PESHAWAR
Chappli Kabab, a delicious food of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has started roaring business during the holy month of Ramazan as an upward boom is being witnessed in its takeaway service in the provincial capital for Aftar parties.
Despite significant increase in its prices in Peshawar, great rush of buyers are being witnessed on shops of Chappli Kabab in city markets for Aftar these days due to its delicious taste and spiciness.
Against fixation of Rs450 per kilogram official rate, the commodity is being sold on Rs600 to Rs7000 per KG that needed to be checked by the district administration.
Chappli Kabab’s history dated back to Mughals era as they had great influence on culture, art, architecture and foods in subcontinent. Derived its Chapli name from Pashto word Chaprikh means ‘flat’, this key dish of Peshawar-origin had gradually expanded to other provinces of Pakistan even beyond borders. This traditional food item figures high on hotels and restaurants’ menus in south Asian countries including Pakistan.
“Chappli Kabab is my favourite dish and my Aftar seems incomplete without it,” said Khayam Khan, an official of the Education Department while taking to APP at historic Qissa Khwani bazaar.
Since the start of the holy month of Ramazan, Khayam said that he regularly take it’s two kilogram parcel for my family as special Aftar item.
The hotels and restaurants’ business dealing with takeaway services of Chappli Kabab, Peshawari Polao, Chikens Achar, Haleem, Nehari, Panchay, Baryani and others have shined in Peshawar where people are being seen in front of these shops in substantial numbers to enjoy these delicious traditional food with their loved ones during Iftar parties.
In Peshawar, there are about 300 famous outlets of Chappli Kabab mostly located in Firdus, Nothia, Sikandarpura, Warsak Road, Bakhshi Pul, Taru Jaba and Qissa Khwani catering the requirements of fasting Muslims.
These days, a substantial numbers of buyers could be seen at historic Qisa Khawani, Namak Mandi, Hastnagri, Firdous, Warsak and Ring Roads where myriad shops were opened to attract foodies to taste tantalizing aroma of Chappli Kabab, Peshawari rice polao, Paye and others dishes in Aftar parties at home.
More than 1,500 small chappli kebab shops in and around Peshawar city are also existed, catering needs of shoppers.
“Since my childhood, my first choice is chappli kabab because it is simple and cost-efficient dish with lots of taste, flavor and spiciness,” Zershan Khan, an employee of KP Government told APP.
“The south asian countries has over dozens of popular kabab recipes such as shami, boti, seekh, Behari, Dehli, Lahori and Kashmirs but none of them can compete with the world famous Peshawari Chaplli kabab in taste and deliciousness,” Arif Ahmed, owner of famous Jalil Kabab house at Firdus Peshawar told Media.
He said the takeaway business of Chappli Kabab and Peshawari Polao get upward boom in Peshawar these days as most people prefer to take these popular dishes of subcontinent to home for Iftar parties instead to enjoy it in hotels due to hot weather.
Arif Khan said minced meat was being used in Chappli Kabab and once it is rightly crushed by experienced labourers, tomatoes, red chili powder, onions, dry coriander leaves, eggs, ginger, lemon juice, salt, masala and pomegranate seeds go into its marinated meat.
“It takes only 10 minutes to make a complete Chappli Kabab served with chutney, katchup, salad, yogurt and naan to our customers followed by Peshawari Qehwa.”
He said its demands also increase manifolds during weddings, engagements and haqeeqa parties of the new borns.
