# Chikar Cholay

A recipe for making delicious and flavorful Chikar Cholay, a famous Lahori street-style chickpea dish.

- Total time: 6 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 kg chickpeas
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup oil
- 0.5 tbsp garlic paste
- 0.5 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 pc onion
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp crushed red chilli
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 pc boiled potato
- 0.5 cup boiled chickpeas
- 1 tbsp cumin seed powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 1 tsp mango powder
- 3 pcs cinnamon stick
- 3 pcs black cardamom
- 3 pcs green chillies
- 1 handful green coriander
- 0.5 cup yogurt
- 3 cup chickpeas stock
- 1 tsp kasuri methi

## Instructions

1. Soak 1/2 kg of chickpeas with 1 tsp of baking soda in water overnight or for 12 hours.
2. Drain the water and boil the chickpeas in a pressure cooker with 1 tsp of salt for 5 minutes after the whistle starts.
3. In a saucepan, heat 1 cup of oil and sauté 1/2 tbsp of garlic paste and 1/2 tbsp of ginger paste.
4. Add 1 pc of ground onion and cook until the color changes.
5. Add 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of red chilli powder, 1 tsp of crushed red chillies and 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
6. Add 1 tsp of black pepper powder and mix well.
7. Blend 1 pc of boiled potato and 1/2 cup of boiled chickpeas with a little water to make a paste.
8. Add the potato and chickpeas paste to the saucepan.
9. Add 1 tbsp of cumin seed powder, 1 tbsp of coriander powder, 1 tsp of garam masala powder, 1 tsp of chicken powder (or chicken cubes), and mix well.
10. Add 1 tsp of mango powder and roast for a while.
11. Add the boiled chickpeas, mix well, and add 1/2 cup of yogurt.
12. Add 3 cups of water (reserved from boiling chickpeas), cover the saucepan, and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
13. Add 1 tsp of kasuri methi, 3 chopped green chillies and a handful of chopped green coriander.
14. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes on low heat.

## Equipment

- pressure cooker
- saucepan
- blender

## Tips

- Soak chickpeas for overnight or 12 hours
- Use the water from boiling chickpeas in the recipe
- Keep heat low while adding spices
- Mix well to avoid burning

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/bM0F8lL4zaE
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f8e3c044-4381-4ab2-895b-8418bcfdce0a
- Extracted: 2025-02-26

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