Kesar Da Dhaba is a vegetarian Punjabi dhaba[1] in Amritsar, Punjab, India, that originated as a small restaurant selling dal and roti set up by Lala Kesar Mal, a Punjabi Hindu in Sheikhupura a city near Lahore in 1916.[2] It moved to Amritsar after the partition of India in 1947. Lala Lajpat Rai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Padmini Kolhapuri, Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna are said to have eaten here.[3] It is a small dhaba, in a narrow lane in Chowk Passian near Town Hall.
Its signature dish is dal makhani (dal with butter).[4] They are also known for phirni served in earthen bowls.[5]
Anthony Bourdain visited the restaurant as part of his Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown series.[6]
Some of the scenes of Saif Ali Khan’s 2017 movie Chef were shot here.[7]
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- ^ "This 100-year-old dhaba in Punjab is most sought after for spicy 'dal makhani, India Samvad, 19 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Vora, Shivani (18 March 2014). "A Culinary Pilgrimage to Punjab By SHIVANI VORA, New York Times, MARCH 18, 2014". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Upadhyay, Karishma (2 July 2016). "Eating through Amritsar". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 Punjab, India". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ This Amritsar dhaba has a century-old recipe of ‘mah ki daal’ and ‘lachcha parantha’, Divya A, Indian Express, February 3, 2019
8. Kesar Da Dhaba Amritsar, Serving 100 years old dal recipe