The combination, that I liked the most and is weird for others is Chanay (Chickpeas) over Mutanjan (Sweet Rice) with Yogurt, a little onion, tomatoes & green chillies. Uff, I love this combinations. It may sounds like weird to many people (especially Pakistanis) but it is what it is. Chanay are cooked sperately in gravy. The taste of that gravy is so tempting & it's consistency is like soup but taste is 👌. Similarly Mutanjan is a sweet dish make up of rice, sugar, dry fruits & some local sweets. But the Mutanjan that I eat with chickpeas is just sweet rice without anything special.
The dish was just a result of my experiment. I love to explore good food restaurants/shops & I don't know but the owners of restaurant or shops becomes my best friend every time 😅😂 due to my business talks. Like I love to analyze every business near me from the age of 15. So yep, many people become my friend easily.
Story of Start:
I used to go gym in the morning at 7:00 AM when I was 16 years old. Mostly I don't eat morning breakfast due to my appetite. But one day, my gym mate insisted me to have breakfast with him. We went to local food cart in G-10. At first my interest was 0 but after taking first bite, my mind & taste bud's totally changed. The plate consists of Chickpeas gravy over pulao rice & sweet rice with salad & yogurt which wasn't looking good to me at start but taste beats the look. It contains sweet rice but as a side not main dish & sweet rice doesn't have chickpeas gravy.
After that, Every sunday, me & my gym mate always go for breakfast at that specific shop for straight 2 years. The owner of that cart knows us very well & we became friends after that. One day, I was alone & hungry, I asked Owner to simply gave me chickpeas gravy over sweet & pulao rice. At first the owner was confused but then he smiled & gave me what I asked. With first bite, I was amazed like what in the heaven am I eating. I loved it. After that, whenever I went to that place ,I simply ordered this combination. The main hero of the dish is chickpeas gravy due to unique taste which balances with every dish. One day I only tried chickpeas gravy with sweet rice & it was heavy so I never tested that combination.
From my perspective, A perfect plate of chanay chawal contains Sweet Rice, pulao rice, chickpeas with gravy, onion, yogurt, tomato, chillies & a little hint of crushed black pepper.
Currently, owner has 3 restaurant (from cart to restaurant) & even after 6 years, he still remembers me & we both know about each other very well. Nowadays, me &, owner are friend's.
I am eating this dish for 6 years & it's on top of the list. Biryani is my favorite dish & I can eat it daily. But if I got two choices like biryani or chanay chawal. Then for sure I will choose chanay chawal. Nowadays, people could eat this combination easily in Pakistan at HN Food if you just guide them a little.
Some lessons:
One thing I need to tell. I don't hesitate to eat alone. I had eaten alone millions of time because I don't care what others think. Similarly you shouldn't think about people who are just for few minutes in your life. Nowadays, people hesitate to eat alone or try different combinations, but I am the biggest shameless man 😂 who doesn't fear to do adventure alone.
Previously, I can't ate chanay chawal daily due to heaviness of sweet rice but I can ate it two times a week (Only one plate each time). Nowadays, whenever I returned back to Pakistan, the top word on my list is Chanay Chawal.
Sorry if you didn't like my article. I am not perfect in personal blogging. I have written millions of article but on serious matter. So I am learning to express myself in a better way toward you. Hope you all understand, Bye:)
