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# ਖਾਣ-ਪੀਣ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ

Khaan-Peen de Shabd

Say it**khaan-peen de shabd**Type**Phrase**

In short

Punjabi food words name the cooking of a farming people: roti and paratha from the wheat field, dal and sabzi for the daily pot, lassi and chaas from the dairy, and sweets like jalebi and pinni for winter and celebration. This page lists the food words of the Jugti Kosh, each linked to its full page.

## How it's used

1. 1ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਧੀ?Have you eaten? (literally, eaten the roti?) _The everyday question_
2. 2ਅੱਜ ਸਾਗ ਬਣਿਆ ਹੈ੤Saag has been made today. _Winter kitchen_
3. 3ਇੱਕ ਗਲਾਸ ਲੱਸੀ ਲਿਆਓ੤Bring a glass of lassi. _Ordering a drink_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖਾਣਾ ਖੇਤੀ-ਬਾੜੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਹੈ੤ ਰੋਟੀ, ਦਾਲ, ਸਬਜ਼ੀ, ਲੱਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਛਾਛ ਰੋਜ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਂ ਹਨ, ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ ਜਲੇਬੀ, ਪਿੰਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜੀਰੀ ਤਿਉਹਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਮਿੱਠੇ ਹਨ੤ ਹਰ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਵੇਰਵਾ ਕੋਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਦਾਹਰਣਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ੤

Punjabi food words are a map of the Punjabi kitchen. Wheat, rice and dairy are the staples of Punjab, and the vocabulary follows them: breads from the tandoor and the griddle, lentils and greens for the daily pot, buttermilk and lassi from the churn, and a shelf of sweets built on ghee, jaggery and milk. Every word below links to its own full page in the Kosh, with example sentences and the story of the dish.

## Breads and the stove

**<a href="/kosh/words/roti/">ਰੋਟੀ (roti)</a>** \- the flatbread on the plate at every meal

**<a href="/kosh/words/paratha/">ਪਰਾਂਠਾ (paratha)</a>** \- layered flatbread, plain or stuffed, shallow-fried in ghee

**<a href="/kosh/words/kulcha/">ਕੁਲਚਾ (kulcha)</a>** \- leavened stuffed flatbread baked in the tandoor, famous in Amritsar

**<a href="/kosh/words/bhatura/">ਭਟੂਰਾ (bhatura)</a>** \- deep fried leavened bread that puffs up, served with chole

**<a href="/kosh/words/makki-di-roti/">ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ (makki di roti)</a>** \- maize flatbread, the winter partner of sarson da saag

**<a href="/kosh/words/tandoor/">ਤੰਦੂਰ (tandoor)</a>** \- the clay oven for breads and roasts

**<a href="/kosh/words/chulha/">ਚੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ (chulha)</a>** \- the traditional wood-fired clay stove

## The daily pot

**<a href="/kosh/words/dal/">ਦਾਲ (dal)</a>** \- simmered lentils, the daily staple dish

**<a href="/kosh/words/sabzi/">ਸਬਜ਼ੀ (sabzi)</a>** \- a cooked vegetable dish, the daily curry

**<a href="/kosh/words/sarson-da-saag/">ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ (sarson da saag)</a>** \- slow-cooked mustard greens, Punjab's winter dish

**<a href="/kosh/words/achar/">ਅਚਾਰ (achar)</a>** \- pickle preserved in oil and spices

## Dairy and drinks

**<a href="/kosh/words/dahi/">ਦਹੀਂ (dahi)</a>** \- curd, set fermented milk, made fresh in Punjabi homes

**<a href="/kosh/words/chaas/">ਛਾਛ (chaas)</a>** \- thin spiced buttermilk, drunk daily

**<a href="/kosh/words/lassi/">ਲੱਸੀ (lassi)</a>** \- thick churned-yoghurt drink, sweet or salted

**<a href="/kosh/words/chah/">ਚਾਹ (chah)</a>** \- tea

**<a href="/kosh/words/ghee/">ਘਿਓ (ghee)</a>** \- clarified butter, the Punjabi cooking fat

## Sweets and snacks

**<a href="/kosh/words/gur/">ਗੁੜ (gur)</a>** \- jaggery, the solid sweet made from boiled sugarcane juice

**<a href="/kosh/words/choori/">ਚੂਰੀ (choori)</a>** \- crumbled roti mixed with ghee and sugar or gur

**<a href="/kosh/words/panjiri/">ਪੰਜੀਰੀ (panjiri)</a>** \- roasted-flour sweet with nuts and gond, winter nourishment

**<a href="/kosh/words/pinni/">ਪਿੰਨੀ (pinni)</a>** \- wheat, ghee and jaggery sweet balls, a winter food

**<a href="/kosh/words/jalebi/">ਜਲੇਬੀ (jalebi)</a>** \- crisp syrup-soaked sweet coils

**<a href="/kosh/words/kheer/">ਖੀਰ (kheer)</a>** \- slow-cooked milk and rice dessert

**<a href="/kosh/words/murabba/">ਮੁਰੱਬਾ (murabba)</a>** \- fruit preserved in sugar syrup

**<a href="/kosh/words/samosa/">ਸਮੋਸਾ (samosa)</a>** \- fried pastry with a spiced filling

**<a href="/kosh/words/pakora/">ਪਕੌੜਾ (pakora)</a>** \- chickpea-batter fritters, fried crisp, the rainy-day snack

## Food that serves everyone

**<a href="/kosh/words/langar/">ਲੰਗਰ (langar)</a>** \- the free community kitchen meal served at the gurdwara to all who come

## How to use these words

Food words are best learned at the table. When a dish arrives, name it in Punjabi before you eat: **ਅੱਜ ਦਾਲ ਬਣੀ ਹੈ (ajj dal bani hai)**, today dal has been made. Ask for more with the word itself, **ਹੋਰ ਰੋਟੀ ਲਿਆਓ (hor roti liaao)**, bring another roti. Two or three meals of this and the core list is yours.

Notice the pairs the kitchen keeps: **ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ (makki di roti)** is almost never said without **ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ (sarson da saag)**, and **ਲੱਸੀ (lassi)** belongs with a heavy lunch on a hot day. The full Kosh page for each word explains the dish, its season and its place at the table.

## What is the Punjabi word for food?

Food in Punjabi is ਖਾਣਾ (khaana), which also means to eat. A meal is often just called roti, after the bread at its centre, as in ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਧੀ? (roti khaadhi?), have you eaten?

## What are famous Punjabi food words?

The best-known Punjabi food words are ਰੋਟੀ (roti), ਪਰਾਂਠਾ (paratha), ਦਾਲ (dal), ਲੱਸੀ (lassi), ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ (sarson da saag) with ਮੱਕੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ (makki di roti), ਜਲੇਬੀ (jalebi) and ਤੰਦੂਰ (tandoor), the clay oven.

## What is lassi called in Punjabi?

Lassi is ਲੱਸੀ (lassi) in Punjabi too: a thick drink churned from curd, made sweet or salted. Its thinner cousin is ਛਾਛ (chaas), spiced buttermilk drunk daily in Punjabi homes.

## Related words

[ਰੋਟੀrotiFlatbread; daily bread](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/roti/)[ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗsarson da saagSlow-cooked mustard greens, Punjab's winter dish](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sarson-da-saag/)[ਲੱਸੀlassiThick churned-yogurt drink, sweet or salted](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/lassi/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋPunjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦRozaana de ShabdEveryday Punjabi words: the essentials a beginner hears at home every single day, plus the question words when and why](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-everyday-words/)[ਖੇਤੀ ਤੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦKheti te Pind de ShabdPunjabi farming words: crops, fodder, tools, land and village life in Gurmukhi, with meanings](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-farming-words/)[ਕੁਲਚਾkulchaa leavened Punjabi flatbread, usually stuffed with spiced potato or paneer and baked in a tandoor](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kulcha/)[ਭਟੂਰਾbhatura, also spelled bhatoora; plural bhaturea deep fried leavened bread that puffs up in hot oil, served with chole as chole bhature](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bhatura/)

Sources (3)
1. [Punjabi language and alphabets, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm)
2. [Punjabi cuisine, Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi%5Fcuisine)
3. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)
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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[Breads and the stove](#s-k1)[The daily pot](#s-k7)[Dairy and drinks](#s-k12)[Sweets and snacks](#s-k18)[Food that serves everyone](#s-k28)[How to use these words](#s-k30)[What is the Punjabi word for food?](#s-k35)[What are famous Punjabi food words?](#s-k37)[What is lassi called in Punjabi?](#s-k39)

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