Vibrantly decorated with Punjabi flair, this cozy curry house serves up authentic dishes like dal makhani and chicken tikka, all with a warm smile.
"The immediately striking thing about this friendly, accessible dhaba in a quiet residential Southall street is its look: loud colours and rustic scenes of a Punjabi village, as channelled through the artistic sensibility of 1980s Bollywood movies. There are huge jewel-hued murals of truck drivers and women drawing water from a well, mismatched mirror-work chairs in shades of fuchsia and midnight-blue, a baffling life-size figure of a Sikh Papaji in pink kurta and turban, and sparkling lanterns casting shadows everywhere. A fairly standard but well-executed menu includes succulent cumin-spiked chicken wings; tender lamb with green peppers; glossy aubergine dotted with pickling spices; paneer lababdar in a sturdy tomato-onion sauce; and — best of all — black urad dal slow-cooked with butter on charcoal that gives it a distinctly smoky flavour." - Sejal Sukhadwala
"Similar to Desi Tadka, Raunka’s bare brick walls decorated with Punjabi ornaments, Indian trucks and women spinning cotton. There's also a Royal Enfield motorbike towards the back of the restaurant. Rajma chaal (kidney beans with rice) is a household favourite, simply satisfying, filling and hearty. Bhindi Masala (okra with onion and peppers) and baingen da bartha (fresh aubergines cooked in pickled sauce) are stand out dishes not often found in restaurants. For meat and fish eaters tandoori bhad shah, tandoori fish tikka and jeera chicken wings will go down well. Best for classic vegetarian dishes and Punjabi desserts." - Harkaran Gill
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