swap_horiz Pithla Alternatives

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Misal Pav

Misal Pav is a popular Maharashtrian dish originating from Mumbai. It features a fiery curry made primarily from sproute...

Indian Spicy Breakfast Maharashtrian

9.2 Excellent

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Harira

Harira is a rich Moroccan soup traditionally prepared for Ramadan, though enjoyed year-round. It’s characterized by its...

Chickpea Moroccan Soup Ramadan

9.1 Excellent

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Channay

Channay is a spiced chickpea curry originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Developed by Indian indentured laborers, it ble...

Street Food Chickpea Breakfast Spiced

9.1 Excellent

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Pasta e Ceci

Pasta e ceci is a traditional Italian bean soup originating from Rome. It features short pasta with chickpeas simmered i...

Italian Chickpea Roman Pasta

9.0 Excellent

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Vada Pav with Dal

Vada pav with dal is a popular Indian street food originating from Maharashtra. It consists of a deep-fried potato fritt...

Indian Street Food Snack Maharashtrian

8.9 Great

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Hummus

Hummus is a creamy dip and spread traditionally produced using chickpeas—specifically dried chickpeas—as its primary ing...

Chickpea Middle Eastern Spread Levantine

8.8 Great

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Cocido Madrileño

Cocido Madrileño is a traditional Spanish bean dish originating in Madrid. It’s recognized for its unique presentation:...

Spanish Traditional Chickpea Madrid

8.8 Great

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Cozido à Portuguesa

Cozido à Portuguesa is a substantial Portuguese bean dish traditionally prepared slowly. It combines chickpeas with pork...

Chickpea Slow Cooked Portuguese National Dish

8.8 Great

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Abgoosht

Abgoosht is a slow-cooked Persian bean dish originating from Iran. It features lamb, chickpeas, white beans, and tomatoe...

Chickpea Lamb Iranian Slow Cooked

8.7 Great

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Chole bhature

A North Indian combination of spiced chickpea curry paired with deep-fried leavened bread, chole bhature is a defining d...

Indian Street Food Chickpea Punjabi

8.6 Great

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Pindi Chana

Pindi Chana is a dry-style spiced chickpea dish originating from Rawalpindi in Pakistan, distinguished by its dark color...

Indian Chickpea Punjabi Dry Curry

8.5 Great

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Doubles

A Trinidadian street food of two fried bara flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas and chutneys, doubles was created i...

Street Food Chickpea Flatbread Indo Caribbean

8.5 Great

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Escudella i Carn d'Olla

Escudella i Carn d'Olla is a traditional Catalan stew considered the national dish of Andorra, featuring a large meatbal...

Chickpea Christmas Catalan Meat

8.4 Great

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Puchero

Puchero is a slow-cooked stew of Spanish origin found across Latin America and the Philippines, made with chickpeas, mea...

Spanish Traditional Chickpea Latin American

8.4 Great

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Panelle

Chickpea flour fritters from Palermo, Sicily, sold as street food since at least the medieval period and typically serve...

Street Food Chickpea Sicilian Fried

8.4 Great

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Lablabi

Lablabi is a traditional Tunisian soup consisting of chickpeas stewed in a garlic and cumin-flavored broth, commonly ser...

Street Food Chickpea North African Tunisian

8.3 Great

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Usal

Usal is a traditional Maharashtrian curry made from sprouted legumes, typically moth beans, and is famously served as th...

Indian Street Food Maharashtrian Dry Curry

8.3 Great

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Amritsari chole

A chickpea curry from Amritsar, Punjab, distinguished by its deep color achieved through black tea or dried amla, and as...

Indian Chickpea Curry Spiced

8.3 Great

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Hto-hpu nway

A warm Burmese street food made from fresh chickpea tofu before it fully sets, served as a soft porridge seasoned with t...

Chickpea Warm Porridge Burmese

7.5 Good

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Zunka

The dry, crumbly counterpart to pithla, zunka is a Maharashtrian preparation of chickpea flour dry-roasted with onions,...

Chickpea Vegetarian Rustic Maharashtrian

7.4 Good