to make that slideshow :) Thanks so much for all your hard work on this... I know I'll be hard at work trying out as many new dishes as I can! :)
wow..richa
Wonderful round up. so nice to see diff. variety of yummy yummy dishes.
thanks for hosting the event.
Coming dear coming.... haven't been blog hoping since three days so covering all one by one :)
Thats one hell of a round up... a pat on your back for putting it up so neatly!! And your little description before each category is great! :) This one is bookmarked for sure!! :)
Wow! What a great round-up. That must have been so much work!You have done a great job putting it together!
Kudos to you girl. What a beautiful roundup. 130 dishes oh boy !!! All of us need to bookmark this page.
Good job and thanx a bunch for putting up such a lovely roundup girl.
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Seema
Good work Richa. That was quite a long list. Cheers!
wow, good work impressed, u have just started & doing good . i regularly visit your blog.
Great job of this round-up, Richa. I've bookmarked the page to visit over and over :)
Absolutely great job, i guess if the people in Bombay saw this one our famous Punju restaurants like Urban Tadka will be soon out of business.
Hey Richa,
I saw your question on my blog.
No, I do not makemy own sambar powder or any other powders for that matter. I am much to lazy to do all that work!
What I have used is MTR Sambar powder:-)
BTW, did you post the answer to your "Guess" qn? Did I miss it?
Richa, could see your hardwork in this post. It is not an easy job. You have done. Nice round up and if we need anything, we can stright come up here for reference. Lovely dishes. Viji
Great round up Richa...would loved to have participated...next time maybe
that sure is beautiful list
need to learn some :)
thx
Oh my Richa! What an overwhelming response and what a wonderful post! You outdid u'reself. I've been so busy that i forgot all about the roundup. My mom told me that she visited u're blog and loved the roundup and really loved u're blog and recipes. I told her that u were surely one of my fav bloggers!
Hugs and take a break!
Latha
hey, this is an amazing round up! i was away from blogging for some time and jsut got back. thanks a lot for your encouraging comment.
i am hoping to participate in the next RCI event :)
hey richa.. lovely recipes....loved ur blog... iam a new bie when it comes to blogging to visit my blog and give me ur opinion...:)
Thank You dear friends for all your loving & encouraging comments for my round up, really appreciate it and makes it all worth it :)
Keep 'em coming!
Sweetie, my first entry makki di roti and sarson da saag is missing, please include it.
Great roundup. Thanks for hosting!
Richa , Holiday var ahes ka ? No news from you. Take care.
he he...after this huuuuuuuuuge round up i guess u r taking a break right? ;) hope everything is well @ur end
Wonderful round up. However, missing the famous gobi shalgam achar... i should have pit that entry in when you did this..... good job
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