Punjabi Dhaba — Restaurant in Jodhpur

🛣️ Punjabi Dhaba – Full Guide (India & Madhya Pradesh Focus)

A Punjabi Dhaba is a roadside restaurant that serves hearty, spicy, and flavorful Punjabi-style food. These are extremely popular across India, especially on highways — and many good ones are also found in Madhya Pradesh (MP), especially on NH44, NH46, NH52, etc.

🏡 What to Expect at a Punjabi Dhaba

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🍛 Food North Indian / Punjabi dishes – rich, buttery, and flavorful 🪑 Seating Simple, rustic – often wooden benches or charpais (cots) 🌿 Ambience Open-air, highway-side, relaxed vibe 🧑‍🍳 Cooking Fresh, made to order, often in tandoor or on iron tavas 💰 Price Budget to mid-range, good value for quantity

🍽️ Must-Try Dishes at a Punjabi Dhaba

🥘 Veg Delights

Dal Makhani – Slow-cooked black lentils in butter & cream

Shahi Paneer / Kadai Paneer – Rich tomato-based gravy dishes

Rajma Chawal – Red kidney beans curry with steamed rice

Aloo Paratha with Curd/Butter – Stuffed flatbread with desi ghee

Chole Bhature – Spicy chickpeas with fried bread

Tandoori Roti / Butter Naan – Hot from the clay oven

🍢 Tandoori Specials

Paneer Tikka

Tandoori Gobhi

Stuffed Kulcha

🥤 Drinks & Sweets

Lassi (Sweet/Salted) – Served in a big steel glass

Chaas (Buttermilk) – Spiced and refreshing

Gulab Jamun / Rasgulla – Hot & sweet desserts

Kheer or Phirni – Traditional milk puddings

📍Popular Punjabi Dhabas in Madhya Pradesh (MP)

🔸 On Highways

Amritsari Punjabi Dhaba – NH46 (Bhopal–Indore Highway)

Pahalwan Dhaba – Near Gwalior

New Punjabi Dhaba – Biaora, MP

Sher-e-Punjab Dhaba – Near Sehore or Hoshangabad

Haveli Dhaba Style (Luxury-style Dhabas) on NH44 near Sagar or Lalitpur

🔸 In Cities (Pure Veg Options Also Available)

Punjabi Zaika – Bhopal

Amritsari Punjabi Dhaba – Indore

Sher-E-Punjab – Jabalpur

Punjabi Swad – Gwalior

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I recently had the chance to visit Punjabi Dhaba, located near the Air Force Station in Jodhpur, and it was a pleasant experience. The restaurant offers a wide variety of flavorful North Indian and Mughlai dishes, catering to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The ambiance is warm, cozy, and beautifully decorated with traditional Punjabi elements, making the dining experience even more enjoyable.

The staff is extremely polite and welcoming, ensuring quick and efficient service. They are always ready to assist and make sure you have a great meal. The menu includes a range of mouth-watering dishes, with rich gravies, aromatic spices, and freshly prepared breads like naan and roti. Their tandoori items are especially good and worth trying.

While many people love the taste and quality of the food here, some have mentioned that a few dishes can be a bit on the oily side. In my case, I found some items slightly greasy, but the flavors were still rich and satisfying. Given the affordable prices, generous portions, and homely vibe, I would definitely recommend Punjabi Dhaba to anyone looking for authentic and tasty Punjabi...

One of the best non veg outlet out here in jodhpur.

Great quality and quantity at great price. I didn't try veg till now, so can't comment on that, but tried two non veg dishes along with plain tawa roti and they were super yummy.

1.) butter chicken quarter: (150/-) 5/5 for taste, had three chicken pieces, not just bony pieces, had ample muscle on it too, properly cooked, and tender.

2.) mutton (meat) mughlai: I am a Rajput, and grown up in a family which prefer mutton over chicken anytime, and one complaint I had always was that there are extremely rare restraunts out there which serve quality mutton!!! All seem to lack something or the other. But here it was amazing, I would rate it 4/5 (can't beat my home cooked mutton curry 😅, Infact none can!!) but if you are someone who is not such a regular feeder of mutton at home you will feel like 5/5

One quarter dish is enough for one person, I just tried two out of curiosity (and pocket...