PESHAWAR
\nMany of Peshawar\u2019s cuisines dishes are well-known around the world because of their attractive and unique tastes, but \u2018Chapli Kabab\u2019 is no slouch either and become a household name in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa because of its demand.
\nChapli Kabab has a distinctive place in the list of food items available at different eateries because of its mouth watering taste and suitable price, ranging between the reach of even poor people to enjoy the savory dish occasionally.
\nEvery bazaar in Peshawar, Food Street and in every village smoke emitting shops due to burning of wood beneath a long black frying pan can be witnessed offering especially cooked Chapli Kabab.
\nThe dish, made in a special large frying pan, is one of those foods that is famous for its flavor as well as its appetizing aroma.
\nChapli Kababs are made from beef or buffalo meat. First the meat is minced, then corn flour, chopped onion, spices and salt are added as required. Earlier kebabs were made in fat but now they are being made in cooking oil.
\nHistory of Chapli Kebab
\nIt is not known exactly where Chapli Kabab came from in Peshawar. However, Qari Javed Iqbal writes in his book \u2018Saqafat Sarhad Tarikh K Ayeene Me\u2019 (Frontier culture in the mirror of history) that the people of India were vegetarians but all the invaders from the West including Mughals, Turks, Ghazni and Afghans who attacked India were carnivores.
\nWhen they conquered India, they introduced the habit of eating meat in new ways and customs.
\nQari Javed writes that the Mughals made meat-eating a cultural dish by making it a substitute for beef and buffalo meat and adding various spices to it. Because their first home was in Peshawar, this dish got a regional name and colour.
\nQari Javed further writes in his book that \u201cThe most famous Chapli Kabab in Peshawar was found at Karimo Kababi in Nothia, Jalil Kababi, Mohmand Tore Kabai in Firdous Bazaar in front of Jinnah Park, Tarojaba Kebabi on GT Road and Bakhshi Pul Kabab had gained international fame. These frying pan Kababs still exist today and people from far and wide come here to eat it.
\n60 years old Haji Hazrat Ullah owner of Mohmand Tore Kabab Firdos Peshawar said that since 1950 his father had started a shop of Kabab and now he extended the business in different parts of the city by setting up franchises.
\n\u201cPeople from all over the country order Chapli Kabab from here,\u201d he said. Whenever tourists come to Peshawar, they do not go without eating Chapli Kabab\u201d claims Haji Hazrat Ullah.
\n\u201cPeople dispatch Chapli Kabab purchased from my shop to Abu Dabi, Saudi Arabi and other countries\u201d.
\nHazrat Ullah said that he personally visit to buy buffalo and cows for Kabab. I sells Rs.400 per kilogram while the other shops sell it at Rs.600 per kilogram, said Haji Hazrat Ullah.
\nHazrat Ullah said that Former Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had visited his shop and eaten Chapli Kabab here. He said that different public officers, Judges and MPAs visit his shop to eat Kabab.
\nChapli Kabab is prepared from minced meat, chopped onion, tomato, spices, coriander seeds, said Hazrat Ullah.
\nHazrat resident of Badhber said that he came to Firidos along with his friends to eat Chapli Kabab as it is a delicious dish and very famous.
\nAbdullah resident of Badhber said that Peshawari Chapli Kabab were famous across the world as famous Bollywood film star Shah Rukh Khan also likes Peshawari Chapli Kabab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Many of Peshawar\u2019s cuisines dishes are well-known around the world because of their attractive and unique tastes, but \u2018Chapli Kabab\u2019 is no slouch either and become a household name in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa because of its demand. Chapli Kabab has a distinctive place in the list of food items available at different eateries because of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n