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A spiced chickpea curry served with bhature, puffed deep-fried breads of refined flour, with sliced onions, pickle and green chillies on the side.
Chole bhature is associated with Punjabi cuisine and reached Delhi in the 1940s, becoming popular after the 1947 Partition brought families from West Punjab to the city. It is eaten mostly as a breakfast or brunch dish, often with lassi, and among Delhi University students it has been known as C bats since around the 1970s.
2 editor picks for Chole bhature in Delhi, ranked by editorial score. All Delhi signature dishes · Chole bhature across every city.
Sita Ram Diwan Chand fries chole bhature on Chuna Mandi in Paharganj, Delhi, a standing-room counter where the one plate is the reason to come.
OrderChole bhature with the pickled carrots and green chillies on the side.
TipThe kitchen closes at 17:30, so go for breakfast or lunch; people eat standing at waist-high tables outside.
Roshan Di Kulfi has served kulfi faluda and chole bhature on Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh, Delhi, since 1951, with a dine-in room behind the counter.
OrderKulfi faluda and a plate of chole bhature.
TipThe dine-in room gets crowded at meal times; kulfi faluda is the draw, with chole bhature and bhalla papdi for a fuller meal.
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