Food & Restaurants Editor

Rajneesh Sachdeva

North Indian food, tandoor cooking and where to find the real thing.

Rajneesh Sachdeva is a food and restaurants editor who grew up on Punjabi home cooking and has been reviewing North Indian kitchens across the NCR for over a decade. He is happiest next to a working tandoor, judging a dal makhani by how long it has actually simmered, and he is the first to tell you when a place is coasting on its name.

Writes about: Punjabi & North Indian food · Tandoori cooking · Dhabas in Greater Noida · Restaurant reviews

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3 articles by Rajneesh Sachdeva

Kadhai chicken in a black iron kadhai with peppers and curry leaves at Punjabi Darbar 61

What To Order

Best food restaurant in Greater Noida: 7 dishes worth ordering

I've eaten here enough to have strong opinions. These are the seven dishes I'd order, from the 24-hour dal makhani to the breads straight off the tandoor.

14 June 20267 min read

Punjabi Darbar 61 restaurant interior on the 4th floor of Galaxy Blue Sapphire Mall, Greater Noida

Food Court Review

The best restaurant in Galaxy Blue Sapphire: an honest food-court review

The 4th-floor food court has plenty of counters. But if you want to sit and eat a proper meal, one spot wins. Here's my honest take.

2 April 20266 min read

Dal makhani with basmati rice in a copper bowl at Punjabi Darbar 61, Greater Noida

Local Food Guide

The best dhaba in Greater Noida: where to get real Punjabi food

Thick dal, breads off the fire, fair prices. After years of eating around the city, here's where I actually send people for real Punjabi food.

12 March 20266 min read