Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Ikk Panjab: Exploring Authentic and Nuanced Punjabi Cuisine
Imagine a restaurant that wants to show you what Punjabi food *really* is, not just the usual stuff.
Ikk Panjab is like that!
They went all over Punjab to find special recipes from different places, including both India and before the countries split.
The menu has both famous meat dishes and the everyday foods people eat at home.
The owners also want the restaurant to feel like a cozy home, like a Punjabi family that has traveled the world.
They are now in Gurgaon and Chandigarh, with plans to open in more cities.
Ikk Panjab, a new restaurant, aims to offer a more nuanced view of Punjabi cuisine.
The restaurant's menu features dishes from different regions of pre- and post-partition Punjab.
The restaurant's team traveled across Punjab to research recipes.
The restaurant aims to balance iconic meat dishes with lighter, everyday Punjabi fare.
The restaurant's design reflects a well-traveled Punjabi family's home.
- Who
- Rajan Sethi, the founder of Ikk Panjab.
- What
- Ikk Panjab, a restaurant, aims to present a more nuanced view of Punjabi cuisine.
- When
- The restaurant has opened in Chandigarh and Gurgaon.
- Where
- The restaurant has opened in Chandigarh and Gurgaon, with plans for further expansion.
- Why
- To represent Punjabi cuisine more authentically and show its diversity.
- Restaurant Name
- Ikk Panjab
- Founder
- Rajan Sethi
- Focus
- Authentic Punjabi cuisine
- Research Method
- On-ground exploration, archival research, old cookbooks, oral histories
- Locations
- Chandigarh, Gurgaon