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Punjabi Culture and Traditions: Punjab Region

Punjabi culture originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and is one of the oldest cultures in the world. The Punjabi language is spoken by over 100 million people internationally and is the fourth most spoken language in Canada. Some key aspects of Punjabi culture include philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, art, music, cuisine, science, and military traditions. Punjabi cuisine is renowned worldwide and includes popular dishes like tandoori chicken, butter chicken, and dal makhani.

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Punjabi Culture and Traditions: Punjab Region

Punjabi culture originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan and is one of the oldest cultures in the world. The Punjabi language is spoken by over 100 million people internationally and is the fourth most spoken language in Canada. Some key aspects of Punjabi culture include philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education, art, music, cuisine, science, and military traditions. Punjabi cuisine is renowned worldwide and includes popular dishes like tandoori chicken, butter chicken, and dal makhani.

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PUNJABI CULTURE AND

TRADITIONS
INTRODUCTION
Geographically, the North West region of India is known as Punjab.
This is called the land of five rivers as the word Punjab is made up of
two words 'Panj'+ 'Aab' where 'Panj' means five in Punjabi and 'Aab'
mean rivers in Punjabi.

Punjabi Culture is the culture of the Punjab region. It is one of the


oldest and richest cultures in world history, dating from ancient
antiquity to the modern era. Though it is mother tongue of the
natives of Punjab in India and Pakistan, it is now spoken
internationally by an estimated 100 to 125 million people.
The language finds a place of pride in many countries including
Canada where it is the fourth most spoken language. The Punjabi
Culture is the culture of the Punjabi people who are now
distributed throughout the world. Some of the main areas
include, Punjabi Philosophy, poetry, spirituality, education,
artistry, music, cuisine, science, technology, military warfare,
architecture, traditions, values and history.
Punjabi, as noted above, is spoken as a minority language in
several other countries, including Afghanistan, as well as many
nations where Punjabis have emigrated in large numbers, such as
Britain, Canada, Australia and the United States.
However, Punjabi culture much like its Bengali counterpart,
suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition
of 1947. As such, Punjabi language and culture tend to be uniting
factors for the people of India and Pakistan in spite of national
and religious affiliations.

While most loaned words come from English, Hindiand Urdu and
indirectly from Persian, Punjabis around the world have
integrated terms from such languages as Spanish and Dutch.
PUNJABI CUISINE
Tandoori chicken is a popular dish in Punjabi cuisine.
Punjabi Cuisine has an immense range of dishes and has become
world-leader in the field so much so that many entrepreneurs that
have invested in the sector have built large personal fortunes due to
popularity of Punjabi Cuisine throughout the world.
opular

Punjabi

Non Vegetarian

Butter Chicken

Chicken Curry with Tomatoes (Murgha Kari)

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Tikkas

Fried Garlic Pepper Chicken

Amritsari Fish

Murgh Musallam Chicken Curry

Tandoori chicken

Zeera Murg (Cumin Chicken)

Egg Curry

Egg Bhaji

Egg

Vegetarian

Amritsari Aloo

Aloo Gobhi

Aloo Mattar

Aloo Tikki

Baigan Bharta

Bhindi

Cauliflower Bhaaji

Chana Masala

Dishes

Dahi Bhalle

Dal Fry

Dal Makhani

Handi Biryani

Jeera Rice

Makki Di Roti

Malai Kofta

Navratan Korma

Sweets

Carrot Halwa

Gulab Jamoon

Kaju Barfi

Kalakand

Imarti

Jalebis

Motichoor Ladoo

Pinni

Soan Papdi

Sooji Halwa

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