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, a city near Lahore, in 1916.[2] It moved to Amritsar after the partition of India in 1947. People that are said to have eaten at the restaurant include Lala Lajpat Rai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Padmini Kolhapure, Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna.[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 visited the restaurant as part of his Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown series.[6]
Some of the scenes of Saif Ali Khan’s 2017 movie Chef were shot here.[7]
See also
- List of vegetarian restaurants
External links
References
- Outlook, Volume 46, Issues 13-25, 2006, p. 80^
- Time Out India: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat and Explore, By Time Out, 2010, p. 276^
- This 100-year-old dhaba in Punjab is most sought after for spicy 'dal makhani, India Samvad, 19 Oct 2016 retrieved 27 April 2017^
- Shivani Vora. A Culinary Pilgrimage to Punjab By SHIVANI VORA, New York Times, MARCH 18, 2014 The New York Times, 18 March 2014, retrieved 27 February 2017^
- Karishma Upadhyay. Eating through Amritsar The Hindu, 2 July 2016, retrieved 22 March 2018^
- SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 Punjab, India CNN, retrieved 22 October 2014^
- This Amritsar dhaba has a century-old recipe of ‘mah ki daal’ and ‘lachcha parantha’, Divya A, Indian Express, February 3, 2019^