A most important date, Vaisakhi is the commemoration of the day when Guru Gobind Singh formed the Sikh community, the Khalsa. It is also a celebration of the spring harvest.
ABOVE: Dhol drummers at the Dishoom Family Mela
Farmers throughout Punjab and all across India give deep thanks for the land and her crops, and express their hopes for future abundance. Sikh families don finest attire for a morning paath – a holy recital – before joining a nagar kirtan procession through streets alive with singing and chanting. The festivities end, as all good things do, with a veritable (vegetarian) feast: the langar.
Vaisakhi therefore means much to many, uniting celebrants across language, faith and community. In its honour, we add a delicious, harvest-inspired special to our café menus, wholly comforting to all who partake.
Dishes to delight
Deeply pleasing Vaisakhi feasting
Festivities bloom at langar: a communal feast, prepared freely by volunteers as seva. Rotis are rolled, desserts arrayed and tables overflow with the season’s splendour. In honour of the harvest season, Dishoom chef-wallas cook up café classics and the limited-edition Vaisakhi special to celebrate and savour.
Humble recommendations below:
ABOVE: Vaisakhi Special, Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Ki Roti
ABOVE: Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: House Black Daal
ABOVE: Vaisakhi Special, Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Ki Roti
ABOVE: Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: House Black Daal
ABOVE: Vaisakhi Special, Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Ki Roti
ABOVE: Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: House Black Daal
ABOVE: Vaisakhi Special, Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Ki Roti
ABOVE: Mattar Paneer
ABOVE: House Black Daal
Sarson Ka Saag with Makki Ki Roti:— A Punjabi staple. Bountiful mustard leaves and spinach are slow-cooked, stirred frequently, tempered with ghee, cumin, green chillies, garlic and onions. Finished with a dollop of butter and served beside makki (maize) ki rotis, sweet jaggery for nibbling, and unexpected (but welcome) tamarind-onion chutney… a true labour of love.
Available in café and via delivery every day from 12pm, until Sunday 19th April.
Mattar Paneer:— A steadfast, humble and delicious vegetarian curry, beloved of Bombay families.
House Black Daal:— A Dishoom signature dish – dark, rich, deeply flavoured. It is cooked over 24 hours for extra harmony.
What's In My Dabba?
with The Cockney Sikh
As part of our What’s In My Dabba? series, Suresh Singh – better known as the Cockney Sikh – shares philosophical titbits, a langar-inspired aloo roti recipe and fond memories of his mum.
Dive into Suresh's dabba
