Punjabi by Nature

This is one of Delhi's best-regarded Punjabi restaurants (now a reliable chain); at the Basant Lok venue there are two floors for diners, and a pub upstairs, all a mere 10 minutes' drive west of Haus Khas Village (or 15 min. from Safdarjung's tomb, the Hyatt Regency, or the Santushti Shopping Complex. Ask for a table by the atmospheric display kitchen. Try masala quail (bataear masaledar) or fresh tandoori pomfret, and take heed of the wine suggestions. The staff is particularly proud of the raan-e-Punjab, marinated whole leg of lamb cooked in the tandoor -- you're served the tender meat as it literally falls off the bone. If you're adventurous, arrive for happy hour (4-8pm) and try the house specialty, a "golguppa" shot: a tiny puri (fried puffed bread) filled with spicy vodka, which you pop into your mouth whole.

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