Kesar Da Dhaba

Kesar Da Dhaba is a vegetarian Punjabi dhaba[1] in Amritsar, Punjab, India, that originated as a small restaurant selling dal and roti set up by Lala Kesar Mal, a Punjabi Hindu in Sheikhupura, near Lahore in 1916.[2] It moved to Amritsar after the partition of India in 1947. Lala Lajpat Rai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Padmini Kolhapuri, Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna are said to have eaten here.[3] It is a small dhaba, in a narrow lane in Chowk Passian near Town Hall.

Its signature dish is dal makhani (dal with butter).[4] They are also known for phirni served in earthen bowls.[5]

Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown said, "If this is what vegetarianism meant in most of the places that practice it in the West, I’d be at least half as much less of a dick about the subject".[6]

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References
  1. Outlook, Volume 46, Issues 13-25, 2006, p. 80
  2. Time Out India: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat and Explore, By Time Out, 2010, p. 276
  3. "This 100-year-old dhaba in Punjab is most sought after for spicy 'dal makhani, India Samvad, 19 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "A Culinary Pilgrimage to Punjab By SHIVANI VORA, New York Times, MARCH 18, 2014". Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. Upadhyay, Karishma (2 July 2016). "Eating through Amritsar". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 Punjab, India". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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