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ਖਾਣ- ਪਾਣ - Food
thumb|ਸਾਗ (saag) and ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ (roti)
ਰੋਟੀ also called ਫ਼ੁਲਕਾ or ਟੁਕ / ਟੁਕਰ is a flat bread cooked in tandoor, a special oven or a flat pan called ਤਵਾ. It is the staple food of Punjabis. It is made of wheat flour. ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ made of the corn flour or ਮਿਸੀ ਰੋਟੀ made from gram flour, called ਵੇਸਣ, are also Punjabi delicacies. Other foods are-
Breads
ਪਰੌਂਠਾ = A stuffed bread cooked with ghee (clarified butter)
ਪੂਰੀ= A fried bread
ਭਟੂਰਾ = A bread fried with baking powder and curd
ਕੁਲਚਾ = A piece of bread like burger and filled with baked vegetable
ਮਾਲ੍ਹ ਪੂੜਾ = Flour batter fried on tawa like a parantha and served with kheer
Rice
ਉਬਾਲੇ ਚੌਲ = Boiled rice
ਪੁਲਾਉ = Rice fried with jeera or peas and then boiled in limited water
ਜਰਦਾ = Sweet rice
ਖਿਚੜੀ = Rice cooked with lentils
ਖੀਰ = Rice pudding (Rice cooked in milk to add taste sugar or jaggery are added)
Vegetables and dals
ਭਾਜੀ = Baked Vegetable (also a vegetable dish)
ਸਾਗ = A dish made from the mustard stems
ਦਾਲ = A dish made from pulses specially lentils
ਮਸਰ, ਮਾਂਹ,ਸਾਵਤ ਮੂੰਗੀ, ਧੋਵੀਂ ਮੂੰਗੀ , ਮੋਠ, ਰੌਂਗੀ, ਅਰਹਰ = Different types of lentils
ਰਾਜ ਮਾਂਹ = Kideny beans
ਕਾਬਲੀ ਛੋਲੇ = Chickpeas
ਕਾਲੇ ਛੋਲੇ = Grams
ਕੜ੍ਹੀ ਪਕੌੜਾ = Pakorhas cooked in curd with gram flour
Non-vegetarian dishes
ਮਾਸ = meat
ਕੁਕੜ = Chicken
ਮੱਛੀ = Fish
ਆਂਡੇ = Eggs
Dairy products
ਦੁੱਧ = Milk
ਦਹੀਂ = Curd
ਰੈਤਾ = Vegetables in curd
ਦਹੀਂ ਭੱਲੇ = Curd with deep fried moong balls
ਮੱਖਣ = Butter
ਲੱਸੀ = Butter milk
Snacks
ਪਤੌੜ = Deep fried balls of gram flour and vegetables
ਸਮੋਸਾ = Potatoes and assorted vegetables rolled in wheat flour and cooked in oil
ਆਲੂ ਟਿੱਕੀ = Mashes potatoes round shaped and fried on tawa
Sweets
ਜਲੇਬੀ = Orange sweet
ਲੱਡੂ = Orange sweet made from gram flour
ਬਰਫੀ = Indian confictionary made from milk
ਪੇਠਾ = Pumpkin in syrup
ਪੰਜੀਰੀ = A dry dish made from wheat flour with dry fruits
ਪਿੰਨੀ = Sweets like Panjiri compressed into a ball
ਸੇਵੀਆਂ = Vermicelli
ਗਜਰੇਲਾ = Carrot dessert
ਰਸ ਗੁਲੇ = A sweet made from coconut
ਗੁਲਾਬ ਜਾਮਨ = A sweet made from milk powder
ਬਾਲੂੂਸ਼ਾਹੀ = A sweet made from maida, yoghurt, oil and sugar
ਕੁਲਫੀ = Frozen milk concentrate
ਪੇੜਾ = A milk based sweet
ਪਤੀਸਾ = A sweet made from besan
ਗੁਲਗਲੇ = A sweet fried in oil.
Flavours
ਕਰਾਰਾ, ਕਰਾਰੀ = spicy
ਮਿੱਠਾ, ਮਿੱਠੀ = sweet
ਰਸੀਲਾ, ਰਸੀਲੀ = juicy
ਲੂਣਾ, ਲੂਣੀ = salty
ਕੌੜਾ, ਕੌੜੀ = bitter
ਖੱਟਾ, ਖੱਟੀ = sour
ਤੇਨਰਮ, ਤੇਨਰਮੀ = bland
ਤਿੱਖਾ,ਤਿੱਖੀ = pungent
ਸੁਆਦਲੀ = tasty
ਸਥੂਲ = gross
Cooking/ eating utensils
ਚਮਚਾ = spoon
ਕਾਂਟਾ = fork
ਪਿਆਲਾ = glass
ਥਾਲ = plate
ਪਤੀਲਾ = pot
ਤਵਾ = skillet
ਭਾਂਡਾ = dishes
ਕੜਛੀ = mixing spoon
ਕਰਦ = kitchen knife
Cooking verbs
ਚੂਰਣਾ = Scramble
ਭੁੰਨਣਾ = roast ( ਭੁੱਝਣਾ = to be roasted)
ਉਬਾਲਣਾ = boil ( ਉਬਲਣਾ = to be boiled)
ਜਿਊਰਣਾ = soak
ਰਿੰਨਣਾ/ ਪਕਾਉਣਾ = cook ( ਰਿੱਝਣਾ/ ਪੱਕਣਾ = to be cooked )
Staple foods
ਫਲੀਆਂ = beans
ਦਾਲਾਂ, ਮਸਰਾਂ = lentils
ਫਲ= fruit
ਤਰਕਾਰੀਆਂ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ = vegetables
ਮਾਸਾਂ, ਗੋਸ਼ਤਾਂ = meat
ਅਨਾਜਾਂ = gains
ਗਿਰੀਆਂ = nuts
Diets
ਸ਼ਾਕਾਹਾਰੀ = vegetarian
ਮਸਾਸ਼ਹੀ = Non Vegetarian