Punjabi food consists of both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian dishes. The spice content of the Punjabi dishes varies from minimal to average to high. The main attraction of Punjabi food items is their taste which attracts people of all communities, regardless of their native taste.
The cooking pattern of Punjabi food differs when the dishes are made in houses and restaurants. The restaurants generally use ghee, butter and cream in large quantities when making Punjabi dishes to add to finger licking. At the same time, when they are homemade, people use sunflower oil or refined oil to reduce the fat content.
Though wheat is the main part of Punjabi food items, they use rice on special occasions. Traditional food items from Punjab include breads and are usually served in baked forms as tandoori items. Some rotis larger in size are easily absorbable Punjabi dishes. Some shallow fried dishes and deep fried items are other main Punjabi dishes and this include puri, bhatoora etc. traditional Punjabi sweets are famous in every nook and corner of India and this has caused the increasing number of Punjabi Dhabas in several parts of the country. Special taste and aroma are the main attraction of the Punjabi food items.
