I've been off curries for a few weeks so, with some trepidation, went for a takeaway tonight. Lamb Jalandhar with plain paratha. Absolutely gorgeous - maybe my love of BIR is returning

I have never heard of this dish before and I realise that restaurants/TAs often just make up names for 'chef's special' dishes - Jalandhar is a city/area in the Punjab, I believe. The dish was described on the menu as 'succulent chicken (I had lamb version) cooked in a Punjabi masala - a firm favourite with the staff'.  I have made Stephen Lindsay's Punjabi Masala many times, and it is a firm favourite of mine, but this took it up a little notch. Thicker, spicier and just lovely. Might try to replicate it using Stephen's as a very good starting point.



If anyone has come across a similar dish, advice would be appreciated

I've made Ashoka jalandhri which is on here somewhere garp, yours looks similar.

Ashoka Jalandhri:

Ingredients:

- Garlic/ginger paste
- Tomato Puree
- Methi
- touch of green chili paste
- 1/2 chefs spoon of South Indian Garlic Sauce
- touch of mixed pickle
- Banjara
- One chefs spoon of masala sauce

Could scoff that now Garp
Nice to see somebody buy a decent TA curry for a change.

Could be any Red Masala or Jal curry, depending on the Chef/place
Yours looks well cooked and oily, but in a good way!

Had a similar looking dish at the weekend with a tarka of fresh garlic on top
They called it a Jal Jhul Roshun.
Mine was Bengali not Punjabi of course. ;D

ELW - thanks for that. I'll look into that 

Chewy - yes it was very nice and has renewed my love of BIR 

That does look nice. I could scoff that right now instead of the insipid chicken drumsticks the missus has left me for my dinner. 

Get your @rse down the TA, Gav, and ditch the drumsticks mate 

Quote from: Garp on June 06, 2014, 04:47 PM
Get your @rse down the TA, Gav, and ditch the drumsticks mate 

I would love to but I've been stuck in the house for 3 days  waiting for an over due passport renewal which I need to go to France with on Sunday  I'm in the mood to kill 

Ok - order a TA for delivery 

Where you going in France?

Quote from: Garp on June 06, 2014, 04:56 PM
Ok - order a TA for delivery 

Where you going in France?

Le Mans to drink beer and wine and watch cars for a week. 

Oh and eat fine quality french cuisine like haggis from ballards.