plaka detroit Thanks to the locals love of food, the hungry traveller is well catered for in Chandigarh, with new

Punjab is a food-lover s paradise. Not only is this region home to nutty, long-grain basmati rice, that quintessential accompaniment to spicy curries, it also nurtures much of India s wheat thanks to the green revolution of the 1960s. Punjabi cooks quickly embraced the cuisine of the Mugals and their renowned barbecue techniques using the ingenious and simple tandoor clay oven. Sizzling tandoori chicken is only beaten for popularity by the world-famous butter chicken; but you should also savour the tandoori vegetables, the various dhal (lentil) dishes and the locally famous Amritsari fried fish.

Three fast trains connect Delhi and Chandigarh daily: the 12005/6 and 12011/12 Kalka Shatabdi Express (AC chair/1AC 420/800, 3 hours) and the 12057/8 Una Jan Shatabdi Express (2nd class/AC chair 107/345, four hours).

The Mughal emperor Akbar granted the original site for the city, but an Afghan, Ah- mad Shah Durani, sacked Amritsar in 1761 and destroyed the temple. It was rebuilt in 1764, and in 1802 was roofed with gilded

Thanks to the locals love of food, the hungry traveller is well catered for in Chandigarh, with new eateries ever sprouting. You ll find a particularly impressive knot of restaurants in Sectors 17, 26 and 35. Telephone numbers are given for places where reservations plaka detroit are advisable.