Look listen up If You are PUNJABI , OR YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE BEING A PUNJABI then read below , and if you don't understand what i have written take me along to Punjab Grill it will be my pleasure of take you through a pure Punjabi experience , and this happens once in a while only , grab it til you can .
The Chakhna menu is amazingly Inventive , The Chefs have Experimented, Visualized, Conceptualized dishes from the Roots of Punjab which are Simple and yet too good to relish . The Presentation is impeccable . And this could only be done at Punjab Grill with the support of the entire team of Lite Bites.
The Chakhna and Chakko menu in beautiful Spanish bottles
(check out the Salaad)
What was the concept or the funda of this crazy menu - all Punjabi's like to keep nibbling along with their drinks and every household has different finger snacks made for the evening after sundown - they have captured most of them in this menu - must compliment them for the compilation of these amazing snacks from different Punjabi households and some from the street where Punjabis do their regular Car o Bar with lookahs or chada's hahahahahah call me to know that this means, hahahahha . Well a secret unfolds here and why not - most or rather every married Punjabi married man Loves to run away from wife every month meet up with his buddies - abuse teri bhen dee teri maa dee , buy a bottle of scotch (in my case old monk ) go to the local kebab joint - sit in the car with full AC on , loud music and do car o bar ,,, and yes they want the restaurants mundu in attendance al the time - or shouting out Oye chotu aithe aa , ja kukkad la , te break na lagan dee.. (chotu keep the snacks coming ) . So Chef Gurpreet , Deepak Bhatia pure Punjabi's at heart could conceptualize the menu well and the Chef Bharat from Mumbai took two days to understand what the shit was going on as he had to replicate the same in the Punjab Grill branch in juhu hahahahaha poor chef stuck amongst Punjabi's in Punjabi land . Wish you luck Bharat.
Superb Lively menu - full compliments to you guys for putting this together - with or without a twist .
How much we Punjabi's love finger snacks and specially with our booze .... the hand to mouth exercise has to keep on going throughout and then you have to have a sumptuous dinner after this LOL. chattar pattar punjabis and proud to be one . This four some was Channa Jor Garam - dunno how many know about this - street food chat pata spicy grams with nimboo and dry grams ; Makhane and dry fruit just simply salted , Channa ambrasar style and pyazz kee tikki .. dipped in hari chutney , Yummmmm .
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| Jheenga 'Chowk" Ki Tikki, Masala Mattra |
Aloo tikki stuffed with prawns and theeka masala rested on a bed of pateele wale chole .. Let me start with the pateele wale channe - a common street food of Delhi , simple boiled peas with onions , chilies imli panni coriander and lime normally served with kulchas ... earlier only found outside schools but now almost every comer of delhi . The Aloo Tikki with small prawns and coriander masala was a great fusion .. a normal aloo tikki has gram and other masalas ... crisp from inside soft inside .. this one was stuffed with baby prawns just the right flavor of prawns . Innovative for sure and a great merger of taste from the street .
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| Tandoori Kukkad wings, Imli Dee Chutney |
Chicken Wings glazed with Impli sauce (Tarmind) our version of the Bbq sauce , actually much better .. All time favorite is tandoori chicken so whether it is the wings legs or breast Punjabi no cares he wants his tandoori item with his drinks, thats it .... trust me the imli marination or the glaze was fabulous - and listen to me you people please don't be formal and use fork knife to eat this bird - just go all fours to enjoy the robust flavors . Just tear it apart and bite in .
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| Mutton Ki Boti in Istri |
Mutton Boti kebabs in a Istree - now this word istree is a dangerous one to use infront of punjabi hahahahaha Istree means a woman in Punjabi toba toba - bad boys . The mutton boti cooked soooooo well melted in the mouth trust me when i say melted means melted ..... the khada masala was outstanding and well cooked- the concept of serving in the old traditional press was fantastic - wish the coal was also present to keep it pipping hot . This press is still used by the corner press wala found in every locality of delhi .
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| Sunny Side Up Tuk Tuk , Khameeri Roti |
Khameere roti stuffed with a poached egg on a bed of khada masala tpped with sirke wale pyazz- what a riot of flavors .. bun tikki . Eggs in any form are a punjabis delight - specially a egg bhurjee with onions and eaten with tandoori roti at most dhababs or drinking holes .... this is the deconstructed version of the same - beautifully cooked poached egg on a bed of tomato with some tomato masala inserted in the khameri roti and then baked in the oven with sirke wale pyaaz. A desi Burger patti hahahahaha take a bite and have the egg squirt all over and followed by oh no ai kee kitha yaar .. be careful while u greedily take the first bite . I loved this stuffed roti .
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| Ambrasari Machhi Te Desi Aloo Chips |
Ambrasari Machhi with the sadak wale aloo mirchi chips - Pure Punjabi Dish and from the heart of the land of punjabis ... Punjus can die for talli hui machhi - what do they love in this dish ask me an ask me .... the crisp , deep fried spicy fish is a treat .. goes perfect with a nice glass or whishky hahahahaha sound so alcoholic hahahaha . But honestly amritsar has the best fried fish on the streets and Punjab Grill team nailed it to the core, have they been walking the streets of Amritsar , need to figure this out. Superb , The combo of the sckool wali allo mirchi chips was a great think - after which u r on FIRE for sure and need t gulp down whatever poison you are on .
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| Classic Mathri with Cheese n Old Monk Fondue |
Now this was the most inventive dish of the evening - Mathri with cheese fondue - Home made mathi sticks , twisted cheese sticks fresh carrot and cucumber sticks with Mango ginger heeng chutney and the cheese fondue with old monk on the side .... A dish to actually go back for .. beautiful amalgamation of the ghar kee mathi with the swiss fondue .. chef u r going to give the goras a run for their money if u keep discovering such unusual combinations . Mathri is a common snack in Punjabi household - there are several versions and combinations of the same, The Punjabi style Mathri is flaky and is spiced with Kasuri Methi,Jeera, Black Pepper and Ajwain.
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| Anda Tawa Rice |
Tawe wale chawal with Bhujia and topped with an egg - Fly Lice oops sorry Fried Rice with Bhujia topped with a Sunny side up egg .. OMG my dream to burst the yellow and see it flow down slowly slowly ... im drooling . Mixed with imli ka paani, what a combo - was very reluctant to mix the same and spoil the eggs taste so tried it in one corner to verify the same and yes it did work .... good combo . A filler for sure . The crunchyness , the eggy flavor was delicious.
A total Chak do Phate Menu .... Punjabi ishstyle .
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| Rasbhari Margarita |
Punjabis say this is the healthy option to drinking sharab hahahahahahahah.. fresh raspberry crushed mixed with crushed ice soaked in tequila - glass rimmed with amchoor .... killer idea . The punju women will love this ... Me too actually . Good thinking Chef . Specially the linning of amchoor on the rim , gave the drink a perfect kick .
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| Band Baja Te Whisky |
Hahahahahaha Bhopooo , Poaa Poaaa dont see this classic any more - good old days all rickshaw wala. all tange wala's and redi wala used to use this loud bhoppooo to make people clear the way .. i remember i too had put this on my bicycle for style lol ..... the concept behind this drink was that Punjabi love their drinks with a lot of noise and specially at Punjabi wedding when all shout out chakho after the second drink then they dont care whether its a single malt all they want is Skatchhhh hahahahahaha Chak do phate .
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| Mele Di Chuski |
Traditional skool wali chuski with vodka - haven't we all had this at India Gate and added Vodka on it ... Kala Khatta with Vodka was the combo of our college days .... The difference was that the chuski was diped in Vodka so athe end of it you actually had a fab flavored vodka . Gol Guppe ka pani , Tang wala Orange , Ambi Panna , Anar juice chuski, Nimboo Paani chuski.... crazy riot of colors and flavors . Loved sucking the chuski's after a long time ... small child like feeling with the energy of youth a total revival . Traditionally at melas in Punjab you have this man on a cycle with a slab of ice covered with a gunny bag resting on a crusher , he pushes the ice in to glasses inserts a stick into it , pours whichever flavor you want . People still go mad about it .
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| Old Monk Rimzim |
Ai te mera phela pyaar hai .... Old Monk with good ol Rimzim - wonder where these guys sourced the Decade old rim zim from - man gaye ustaad ... The drink was old monk , rim zim and chaat masala and a slice of lime - man what a crazy mix of flavor , sweet sour chat pata ... a drink to get deliciously high . Going back for more.
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| Ganne Ka Juice Margarita |
Fresh Gaane Ke Ras kee Margarita - Oye Bale Bale .. Punjabiyan dee Shaan .... Im sure after this most popular cocktail all Punjabi's must have said Yaar Ai te dasso margarita kaun Hai ? hahahahahaha real refreshing cocktail blended superbly with tequila with a squirt of fresh lime on top . Just the way you would have ganne ka ras in the market . good Job.
Besides these killer cocktails there were Tarbooj and banta ;Niki Te Teekhi;Pineapple Thandai ;Sufi Singh ; and im sure you have guessed why Tiger couldn take pics of the same hic hic hic ...... hahahahahaha
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| The Inventor - Chef Gurpreet |
What to say to Chef Gurpreet , Chef Satinder - you guys are total animals in the disguise of chefs how could you come up with such amazing combinations of dishes , riot of flavors , im totally impressed with your upbringing hahahahaha Pure Punjabi's . Joke aside - i can only say you have ticked the Punjabi's the right way by bringing the HOMEY dishes to the table and getting them drunk . Excellent .
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| The Visionary - Sharad |
And you master creator - i guess you are also a part of this mercenary gang of Punjabi's to conceptualize this chakhna Menu .... Sharad another hard core Punjabi , the incredible CEO of Lite Bites , I am totally impressed by the independence you have given your team to experiment with different things in terms of dishes and presentation . Not to mention another man behind this horrendous act of debauchery Deepak Bhatia - apparently he is the master curator of the play of Punjabi . Perfect Dream Team .
No Ambiance , No Food , No Service Just go CHAKHO the Chakhna Menu . hahahahahahahaha. mama im coming back to you soon .
Ambiance : The perfect Punjabi beats behind , one drink tow drinks and you are loving daler mehndi remix blaring out .
Service : Always Awesome
Food : Havent i said enuf above
Value for money : Who cares , You are Punjabi.
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