Chole bhature

Chole bhature is a food dish originating from northern India. Known as "Halwa Puri" in Pakistan, it is a combination of chana masala and bhatura/Puri, a fried bread made from maida. There is a distinct Punjabi variant of the dish. The dish is also very popular in Pakistan as a breakfast meal. The major difference in Chole Bhature and Halwa Puri is that Halwa Puri is served additionally with Halwa.

Chhole bhature is often eaten as a breakfast dish, sometimes accompanied with lassi. It can also be street food or a complete meal and may be accompanied with onions, pickled carrots, green chutney or achaar.

Halwa Poori (Urdu:حلوہ پوری) (Hindi: हलवा पूरी) is a Pakistani dish with roots in the Indian subcontinent. Known as chole bhature in India, the dish consists of poori/Bhature bread with chana masala or Bhaaji along with halwa. It is notably popular in Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine.

The food originated in the Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in Uttar Pradesh. The dish is also popular in the Terai region of lowland Nepal, especially in the Madheshi community. It is served as prasada by Hindus and Sikhs in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh. Halwa Poori is eaten at all times, but it is usually a part of breakfast and brunch. In Pakistan having Nihari and Halwa Poori in breakfast is famous among the people in Lahore and Karachi.