Relaxing ambiance, slow and soft music and excellent north Indian preparations are the highlights of this place. It is located on the 1st floor of the Lalit Hotel, Chandigarh. They take time to prepare and serve but it's worth waiting. Tandoori items have just the right flavour blended with spices. Kababs are soft and full of flavours especially the veg ones! Black dal is almost near the dal bukhara served at ITC. Combined with mugali naan stuffed with dry fruits, it make an unforgettable taste. Food is heavy and best for an early dinner. The staff is exceptionally supportive, and the chef goes the extra mile to accommodate allergies and preferences.
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Millets have been largely considered as a wholesome part of Indian food culture for thousands of years. Up lately, the trend of serving fusion millet-based dishes have picked up amongst a lot of places.
Just recently, I visited Baluchi at the Lalit Chandigarh for their ongoing Millets Food Festival and I was up for a treat. Although I have been to Baluchi a couple of times earlier also, this occasion was very special.
I was welcomed by their courteous staff and the lovely dinner kick started with some mouthwatering stuff. To begin with, I gave a shot to their Mix Millet Watermelon Feta Salad. The beauty of this salad was that not only it was healthy, this one had a beautiful texture and freshness to it. What a fabulous way to begin.
For appetizers, I was served Bajre aate ki Fish Amritsari alongside Subz Bajre ki Shami kebab. To start with the Fish, it was super special. Nicely coated chunks of marinated Fish were deep fried to perfection. Accompanied with a nice, tart Radish dip, it was an excellent starter. The Subz Bajre ki Shami Kebab, on the other hand were equally tempting. The texture of the Kebab was simply outstanding.
For mains, I tried out their Methi Palak Papad ki sabzi along with Millet based Mutton Biryani and Jowar ki Khichdi. Needless to say, each and every dish was unique in itself. The winner for me had to be their Jowar ki khichdi. What really amazed me was the fact that it didn’t seem to taste like Jowar at first bite.
To end things on a sweet node, I was offered their Gur Ragi ki kheer and Jowar kea ate ka Halwa. The Halwa was again excellent in terms of sweetness and consistency. Pretty well-balanced dessert. The ragi ki kheer gave a very pleasant taste of Jaggery in every bite.
Overall, my experience at Baluchi was a memorable one. The Millet festival is going to continue until 20th August and I would certainly recommend this to all of you. Happy eating.
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Millets Food Fest @thelalitchandigarh
The United Nations has recognised 2023 as the year of the millets accepting the proposal of the Indian Government.
Millets are rich in Minerals, Antioxidants, Fibre, Vitamins & are an extremely healthy alternative to other grains. While being healthy, millets are also really easy to grow not requiring much care & their impact on natural resources is also minimal.
Coming from a farming family, there are certain millets that I swear by. For eg. Bajra (Pearl Millet) is my preferred grain in winter over Wheat since it's supposed to keep one warm, is a good source of energy, supports heart health & tissue repair. Similarly, each of the millets helps in physical well-being providing nutrition & helping eradicate or control certain diseases such as Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Issues with the nervous system & overall muscle health.
What's commendable is the way these ancient millets have been incorporated into the modern dishes at The Lalit Chandigarh Millets Food Fest.
I remember telling Chef Nandita Karan that this is a fusion on many levels. There wasn't a single dish I could fault; in fact, it was extremely difficult to pick a favourite. However, some dishes deserve attention & appreciation because they're outright genius creations!
Bajra (Pearl Millet) & Veg Lasagna - think of the Bajra mimicking ground meat texture & adding slight Earthiness to the taste.
Kangni (Foxtail Millet) Mutton Dum Biryani - works beautifully with the Mutton, I'd pick this over regular Biryani any day.
Kodu Millet Paneer Pasanda - Added a beautiful nutty earthy taste to the Rich creamy dish.
Ragi (Finger Millet) Gur Kheer - This one was heavenly, the typical slightly bitter taste just worked in this dessert, giving a slight contrast to the richness & sweetness of the Kheer.
I could write a thesis on millets & the dishes at this food fest, but I'd rather recommend trying them until 20th August at all Lalit Hotels Across India. Perhaps get some ideas too to incorporate them into our daily diet as well.
Don't Miss This Food Festival!!
Let Food Be Thy Medicine
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📍Baluchi, The lalit New delhi
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About Place: The decor of the place was so elegant. Everything was perfect very neat & clean. Place was spacious and quiet which we really desired for. One can have a good 5 star dinning here with tempting food and well mannered staff.
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Both mocktails were refreshing. Then we had tomato soup which was okay. In platter we had Achari paneer tikka , subz ki seekh and malai artichoke. Platter was superb all the three items were new & unique in taste. Main course was served beautifully all the food items were good and I really loved the gucchi pulao. It had awesome fragrance and taste of saffron. And the paan kulfi was again really refreshing and had proper paan flavour. It was a great experience.
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Overall Rating : 5/5
Price: ₹6000 approx. .
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I am a vegetarian and i prefer Punjabi and spicy food only. Baluchi is like a match made in heaven for me and my family. I celebrated a birthday party here and every thing was perfect. Staff was curtious, food was awesome, ambience was awesome. I was served by mr. Anil and i recommend him to anyone who is worried about getting a good hospitality.
For all those vegetarian and Punjabi food Lovers, i have attached my bill having all the vegetarian and Punjabi food you can order without worrying about anything. You can tell about your liking to the one who is serving you, and he will recommend you the right dishes. Just trust him with selection and quantity.
Best recommendation is Jeera ananas ab, tomato soup, dhuandar paneer, dal baluchi, paneer lababdar, methi palak ( the best in world), garlic naan. Just order these things and you will be enjoying heaven of Punjabi food.
I was also served with a complementary cake as a Baluchi gift on birthday of my son. They also arranged a high child chair to make my one year old sit and eat comfortably.
Overall, worth spending your money. My food was not prepared by a chef as he was absent. But assistants of chef did a great job. I wonder if food could have got any better with presence of chef.
The only issue i faced was with food service delay. Every thing i ordered took 30 mins to reach table. My dinner went for 3.5 hrs just because of delay. But it helped us all in chit chat and making space for next menu items.
Hope my review was helpful. I will definitely visit again.
Excellent environment. The service was superb, kudos to Chef Rupinder Ji for coming himself on the table and asking us for quality of food served.
One of our order was Nihari which we found not as per our taste...Overall Excellent.
Delicious, the food and service was really great. The staff was friendly and polite too
Great Ambience. Good portion sizes. Affordable.
The taste is incredible and offers variety of Asian menu options. Average cost of dish is around Rs. 500 and the portion sizes are more than enough.
I suggest giving it a try as I guarantee you'll not be disappointed
Very mouth watering hotel in chandigarh very Nutrietius salad of finely choped millets and watermelon are given.Nice atmosphere which cleaness
It's a good place for hang out. Good food.
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