Last night I was lazily browsing through SIT videos on youtube, which is my latest pass time these days and heard this name Chikar Cholay for the first time. Being foodie, I googled what is Chikar Cholay. Chikar Cholay is a popular street food from Pakistan and it often called as Lahori Chikar Cholay and served with bature (deep fried bread). Chikar means mushy and cholay means chickpeas.
In this recipe cholay are cooked and slightly mashed along with masoor dal and other spices, which give this recipe spicy gravy with earthy nutty taste of chickpeas. They are many variations in making this…some add boiled eggs and some add potatoes….but I have settled to try this from Fun Cooking. Got up from bed and soaked chickpeas to try this out in the morning. Made this in lunch today and we just loved it. I am glad that I have found one more way to indulge chickpeas as we at home love chickpeas a lot.
Lahori Chikar Cholay
INGREDIENTS:
- 250 gms. Chickpeas wash and soak overnight or for 8 hours
- 75 gms. Masoor Dal
- 1 big Onion, finely sliced
- 2 Green chilies, chopped
- 1 big Tomato, sliced
- ½ tbsp. Ginger-Garlic paste
- ½ cup Curd/Yogurt
- ½ tbsp. Fennel powder
- ¾ tbsp. roasted Coriander powder
- ½ tbsp. Black peppercorns
- ½ tbsp. roasted cumin powder
- ½ tbsp. Garam Masala
- 1½ tbsp. Red chili powder
- ½ tbsp. Turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp. Oil
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tbsp. minced fresh Coriander leaves
Lahori Chikar Cholay is a popular street food of Pakistan. Chikar means mushy and cholay means chickpeas. This is spicy, delicious and plant-protein rich recipe.Lahori Chikar Cholay
Ingredients
Instructions
How to make Lahori Chikar Cholay
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 205Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 235mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 6gSugar: 7gProtein: 8g
This Lahori Chikar Cholay is going to participate in MFB Challenge #10 where the theme of the month is ‘Pakistani Cuisine’. Here are some more yummy Pakistani recipes made by my dear buddy bloggers based on theme. Happy Cooking!
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
That sounds like an amazing curry to go with parathas…. good to see that you picked up a vegetarian dish to go for this challenge… 🙂
Hiba says
The first vegetarian diah on this challenge .. i love choley reipes … it looks delicious
Adiba Anwar says
I love this food. Here one friend of me from India used to make chiker choley with pathoory. But now she went back to india and I’m missing this yummy food.
K.T. Lynn says
This kinda reminds me of foul, but OMG it looks so good masha’Allah. I am going to try this recipe right away! 🙂
Muslim Mummy says
Have to say I had never heard of it before either but it looks pretty good! Might have to give it a go
bushrazblogs says
Yummy….:) it looking delicious.
Multicultural Motherhood says
I have never tried this before. It looks delicious! #MuslimahBloggers
afreenzia says
Looks yummy.I mostly make this kind of dishes..Best serves with paratha..
Zainab Dokrat says
Soo yummy!! Bookmarked because I love making dishes like this. (Www.spicyfusionkitchen.com)
Muslimah92 says
omg!! This sounds/looks sooooo tasty. I have never used funnel powder and masoor dal in the food I make. I am considering buying them. Would you say that they are mandatory for this meals or can I used any other spice as a replacement?