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Please ID my favorite dish at Minar
Posted: 1:12 pm, April 1st, 2010 in Midtown Eating
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cholay?
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Chana and Chole (Cholay) are both chickpeas.
It sounds like it is curry chickpeas to me. Whatever it is you ate though - not sure if it's chana/ chole masala or not, but probably a safe bet that it is.My indian friend concurs. And she said it can be tomato/onion base or without tomato/onion base.
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yea i don't think there's a difference there.
what you had was probably their special (personal/unique/trademark) variation on chana...
do you remember what flavors you picked out? particularly garlic or cumin? these ingredients tend to make non-meat things taste 'meatier.'
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Here's a picture of the dish (served as chana bhatura with the big poofy bread) in case it's helpful to anyone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycblondieandbrownie/4175958242/. I suspect as dean mentions that it's Minar's take on chana. This is one of my go to dishes there as well. There's definitely a good amount of cumin and unlike many chana variations it has a little heat.
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Thanks, everyone -- I think "chole" might be it! I'm going to try a few recipes and see if I can't manage a plausible recreation.
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Minarity, I currently have 3 Tupperware containers of that stuff in my fridge, sent over from my mom. It's what my family calls "chole," and it has a tomato paste base. I don't know all the names of the ingredients in English, but I think it's the standard Indian spices - cumin, coriander, chili powder, etc. I could get the recipe from my mom if you're interested. Could even offer up a container of it if you want. Is that weird? We're generous and we love sharing when it comes to food. :)
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If you like the meaty thick curry type, I would recommend haleem as well, tough it can be very spicy. Its lentils cooked in with beef or mutton(depends).
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I'm a huge fan of the standard chickpeas at Minar (46th and 6th) and have been dying to make it myself at home, but I can't find out what the name of the dish is.
It's a thick brown gravy with chickpeas and spices - the serving ladies always refer to it as plain "chana." The flavor is incredibly meaty and savory for an entirely vegetarian preparation, and this is coming from a regular meat eater.
I really don't think it's chana masala, as there is no tomato or onion in the base, but I suppose it's possible. From a bit of searching online, the dish that seems the closest is something called "chana pindi," but even that is a bit off.
Can anyone please help identify this dish for me? I would be forever grateful.
Thanks!