🇵🇰 Pakistani

Chickpeas Aloo Bukhara

Name: Chickpeas Aloo Bukhara
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 73 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 2 tbsp Ghee; 2 cans Chickpeas; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tbsp Sugar; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 8 Prunes

🇵🇰 Pakistani

Sweet-sour chickpeas stewed with prunes — a classic Karachi celebration dish. Ready in 73 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 58 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Ghee2 tbsp
Chickpeas2 cans
Bay Leaf2
Sugar1 tbsp
Stock or Broth500 ml
Prunes8

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the chickpeas deeply in the Ghee in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the garam masala.
3
Return the chickpeas, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the chickpeas yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make a Chickpea and Aloo Bukhara Wala pulau recipe. By balqees Appi 😋 · on YouTube