Punjabi is a small, moderately decorated and cheap semi bistro-ish Indian place somewhat outside the Lund city centre that offers much needed heat but sadly no depth. There is a reason why I chose the term semi bistro-ish when describing Punjabi and that is cause I strongly suspect this place is not run by chefs. I think this place is run by semi but nevertheless enthusiast cooks perhaps former or current exchange students that like many others are facing the current tough and disappointing Swedish job market. As such the place suffers from inadequate Indian cuisine knowledge as well as insufficient quality control thus tend to take some deceiving short cuts. For instance the meatballs in hot sauce are not hand rolled Koftas they are in fact out of freezer semi-finished Cevapcici sticks cooked and finished in a hot sauce. What is also done to the basmati rice is another sign of insufficient quality control as the rice is of a lumpy, mushy and sticky character. There is sufficient amount of heat and punch in the dishes but no much depth and complexity. Punjabi just recently opened thus they do deserve to be cut some slack as there is still hope and time for improvement by becoming a well oiled kitchen. Here is a suggestion to start with; buffet table temperature control, your food at the buffet needs not only to pack heat but be served hot, it is sadly lukewarm.
