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उत्तर भारतीयNorth Indian

Punjabi Chole

North Indian

Rs. 160 Rs. 180
Inclusive of all taxes · 300g pouch · Serves 2
Why you'll love it
Ready in 5 minsee how to cook it
No preservativessee what's inside
No refrigerationsee how that works
12 month shelf lifesee the fine print
100% pure veg — promise
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FSSAI ApprovedAllergens & nutrition
Retort-sealed121°C — how it works
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From the kitchen

Rated by 224 happy plates.

4.6 ★★★★★ 224 ratings
Anardana tangDhaba-stylePairs with bhatureBold masalaOffice-tiffin staple
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Manmeet K. ✓ VERIFIED
Amritsar · Punjabi by birth
★★★★★

"My mother-in-law approved."

She is the toughest critic of all things chole. She had two helpings and asked which dhaba I'd ordered from. Anardana note is exactly right. Game over.

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Vivaan A. ✓ VERIFIED
Delhi · Office tiffin user
★★★★☆

"Better than the canteen."

I carry this to office now. Microwave for 90 seconds, eat with kulchas from the bakery downstairs. Beats canteen chole by a mile and costs almost the same.

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Pooja H. ✓ VERIFIED
Vancouver · NRI host
★★★★★

"Goes brilliantly with bhature."

I have guests over for chole bhature most Sundays. I dont have time to soak chickpeas overnight anymore. This solves it without anyone noticing.

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Gaurav S. ✓ VERIFIED
Amritsar · Chole-bhature loyalist
★★★★☆

"Proper anardana tang"

Good Punjabi chole with that sour-spicy depth. I like it darker so I cook it down a bit. Bhature on weekend, sorted.

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Pallavi K. ✓ VERIFIED
Mumbai · Office tiffin
★★★☆☆

"Decent but needed salt"

Flavour base is right but I found it slightly under-salted for me. A pinch fixed it and then it was very good.

How to heat

Two ways. Either is foolproof.

Heat & eat — the way mum would, in minutes. Pick your way:

5 mintotal time
30 sechands-on
★★★★☆taste
  1. 1

    Boil the water

    Half-fill a pot and bring it to a proper rolling boil.

    a rolling boil — don’t rush it
    3 min
  2. 2

    Drop the pouch in

    The sealed pouch goes straight into the boiling water.

    no tearing, no mess
    4 min
  3. 3

    Snip, pour, serve

    Lift it out with tongs, snip the notch and pour onto a plate.

    and it plates itself
    30 sec
pro tip No washing up — the pouch is your saucepan.

Also works on a tava with ghee, an induction plate, even an open-fire chulha.

Serve hot with phulka, jeera rice or a wedge of lemon.

Inside the pouch

21 ingredients.
That's it.

Vegetables (onion, tomato, garlic) 42% · Chickpeas 30% · Groundnut oil · Cumin · Mustard seeds · Cinnamon · Cloves · Star anise · Cardamom · Cashew nuts · Bay leaf · Nutmeg · Watermelon seeds · Iodised salt · Red chilli powder · Turmeric powder · Coriander powder · Mixed spices (dried mango, mint leaf, pomegranate seed, black pepper, fennel, dried ginger, black salt, mace, caraway, black cardamom, ajwain, asafoetida, cassia, tamarind, citric acid) · Coriander leaves · Coconut powder · Water
✦ No preservatives ✦ No added colours ✦ No flavour enhancers ✦ No palm oil
Allergens
Contains peanuts and milk (milk-based products such as ghee, paneer). May contain sesame. Made in a facility that processes wheat and milk.
Per serve
290 kcal · 8g protein · 11g fat · 38g carbs
How we compare

When you can't cook,
Thakar can.

Not a replacement for home cooking — the next best thing when life gets busy.

Thakar ✦ Restaurant Home cooked
Feels homemadeVery closeHit or missBest of all
Dinner ready in5 minutes30–60 min45+ min
Effort neededBarely anyNoneFull effort
Built for every dayEasy dailyOccasionalWhen you can
Travel friendlyGoes anywhereHard to carryNot really
Real meal for₹110₹350+₹60–80

The closest thing to home food when life gets busy.

Questions, answered

Six things people ask.

Correct. Our retort pouch is sterilized at 121°C and sealed under nitrogen — the same technology the Indian army and ISRO use. Store at room temperature for 12 months. Refrigerate only after opening.

12 months from the manufacture date printed on the back of the pouch. Once opened, finish within 24 hours (refrigerated).

We won't say identical — fresh is always fresh. But the retort process locks in flavour and texture at the peak of cooking, so most customers can't tell the difference once it's heated through. For the closest result, heat it in a pan rather than the microwave.

Yes — fully sealed retort pouches are allowed in checked baggage internationally. Many of our NRI customers do exactly this.

Yes — we ship internationally all over the world. Please contact us at support@thakarkitchen.com for shipping rates and more info.

Yes. Payments are handled entirely by our payment gateway — we never see or store your card or UPI details. If your order can't be fulfilled for any reason, the full amount is refunded automatically. Prepaid orders above ₹599 also ship free.

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