At its core, chole bhature is a combination of two dishes: chole - a spicy chickpea curry, and bhature - a type of fried bread made with maida flour. Popular throughout North India (Punjab), the dish was invented in Delhi in the 1940s.
Chole bhature is a concoction of spicy curried chickpeas (chole) and puffy fried white-flour bread (bhature), most often eaten together for breakfast (it’s also known as chana bhatura).
Come mornings, popular chole bhature spots are crowded with everyone from local rickshaw drivers and shopkeepers to university students, all looking for a delicious cheap meal.
It is commonly accompanied by onions, pickles, mint chutney, and chilled lassi. Chole bhature can be found at most street carts in North India, but it can also be easily prepared at home.
Chole bhature is especially popular in the morning, when bhature are filled with potatoes or cottage cheese, making it a heavy, nutritious breakfast.
The thing about chole-bhature is that you can have it anytime, anywhere. Start your day with it, sneak a bit during lunch or enjoy it late at night. No matter what time, it's always a good time for some tantalizing tenderness.
However, it's most fun when it is out in the open.
When you're dripping with sweat, soaking in the flavours, barely managing to deal with the heat. Yes, chole-bhature is hot. Like, can't-handle-it hot. Like, mind-numbingly, sensory-explosion hot.
If you want to taste the spicy sensation of chole bhature yourself, The Yarra Indian Restaurant can get it covered. Situated in South Yarra, we serve delicious and mouth-watering Indian cuisines. The Yarra Indian Restaurant has two variants of chole bhature. We serve plain chole bhature and chole bhature with paneer bread. Contact us for takeaway order!
Source: Taste Atlas, Eat Your World, Scoop Whoop
