Pakistan - Dahi Bhare (Street Food)

by Dahiza Umar

INTRODUCTION TO THE DISH

This is a special dish of an all-time favorite. This is actually a food, usually found on the hawker’s stall and roadside stalls. This is a special type of snack, consist of yogurt, lentils balls and some sauces, etc. This dish has many components to assemble. Then this dish is come out as a plate of happiness. The taste of the dish is palatable and delicate. This dish has a salty effect with sweet and sour. This dish has many flavors and the combination of these types of flavors gives an amazing taste to the palate.

NAME OF THE DISH

This is a dish that has many components. To make this type of dish, giving many flavors and texture. The name comes from one or two main components of the dish like Lentils balls called ”BHALLE” and the other main ingredient is the use of yogurt. Yogurt called ”DAHI” in Urdu. So the use of these two ingredients named this dish DAHI BHALLE.

COMPONENTS OF THE DISH

This is a dish full of different things with different tastes to come into one plate. Every component has a different texture with an amazingly different flavor. Following are the main components of the dish given :

Lentils balls
Yogurt
Mint sauce
Tamarind sauce
Crisps
Salad
Mango powder
Green fresh coriander
Chat Masala etc

PAKISTANI STREET FOOD

This is the food very popular in Pakistan. The varieties of the dish served and enjoy by the people. The famous dish of all times in the history of Pakistan’s is DAHI BHAREE. This is a dish which can be loved by all people because the choice of the ingredients is totally yours. Either you want to add sweet tamarind sauce or not. You can make your own plate by adding components of your choice.

Hawkers are there on the roadside, where these types of things can be served. Even in Pakistan, there are many restaurants who serve these street food which is a part of the Street food.

On the road side restaurants, there are many hawkers having huge pot having yogurt and bharee . Different pot are also served having different sauces and salad to make someone’s special choice dish.

HISTORY OF THE DISH

This dish is included in Punjabi cuisine. The special street food of Punjab’s Pakistan has many variations. This recipe is appeared in the 18th century, at the time of the Mughals. India and Pakistan, both countries has this dish included in the national cuisine of street food.

ORIGIN OF THE DISH

Indian Subcontinent.

TIME REQUIRED

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 40 minutes
Total time : 60 minutes

NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS

Calories : 190
Carbohydrates : 8 grams
Fats : 10 grams
Protein : 9 grams
Cholesterol : 4 mg

LENTILS BALLS (BHAREE)

INGREDIENTS

Soaked yellow lentils : 1/2 cup
Soaked red lentils : 1/2 cup
Soaked gram beans : 1/2 cup
Salt : 1/2 tsp
Cumin : 1 tbsp
Baking powder : 1/2 tsp
water : to make thick paste
Oil for frying

METHOD OF COOKING

Take all the lentils, which were soaked before. Add into the blender and make a thick paste out of it.
Now make sure not lumps are in the paste.
Then add all the dried ingredients like salt, cumin, etc
Let it set for half an hour so the paste rise by reaction of baking soda.
Now its time for frying

Frying of bharre

Now take a spoonful of paste and drop it into warm oil.
After two three minutes, turn the side of the ball shaped bhare.
Crispy brown on the both sides and let it set for further use.

MINT SAUCE ( GREEN CHUTNEY )

INGREDIENTS

Mint : 1 cup
Coriander : 1 cup
Green chilies : 5 to 8
salt : 1 tsp
Garlic : 2 cloves
water : to make paste

METHOD OF MAKING

Add all things together in a blender and just make a paste out of it. Green sauce is ready to serve.

TAMARIND SAUCE (SWEET SOUR CHUTNEY)

INGREDIENTS

Tamarind : 1 cup
sugar : 4 tbsp
salt : 1/2 tsp
red pepper : 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF COOKING

Take tamarind and add 1 cup of warm water into it.
Now in a cooking pot add water and tamarind with all the other ingredients and cook for 5 minutes.
Until it gets thick and cool to serve.

YOGURT PREPARATION FOR BHARRE

Just take 2 cups of yogurt and mix it to make a paste like texture.

Pakistan – Dahi Bhare (Street Food)

INTRODUCTION TO THE DISH

NAME OF THE DISH

COMPONENTS OF THE DISH

PAKISTANI STREET FOOD