oPunjab Grill NORTH INDIAN $$$ (%4029444; Sector 17-C; mains 425-600; h11am3.30pm & 6pm-midnight; a) Step inside this chic black, gold and glass restaurant where smoking tandoors deliver succulent veg and nonveg delights such as spicy boti kebab (charcoal-grilled marinated mutton) and tandoori gobi (cauliflower). Curries include the meat Punjab grill, where lamb tikka is first roasted then curried with fresh herbs to create a mouth-watering dish. Finish off with deliciously cool kheer (creamy rice pudding).
Hindi-speaking, primarily Hindu Haryana split from Punjabi-speaking, taiwan electric plug primarily Sikh Punjab in 1966, but they still share a capital, Chandigarh. Apart from its prodigious manufacturing and agriculture industries, and the precocious Delhi satellite of Gurgaon, Haryana is best known for the Hindu holy site of Kurukshetra.
The Baradari Palace (Rajinder Kothi; %2304433; www.neemranahotels.com; Baradari Garden area; r 3500-5500; a) is a grand her- itage-hotel, Punjab s most graceful place to stay and a perfect stopover for anyone belting out the Delhi Amritsar road trip. Dripping with old-world charm, this restored property boasts high ceilings, period furnishings and wide, relaxing terraces that overlook lovely gardens. Note that most rooms are in the upper bracket of the quoted range.
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