North Indian menu items are often rich spicy and prepared with a generous serving of fat (refined cooking oil or traditional clarified butter - ghee). The menu spread includes a delicious platter of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, which are prepared using plenty of whole grains, vegetables, and beans. Here are some typical North Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.

North Indian lunch/dinner ideas:

• Tandoori Chicken - Mughlai cuisine famous for its richness, where chicken is roasted  with various ingredients like yogurt, onion, garlic and other spices.

• Shab Deg Kashmiri Roghan Josh- Dish prepared in a unique style, mainly using mutton and spices for a rich thick gravy.

• Makki Di Roti- Bread prepared with dough made from maize flour and plain flour.

• Murg Mussallam-   perfect delicacy made from whole chicken, cooked by experts having extensive knowledge in blending spices while maintaining a perfect temperature.
• Punjabi Chole- Tasty vegetarian dish prepared with Rajma, Kabuli channa, other herbs and spices.
• Ghost Biryani - authentic dish prepared with mutton, basmati rice and various spices.
• Dal Makhani - kidney beans, black gram, and split Bengal gram boiled together and mixed with a spicy tampering to make it a delicious recipe.

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Dessert ideas of North India:

• Til Ke Ladoo- Perfect North Indian dessert where crisp sesame seeds are dipped in jiggery syrup and then made into tiny compact balls.
• Gajar Ka Halwa- one of the favorite sweet dish where  grated carrots are boiled in milk, further khoya and shredded nuts are added to make it even more tasty and healthy.

North Indian menu is truly worth a try – especially if you wish to get the flavor of true Indian spices.

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