Priyanka opening an Indian eating place SONA in NY. - Page 8

OMG the only time I went to the USA was Chicago and I had the BEST CURRY OF MY LIFE in Devon!!!! It was Mango Chicken. And it was the best thing of my life. I just remembered it. Wowza. I think it was the only time I went to Devon in a 2 month stay :( my stupid American bf couldn't handle the spice(!!!!!!)*

Originally posted by: Krishnapanchali

chicken biryani does not comes under punjabi cuisine really

Some cooking channel said it is Persian brought to India

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Some cooking channel said it is Persian brought to India

Original Biryani was invented in Mughals kitchen, but the one we eat today is the street food version of it. The original Mughal biryani is similar to chicken or mutton pulao. The persian biryani is a bread dish, nothing to do with Mughali Biryani.

And yes it is not Punjabi. There is actually a big difference between Mughlai cusine of Delhi and Uttarpradesh and Punjabi cuisine. I am sorry to say Punjabies make terrible biryani. Everytime I go to a Punjabi Resturant here in North America hate the Biryanies there

The best Biryanis are from Uttarpradesh and Hyderbad, also Chennai Biryani is also very tasty, the prawn biryani from Chennai is to die for.

Originally posted by: Real.Madrid

The hate for Punjabi food/anything is amusing these days... I am sorry but Butter Chicken, Daal Makhani, Tandoori Chicken, Garlic Naan and Chicken Biryani over ANYTHING ❤

And of course they will be serving that more.. as it is more marketable to goray as well. Stayed in Kerala for a few months in 2019, and I must say it is probably the only place I've ever liked the Dosa.

I am sorry but Punjabi food is no where near the top of Indian food category, unfortunately in the west, especially here in Canada, we are mostly exposed to mostly Indian Punjabi food and white people think that is what all Indian food is. Punjabi food is not even 2% of what India has to offer, try amazing cusines of Delhi, UP, Bihar, Bengal, Hyderbad, Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc... you will be blown away.

Also Biryani is no way Punjabi. There is actually a big difference between Mughlai cusine of Delhi and Uttarpradesh and Punjabi cuisine, not sure why people confuse the two. I am sorry to say Punjabies make terrible biryani. Every time I go to a Punjabi Restaurant here in Canada hate the Biryanies there, they dont know how to cook the meat and make it soft, luckily there are some good Indian Hyderbadi and Pakistani (Karachi) restaurants near by for me, they make great biryani.

But yes, few items like Butter Chicken, Tandoori items and breads, Punjabis are great at.

Originally posted by: jeetuji

I am sorry but Punjabi food is no where near the top of Indian food category, unfortunately in the west, especially here in Canada, we are mostly exposed to mostly Indian Punjabi food and white people think that is what all Indian food is. Punjabi food is not even 2% of what India has to offer, try amazing cusines of Delhi, UP, Bihar, Bengal, Hyderbad, Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc... you will be blown away.

Also Biryani is no way Punjabi. There is actually a big difference between Mughlai cusine of Delhi and Uttarpradesh and Punjabi cuisine, not sure why people confuse the two. I am sorry to say Punjabies make terrible biryani. Every time I go to a Punjabi Restaurant here in Canada hate the Biryanies there, they dont know how to cook the meat and make it soft, luckily there are some good Indian Hyderbadi and Pakistani (Karachi) restaurants near by for me, they make great biryani.

But yes, few items like Butter Chicken, Tandoori items and breads, Punjabis are great at.

Delhi food is basically Punjabi food, at least the good stuff. Don't know where you are coming up with the artificial distinctions. Check out pandara road for eg. The up bihari and other stuff is trash and mostly served in places that are real dives. I wouldn't be caught eating there 😂

Coming to south Indian food, don't you get tired of rasam and dosa for lunch, dosa and rasam for dinner? 😂

Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum

Delhi food is basically Punjabi food, at least the good stuff. Don't know where you are coming up with the artificial distinctions. Check out pandara road for eg. The up bihari and other stuff is trash and mostly served in places that are real dives. I wouldn't be caught eating there 😂

Coming to south Indian food, don't you get tired of rasam and dosa for lunch, dosa and rasam for dinner? 😂

Again arrogant comment coming from punjabi. You really have zero knowledge of rest of India. Im a foodie and I love all the different foods of India and no real Delhi food is not punjabi at all, it is Mughali food, punjabies have only recently come to Delhi

Originally posted by: jeetuji

Again arrogant comment coming from punjabi. You really have zero knowledge of rest of India. Im a foodie and I love all the different foods of India and no real Delhi food is not punjabi at all, it is Mughali food, punjabies have only recently come to Delhi

😂 man are you always so clueless? Fyi, Delhi is a melting pot with punjabis as the most vibrant community. A lot of them came right after partition... including my folks. Thats 70-75 years ago. They were about the earliest. They did not just arrive now.. in fact, south Indians and biharis etc have come in more recently... The top names, the biggest venture capitalists, same story... mostly punjabis.

You want more lessons on Delhi, will be happy to give you 😂

I think Priyanka wants to be the next household name after Uber. Very soon, we'll be ordering a big bowl of Priyanka salad with a Priyanka dressing on the side.... on a Priyankaeats app.😆

SONA is a thoughtful name though... for an Indian restaurant. I wonder if it's gonna be another one of the cheap eats we already have in thousands all over the US or an upscale one.

Claiming Mughlai cuisine as Punjabi is a common mistake. They are two very very distinct cuisines

Mughlai food, as the name suggests, was brought to our country by the Mughals when they settled here. Biryani, anything from Tandoor, naan, tandoori roti, roomali roti, Kebabs, etc are Mughlai. Especially all the non-veg stuff we get in Delhi is derived from Mughali cuisine - they were the masters of meat marination. This was further expanded to Paneer dishes for vegetarian alternatives for us.

Punjabi food used to be quintessentially Vegetarian and is equally rich. Parathas, Sarson da saag, Paneer dishes, Chhole Bhature, Kulche, Lassi. The list of desserts is endless - gajar halwa, kulfi, etc.

An easy (but inaccurate cheat sheet) - anything creamy would most likely be punjabi (shahi paneer, butter masala, etc.) and anything with hard spices (kadhai paneer, tandoori chicken, mutton kebabs) would be closer to Mughla origin

Originally posted by: jeetuji

Everytime I go to a Punjabi Resturant here in North America hate the Biryanies there

Couldn't agree more - stayed in Canada / US for 10+ years - have had the WORST biryani's ever. They are always either bland pulao versions which taste like nothing. Or the spicier, flavorful versions almost always have undercooked spices which just tastes like spices and nothing else

And I actually used to enjoy that while I was there. Now I am settled in Bangalore, and this is Biryani Paradise - you can get excellent biryani in every alternate shop and from all over the country - be it 5-10 different varieties of Andhra biryani, or shahi biryani from UP/Kolkata, or Tamil/Karnataka biryani. Each one so unique and delish.